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  • Xanadu - I'm Alive: The Muses in the mural come to life.
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    FILM DESCRIPTION:
    Struggling artist Sonny Malone (Michael Beck) is trapped in a dull job painting album covers. He is instantly attracted to Kira (Olivia Newton-John), an anonymous woman randomly photographed in the background of one of his assignments, but no one is able to identify her. Visiting the auditorium where the cover was shot, Sonny finds the mysterious beauty, an ageless Greek muse, who encourages him to team up with old-fashioned Danny McGuire (Gene Kelly) to build a roller-skating disco.
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    TM & © Universal Pictures (1980)
    Cast: Michael Beck, Olivia Newton-John
    Director: Robert Greenwald
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  • @charmainia1
    @charmainia1 ปีที่แล้ว +531

    I don't care what anyone says. This is a masterpiece. Thinking about you Olivia.😢

    • @tinabaker70
      @tinabaker70 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      ❤ one of the best movies ever made👍

    • @Joreel
      @Joreel ปีที่แล้ว +19

      She will be dearly missed by so many fans who were touched by her music and her beauty.

    • @bobmarsh8357
      @bobmarsh8357 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      She made it a masterpiece

    • @Ciclopea2
      @Ciclopea2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      One of the best musical fantasies ever created. I truly believed that if it had premiered a year earlier than it did it would've been a massive hit, but cult classic is a nice title to have.

    • @slogue77
      @slogue77 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@Ciclopea2 100% YOU ARE CORRECT!!

  • @DL30Creations
    @DL30Creations ปีที่แล้ว +238

    See she didn't die she just finished her task and went back home with her sisters to await the next time she is needed. She will always be here and a part of us all.

    • @r.e.tucker3223
      @r.e.tucker3223 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I needed to read that. Thank you.

    • @pfleming20
      @pfleming20 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Great comment, thank you. She was ... is ... a Muse.

    • @geomcloco432
      @geomcloco432 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Overheard in the overhead... "Now we are here... in Xanadu!"

    • @TheRedHoodie
      @TheRedHoodie 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      I’m not crying; you’re crying ❤

    • @Ciclopea2
      @Ciclopea2 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      It did amaze me that she went back home on the 42nd anniversary of the movie's premiere.

  • @liamuzzalupo
    @liamuzzalupo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +603

    Back then, after watching this movie, every girl wanted those ribbons in her hair and roller skates. If you lived back then, you know what I mean.

    • @LaDominicana2011
      @LaDominicana2011 2 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Yep! I had the rollerskates, leg warmers, ribbons in my hair LOL it was probably a hot mess and I loved it

    • @nicholediaz340
      @nicholediaz340 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      i was born in 92 and i still want this whole aesthetic hahaha

    • @candigirrl003
      @candigirrl003 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      That's a whole other vibe that breaths happiness

    • @Greg-lo1tl
      @Greg-lo1tl ปีที่แล้ว +26

      @@nicholediaz340 The early 80s were a happy time indeed.

    • @ladyinafjsuzyq7417
      @ladyinafjsuzyq7417 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      sooooo true 💗😇⚘️💕❤️

  • @CanalRmas
    @CanalRmas 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    For me it is a masterpiece. Making a movie and bringing together Gene Kelly, Olivia Newton John and the Electric Light Orchestra was magical. ❤

  • @rebeccaturner597
    @rebeccaturner597 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    I remember dancing to this with my sisters in the living room. We would turn it up so loud. Those memories….😂❤😊

  • @kevinnelson66
    @kevinnelson66 ปีที่แล้ว +187

    Rest in peace, Olivia Newton-John. Our favorite muse returned home this morning at the age of 73 after living with cancer for 30 years. Condolences go out to her husband "Amazon" John and her daughter Chloe.

    • @lisaowen6103
      @lisaowen6103 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Well said. She was a beautiful soul.

    • @Joreel
      @Joreel ปีที่แล้ว +9

      The world is a little less bright without her beauty and her grace.

    • @jhOO7
      @jhOO7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      She passed away 42 years after the release of Xanadu.

    • @richardkaltenbach3961
      @richardkaltenbach3961 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Sadly It Took Both OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN AND DONNA SUMMER!!

  • @randallterry4707
    @randallterry4707 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Olivia Newton John is just so beautiful!!! I have loved her since the 70’s.

