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About
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.
Theatrical
Aug 8, 1980
Box Office
$22.8M
Budget
$20.0M
Return
1.1x
DVD / Blu-ray
Jul 20, 1999
Theaters
1
Keywords
Quotes
See all →Moments and Eternity in Conversation
Mnemosyne
Maybe just one moment darling…
Zeus
…well maybe just one moment or forever, I keep getting them mixed up too.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Attempting the Impossible Rescue
Sonny
I've come to take you out of here.
Kira
It can't be done. No one's ever taken anyone out of here. Not in the whole history of... the whole history!
Sonny
I'll make them let you go. Zeus! Zeus, you hear me?
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →O
Olivia Newton-John
Kira
G
Gene Kelly
Danny McGuire
M
Michael Beck
Sonny Malone
J
James Sloyan
Simpson
F
Fred McCarren
Richie
R
Ren Woods
Jo
D
Dimitra Arliss
Helen
S
Sandahl Bergman
Muse 1
L
Lynn Latham
Muse 2
J
Juliette Marshall
Muse 5
M
Marilyn Tokuda
Muse 6
T
Teri Beckerman
Muse 8
M
Marty Davis
Male Guard
B
Bebe Drake
Female Guard
M
Matt Lattanzi
Young Danny McGuire / Xanadu Dancer
C
Cynthia Windham
Dancer
M
Mickey McMeel
The Accountant
A
Aharon Ipalé
The Photographer
L
Lise Lang
Popcorn Girl/Xanadu Dancer
I
Ira Newborn
40's Band Leader
