Xanadu (1980)

The story of a girl who makes dreams come true.

General Information (Movie):

Type.................: Movie
Image Format.........: ISO/1 DVD
Image Created with...: PowerISO
Burn Tested..........: Yes
Subtitles............: English/French/German/Czech/Dutch/Romanian/Polish
Duration.............: 01:35:38
Menu.................: Yes (custom for Romanian)
Audio Format.........: Dolby Digital Surround 2.0 (English/French/German)
Video Format.........: MPEG-2
Display..............: 16:9 Wide
Resolution...........: 720 x 576
Source...............: DVD R2 (Dutch version)
Original Format......: PAL (25.00 fps)
Extra................: Theatrical Trailer (Bonus)
Genre................: Fantasy / Musical / Romance
IMDb Rating..........: 4.4/10
Movie Information....: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081777/

General Information (Soundtrack):

Type.................: Music
Artist...............: Various Artists
Album................: From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack XANADU
Genre................: Pop, Disco, Pop Rock
Source...............: 1xCDDA
Duration.............: 00:40:11
Encoder..............: LAME 3.97
Quality..............: 128 kbps / 44100 kHz / Joint Stereo
Tracks...............: 10
Label................: MCA / Jet Records
Information..........: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xanadu_(soundtrack)

Post Information :

Posted by............: Soul (Luos in the mirror)
Posted on............: 07-Apr-08

Sinopsis:

The 1980 musical film Xanadu is considered a cult film. It featured music by
Electric Light Orchestra and John Farrar who wrote most of Olivia Newton-John's
hits from the film. The film's title track, "Xanadu", was a major hit for the
Australian pop singer Olivia Newton-John, along with the songs "Suddenly"
(John Farrar) and "Magic" (John Farrar). A Broadway musical based on the film
opened on July 10, 2007 to mostly positive reviews.

The film barely broke even at the box office, but the soundtrack (No.4 Billboard)
was a huge commercial success. It was certified double platinum and spent one
week atop the Cashbox and Record World Pop Albums charts. The soundtrack
contained six Top 20 singles:

* "Magic" - Olivia Newton-John (No. 1 Pop, No. 1 AC,certified gold)
* "Xanadu" - Olivia Newton-John/Electric Light Orchestra (No. 8 Pop, No. 2 AC)
* "All Over the World" - Electric Light Orchestra (No. 13 Pop, No. 45 AC)
* "I'm Alive" - Electric Light Orchestra (No. 16 Pop, No. 48 AC, certified gold)
* "Suddenly" - Olivia Newton-John/Cliff Richard (No. 20 Pop, No. 4 AC)
* "Dancin" - Olivia Newton-John/The Tubes

Cast :

Olivia Newton-John ...  Kira
Gene Kelly         ...  Danny McGuire
Michael Beck	    ...  Sonny Malone
James Sloyan	    ...  Simpson
Dimitra Arliss	    ...  Helen
Katie Hanley	    ...  Sandra
Fred McCarren	    ...  Richie
Ren Woods	    ...  Jo