# Xanadu (1980)

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**Runtime**: 96 min
**Genres**: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Romance
**Directed by**: Robert Greenwald
**Written by**: Marc Reid Rubel, Richard Christian Danus
**Starring**: Olivia Newton-John, Gene Kelly, Michael Beck, James Sloyan, Katie Hanley, Fred McCarren

> *A Fantasy, A Musical, A Place Where Dreams Come True.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

A film that really goes for it. A roller-disco owner and struggling artist fall for the same woman, who is secretly a muse sent from Mount Olympus to inspire them to open a nightclub. It is certainly a film.

**Mood tags**: 3am-cult, neon-soaked, playful

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