  • @aarongarcia1101
    @aarongarcia1101 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    Man, if I could only go back to 1980! Not to rule the world, but to relive this awesome incredible time to be ALIVE!

    • @thunderverna
      @thunderverna ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The 80s were so awesome. No wonder we get nostalgic 🥰

    • @phoenix0477
      @phoenix0477 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      If you find a way. I'll come. I truly truly miss the 80s

    • @lindaslattery8341
      @lindaslattery8341 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I was 10 when this movie came out. Didn’t see it in theaters but it played on HBO constantly. This is my favorite scene in the entire movie 😊

    • @thediehardarkansasrazorbak7288
      @thediehardarkansasrazorbak7288 ปีที่แล้ว

      Save me a ticket!..... PLEASE 🙏

    • @user-od6fq7kq2k
      @user-od6fq7kq2k ปีที่แล้ว

      Can I come too?

  • @mayhemmagnet
    @mayhemmagnet ปีที่แล้ว +98

    God I can't believe she's gone!! I'm a 54 year old man, and this breaks my heart to tears. I had a HUGE crush on her since the very first time I saw her on Grease when it first came out. She was so perfect. A transcending angelic voice, incredible beauty that could never be matched. She really did make this world a better place. We love you Olivia!! 😢

    • @bobmarsh8357
      @bobmarsh8357 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Me too. Her and Jane Seymour

    • @hoosiercrypto9955
      @hoosiercrypto9955 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bobmarsh8357 somewhere in time

    • @kindnesstemmie6625
      @kindnesstemmie6625 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'm a 50 year old woman. I so loved watching her in movies and listening to her records and songs on the radio. I think I drove my Mom and dad nuts singing the songs.

    • @CodeBleu724
      @CodeBleu724 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'm 51 and my first crush was Olivia. My first girlfriend was a cute blonde girl I knew since first grade. She's stil cute now that we're old. Her name was Gidget. I still think about her from time to time.

  • @mayhemmagnet
    @mayhemmagnet 2 ปีที่แล้ว +350

    I love how the sisters are all different ethnicities!! Muses coming to life before our eyes! I know a lot of people may find this movie corny but it really is so unappreciated! You have Olivia Newton John looking as GORGEOUS as she ever has! You have her amazing voice singing these awesome songs, AND you have ELO who made this movie even more MAGICAL!!

    • @dorugu
      @dorugu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      i dun care its a nice feel good movie in a way i love the start where she skates up to him kisses him thn skates away the look on his face is priceless :)

    • @bradlafferty6076
      @bradlafferty6076 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Top 10 soundtracks of all time

    • @LAM1895
      @LAM1895 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I watched this as a child with my parents and the incredible music and the idea of goddesses coming to life from a mural really appealed to my imagination, the impact this movie had on me is still fresh in my memory years later.

    • @rogerdetillion9644
      @rogerdetillion9644 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Truly a under rated film with Olivia Elton John in her prime and Gene Kelly final film.

    • @lisaowen6103
      @lisaowen6103 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      A feel good musical fantasy. Ah... The early 1980's.

  • @aaronsrok3422
    @aaronsrok3422 ปีที่แล้ว +123

    I love this scene because you see how much they all love the mortal realm and being in it. They love to be a part if it. Breathing the air, their senses are in overload and they just can't contain their joy.

    • @OreadNYC
      @OreadNYC ปีที่แล้ว +16

      At least as I interpreted it, the Muses are goddesses of inspiration...and it's difficult to either inspire other or be inspired yourself when you're feeling ambivalent or depressed or tired. They're probably excited to have an opportunity to fulfill the purpose for which they were created...especially since Kira's reaction when she's released from the mural suggests that she and her sisters actually don't get to be corporeal very often.

    • @hectorgarcia8691
      @hectorgarcia8691 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Nice to see y’all under the muse enchantment 😊

    • @nataliemontoya7854
      @nataliemontoya7854 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Awe I never thought of this scene that way. You have great perception thanks for sharing❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉

    • @DruidsCalling
      @DruidsCalling ปีที่แล้ว

      😊

    • @FaytLinegod
      @FaytLinegod 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@OreadNYC That's exactly what they are. The Muses come to Earth very often to help inspire people. I wish the movie had showcased the rest of them more.

  • @OreadNYC
    @OreadNYC 2 ปีที่แล้ว +298

    Just for a moment, imagine how long it must have taken to paint the Muses' "glow" onto each frame...BY HAND! This film was released in 1980, meaning well before the emergence of CGI. I remember reading a special fan magazine for the film in which there was an article detailing how this particular scene was filmed...and that is how they achieved the effects.

