"A Fantasy, A Musical, A Place Where Dreams Come True."

1980

1h 36m

5.7(278 votes)

Fantasy

Science Fiction

Romance

Overview

Kira, a Greek muse incarnated on Earth to inspire people, helps Dan McGuire and an artist named Sonny Malone to meet. She inspires them to build a huge disco roller rink called Xanadu.

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Production Companies

Videos & Trailers

6 videos

Cast & Crew

107 members

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Olivia Newton-John

Kira

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Gene Kelly

Danny McGuire

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Michael Beck

Sonny Malone

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James Sloyan

Simpson

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Katie Hanley

Sandra

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Fred McCarren

Richie

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Ren Woods

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Dimitra Arliss

Helen

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Sandahl Bergman

Muse 1

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Lynn Latham

Muse 2

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Melinda Phelps

Muse 3

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Cherise Bates

Muse 4

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Juliette Marshall

Muse 5

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Marilyn Tokuda

Muse 6

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Yvette Van Voorhees

Muse 7

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Teri Beckerman

Muse 8

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Marty Davis

Male Guard

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Bebe Drake

Female Guard

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Matt Lattanzi

Young Danny McGuire / Xanadu Dancer

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Cynthia Windham

Dancer

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Mickey McMeel

The Accountant

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Aharon Ipalé

The Photographer

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Lise Lang

Popcorn Girl/Xanadu Dancer

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Melvin Jones

Big Al

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Sound

Ira Newborn

40's Band Leader

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Jo Ann Harris

40's Singer #1

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Cynthia Leake

40's Singer #2

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Patty Keene

40's Singer #3

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Fee Waybill

80's Rock Singer/The Tubes

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Stephen Pearlman

Foreman

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Church Ortiz

Worker #1

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Randy T. Williams

Worker #2

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David Tress

Nick

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Madison Arnold

Vargas

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Wilfrid Hyde-White

Heavenly Voice - Male

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Coral Browne

Heavenly Voice - Female

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Maria V. Langston

Dizzy Heights

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Clyde J. Barrett

Xanadu Dancer

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Cheryl Baxter

Xanadu Dancer

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Hilary Beane

Xanadu Dancer

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Annie Behringer

Xanadu Dancer

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Judith Bernett

Xanadu Dancer

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Teda Bracci

Xanadu Dancer

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Ellen Cadwallader

Xanadu Dancer

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Stelio Calagias

Xanadu Dancer

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Lonny Carbajal

Xanadu Dancer

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Crew

Hillary Carlip

Xanadu Dancer

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Lynda Chase

Xanadu Dancer

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Russell Clark

Xanadu Dancer

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Contessa Cohn

Xanadu Dancer

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Derrick Cross

Xanadu Dancer

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Visual Effects

Gary Walter Dion

Xanadu Dancer

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Marisol Garcia

Xanadu Dancer

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Miranda Garrison

Xanadu Dancer

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Sandy Gray

Xanadu Dancer

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Jei Guerrero

Xanadu Dancer

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Cheryl Hangland

Xanadu Dancer

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Yolanda Hernández

Xanadu Dancer

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Production

Susan Inouye

Xanadu Dancer

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Veda Jackson

Xanadu Dancer

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Michael James

Xanadu Dancer

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Deborah Jenssen

Xanadu Dancer

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Leroy Jones

Xanadu Dancer

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Fred Kirby

Xanadu Dancer

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Brenda Lee

Xanadu Dancer

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Dale Leeche

Xanadu Dancer

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Victoria Mansi

Xanadu Dancer

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Michael Martinez

Xanadu Dancer

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Yvette Matthews

Xanadu Dancer

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Tykin Mikals

Xanadu Dancer

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Glenn Nash

Xanadu Dancer

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Christine Nazareth

Xanadu Dancer

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Tim O'Brien

Xanadu Dancer

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Jeff Osser

Xanadu Dancer

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Shelly Pang

Xanadu Dancer

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Sally Pansing

Xanadu Dancer

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Arlette Patterson

Xanadu Dancer

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Alan Peterson

Xanadu Dancer

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Lena Pousette

Xanadu Dancer

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Vic Prim

Xanadu Dancer

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Melody Santangello

Xanadu Dancer

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Tony Selznick

Xanadu Dancer

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Kathy Singleton

Xanadu Dancer

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Cindy Spooner

Xanadu Dancer

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Michael Springer

Xanadu Dancer

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Re Styles

Xanadu Dancer

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Jim Thompson

Xanadu Dancer

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Francisco Torres

Xanadu Dancer

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Bobby Walker

Xanadu Dancer

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Michael Watkins

Xanadu Dancer

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Adria Wilson

Xanadu Dancer

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Darcel Wynne

Xanadu Dancer

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Noreen Xavier

Xanadu Dancer

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Mark Ziebell

Xanadu Dancer

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The Mumm Brothers

Xanadu Dancer

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Chain Reaction Dancers

Xanadu Dancer

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Tom Sachelle

Xanadu Dancer

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Paul Sachelle

Xanadu Dancer

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Kyle Hanford

Xanadu Dancer

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Michael Donley

Xanadu Dancer

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Robert Winters

Xanadu Dancer

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Rick Anderson

The Tubes

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Prairie Prince

The Tubes

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Bill Spooner

The Tubes

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Michael Cotten

The Tubes

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Roger Steen

The Tubes

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Vince Welnick

The Tubes

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