The film was a flop, but the soundtrack was a huge success. I know there are people that hate it (how?!?), but this song is an infectious piece of pop perfection. Give it up for Jeff Lynne, ONJ, and "Xanadu"!

Big fan of both Jeff and Olivia

But I could never muster the courage to watch more than 5 minutes of the movie whenever I caught it on TV

PANDURITO said:

Big fan of both Jeff and Olivia

But I could never muster the courage to watch more than 5 minutes of the movie whenever I caught it on TV

I like the movie Very weak storyline,but the musical sequences are intoxicating.

This is my shit.

The whole soundtrack is great (esp Dont Walk Away and All Over The World).

In the second year of my Masters Program in Spiritual Psychology, we created something called the History of Loving. The philosophy of this project is to consider the major relationships in your life and write about them from the standpoint of what this relationship has taught you. I wrote letters to my family and I chose songs that best represented my feelings towards them.

I chose this song for my sister Natalie We were kids when this came out and we watched it a million times.

a place, where nodoby dared to go

We are in Xanadu

I cry every time I hear this

SoulAlive said:

PANDURITO said:

Big fan of both Jeff and Olivia

But I could never muster the courage to watch more than 5 minutes of the movie whenever I caught it on TV

I like the movie Very weak storyline,but the musical sequences are intoxicating.

Ya'll shouldn't be embarrassed. I paid money to see it in a movie theater when it came out! The best scene in the movie is Olivia Newton John's song and dance number with Gene Kelly. Class... Oh, yeah, gotta mention the musical number by the Tubes also--really enjoy that one.

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purplethunder3121 said:

SoulAlive said:

I like the movie Very weak storyline,but the musical sequences are intoxicating.

Ya'll shouldn't be embarrassed. I paid money to see it in a movie theater when it came out! The best scene in the movie is Olivia Newton John's song and dance number with Gene Kelly. Class... Oh, yeah, gotta mention the musical number by the Tubes also--really enjoy that one.

I like the "Suddenly" and "All Over The World" sequences the best In many ways,this film is sorta like a prelude to the MTV video explosion which began a year later.It's really just a collection of lavish music videos thrown together,with a little dialogue and a flimsy storyline.

Lord, did I hate this movie. So bad!!

scriptgirl said:

Lord, did I hate this movie. So bad!!

"I'm doing it! I'm finally doing it!"

and folks thpought that the Purple Rain actors couldn't act..whoo boy

Always have digged Olivia. Ashame she drifted away after Physical

I once did a thread comparing/contrasting this movie with Graffiti Bridge there are some weird similarities.

Both movies feature a female lead character who isn't "real".....in GB,Aura is an angel.In Xanadu,Olivia Newton John is a "muse".

Both movies are really just a collection of music videos,strung together by a weak storyline and lame dialogue.

Much of the action in both films take place in a disco/nightclub setting.

At the end of both movies,the "unreal" female lead characters return to heaven (or wherever it is that they came from,lol).Their mission is complete.

aardvark15 said:

Always have digged Olivia. Ashame she drifted away after Physical

Loved Xanadu when I was a kid. The soundtrack is still awesome! Love "Magic", "Danin' (w/ The Tubes)", "Don't Walk Away" and, of course, Xanadu the song.

BTW... Olivia had several more hits after "Physical". They include; "Make A Move On Me", "Heart Attack", "Twist of Fate" and "Soul Kiss".

The soundtrack is timeless, pure pop perfection As for the movie, I’m not ashamed to publicly admit my love for it. Xanadu is a classic, should be considered as one of the great movies of all time. Right up there with West Side Story, Singing in the Rain and Breakin.

One of my favorites from her.

NaughtyKitty said:

The soundtrack is timeless, pure pop perfection As for the movie, I’m not ashamed to publicly admit my love for it. Xanadu is a classic, should be considered as one of the great movies of all time. Right up there with West Side Story, Singing in the Rain and Breakin.

at all this hyperbole

Here's another movie by Olivia called Toomorrow:

http://prince.org/msg/8/365581

After Grease,Olivia was getting many movie offers.She was offered a major role in Can't Stop The Music,thank God she turned that one down that movie is HORRIBLE!