    • @jsl151850b
      @jsl151850b 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Citation needed. I want to read that magazine article. Can you remember the name of that magazine?
      It can't have been by hand (That's Rotoscoping). They performed in front of a blue or green screen to produce a matte (silhouette) and the glow was made from
      the boundary between the light and dark areas. When one dancer passes in front of another there's no boundary there to glow because they're BOTH in front of the screen.

    • @OreadNYC
      @OreadNYC 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @jsl151850b Apologies, but I cannot remember the name of the company which published this magazine or specifically what it was called. My guess is that if there any any copies still in existence, they're either in the hands of collectors or (even more likely) hidden away and forgotten in an attic or basement somewhere.
      I'm aware that the scene with the Muses was created using a blue screen -- this was also covered in the article. In fact, each one of the Muses had to be filmed *individually* in front of the blue screen in order to pull off the effect of the painted version becoming the live-action version. For obvious reasons, once they were "off the wall", the dancers no longer needed to be filmed individually. However, I distinctly remember the article stating that the "glow" was added in after the filming and was not a result of the filming. To whatever degree that it was the result of rotoscoping, the artist only had to draw a frame around each dancer's body. I think the most likely reason why they didn't draw the glow around any parts of the bodies crossing those of another dancer is because that would have made the visuals too messy.
      Let me direct your attention to 3:39 in which we see Kira approaching Sonny for the first time with a yellow glow surrounding her (I imagine that the reason why the glow was pink before and is now yellow is one of those questions we're not supposed to ask!) This shot is obviously not in front of a blue screen and therefore it cannot be what you implied -- it can only have been hand-drawn around her in every frame.

    • @landryprichard6778
      @landryprichard6778 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@jsl151850b Agreed. also, too clean. Green screen.

    • @bradlafferty6076
      @bradlafferty6076 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They were awesome

    • @Greg-lo1tl
      @Greg-lo1tl 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Like Tron, pretty much.

  • @varowan1
    @varowan1 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I first saw Xanadu at 4. This scene made me become a dancer. I love you now and forever, my beloved Olivia.

  • @catieschrager5282
    @catieschrager5282 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    She literally is the most precious human being without bows and with bows she’s more precious.

  • @Purplenpinkk
    @Purplenpinkk ปีที่แล้ว +60

    I will love this movie forever. I was 11 when It came out - my mother took me to see it in the movie theater. I was a rollerskating fanatic at the time, and wore those barrettes with the ribbons. I wanted so bad to have a collection of dresses like Kira and the muses. As an adult, I own the soundtrack and VHS. I remember they screened this at the Billy Wilder Theater in Westwood for the 30th anniversary and I went to see it...I had this song played at the beginning of my wedding reception while everyone was being seated.

    • @jakester455
      @jakester455 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I was a little older, I paid to see this in the theater. The film has just two saving graces. One, it would be unwatchable without ELO's soundtrack. It grounds the film and provides a consistent atmosphere. And it had Olivia Newton John. You can't look away from her. RIP, sweet and beautiful angel.

  • @emilynewton1921
    @emilynewton1921 3 ปีที่แล้ว +94

    Love her! Love ELO! Used to pretend to be Kira roller dancing down in my basement.

    • @Dr.M.VincentCurley
      @Dr.M.VincentCurley 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I used to rollerblade near Santa Monica hoping someone would run into me and kiss me.

    • @vivianhalvatsis4877
      @vivianhalvatsis4877 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Haha, when I wasn't pretending to be Stevie Nicks I was Kira 😀

  • @kimgower4744
    @kimgower4744 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    One of my all-time favourites as a child was watching Xanadu. Imagining that one day you could be like ONJ; actress, singer, dancer, beautiful inside & out. This should never have bombed out at the box office - it was another masterpiece by Olivia. Rest In Peace now, you fought so bravely for three decades, you've more than earned your wings, but you will be so very missed 💔

  • @clamshell6863
    @clamshell6863 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Rest in peace, Olivia Newton John. Still the best movie opening ever.

  • @in3darts
    @in3darts ปีที่แล้ว +41

    RIP Olivia Newton-John :-( I was in Ireland in 2017 on a business trip and heard she had just performed there and I missed it. As soon as I got home, I heard she was launching a tour in the US. The first concert was in my hometown of Grand Prairie, Texas. How awesome! It was a lifelong dream to hear her sing. I'm happy I got to hear her sing! She is so beautiful!

    • @bryanchandler3486
      @bryanchandler3486 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      That's awesome! I'm glad the timing worked out.

  • @avan5140
    @avan5140 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Oh my God, those barrettes she’s wearing…my friends and I used to make them in every possible color combination. I remember bugging my mom to go to the fabric store again and again to get more of those little skinny ribbons. Olivia is glorious, and this movie, although bizarre, was really a feast for the eyes.

  • @drusillamcrlover87
    @drusillamcrlover87 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    My sister and I loved watching this when we were little girls.
    R.I.P Olivia and thank you for everything ❤

    • @themoon7435
      @themoon7435 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same with me and my sister. We wear flowy dresses and run around the house pretending we were muses lol

  • @robfuzz
    @robfuzz ปีที่แล้ว +38

    my favorite scene in the movie. I was entranced. Despite not being a good film it has lived on in the hearts of many. We're still talking about it all these years later, and not just because Olivia passed. This "bad" movie became a hit Tony nominated musical too and the soundtrack was a smash.

    • @TheKissyfer
      @TheKissyfer ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I saw the show on Broadway years ago and loved it! And the movie is amazing in my mind 🙂

    • @manawizard
      @manawizard ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What makes this movie bad?

    • @robfuzz
      @robfuzz ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@manawizard It’s rather cheesy and the dialogue isn’t great but I loved it!

    • @guillermojoaquinbello448
      @guillermojoaquinbello448 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      By any means this is a bad film. It's a fantasy musical with excellent music and dancing. Shame that so many narrow-minded people with bad taste couldn't understand what this film was about.

  • @Doctor_Kissworthy
    @Doctor_Kissworthy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    This isn't the only part of the movie that gives me real chills...

  • @kevinrodriquez6546
    @kevinrodriquez6546 2 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    These effects must have been ground breaking for 1980

    • @aleksandarradovic3337
      @aleksandarradovic3337 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      cutting edge!!!

    • @Phoenix-hf7bw
      @Phoenix-hf7bw 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      They were bad lol

    • @nocountry4oldfreeman
      @nocountry4oldfreeman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      The Empire Strikes Back came out the same year. So. . .yeah, even for 1980, they were pretty cheesy, LOL.

    • @alisonholland7531
      @alisonholland7531 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They were - believe me, I was 20 years old then 😁

    • @dan_hitchman007
      @dan_hitchman007 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Actually, it was hand rotoscoped animation. A very old film technique.

  • @ghostrights9314
    @ghostrights9314 2 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    I was born in 1993; I’m more nostalgic about the 80s than I am my own childhood!

    • @romanlegion2621
      @romanlegion2621 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You know the 80s were awesome when people who weren’t even a pet of them are nostalgic for them. I lived through them and miss them

    • @ghostrights9314
      @ghostrights9314 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@romanlegion2621 Indeed! :)

    • @vaessaogeanavarro3556
      @vaessaogeanavarro3556 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      xanadu 1980

    • @inkadinkadoodle
      @inkadinkadoodle 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You're already a more well-rounded person than many folks in your age range...and you'll only improve on that, as long as you keep that sense of nostalgia. ;)
      I'm not so sure it's nostalgia, though...I think a person can only have nostalgia for times or experiences that they've had, themselves.
      I think what you have is an affinity for the 80s! that's great! i entered junior high in 1980, so for me, the 80s were all about pop culture -- and enjoying it, 80s teen-style! :)

    • @mikejack1138
      @mikejack1138 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Born in 1975...I lived the entire decade as a child...I miss it so much...

  • @lesleywhite468
    @lesleywhite468 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I always loved Olivia Newton John/music films...I even need my daughter Kira after her playingnim film love it all ..music is brilliant in this film.

  • @xisburnttoast5372
    @xisburnttoast5372 3 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    this should be included in next Garudians of Galaxy movie

  • @WorgenGrrl
    @WorgenGrrl 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    My favorite scene. Pretty impressive for before CGI.

  • @dwightbell9098
    @dwightbell9098 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    This scene was genius and beautiful . Everything about it

  • @TheGuillermo519
    @TheGuillermo519 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    This song and scene is energizing.

    • @johnhewitt564
      @johnhewitt564 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I always look for odd stuff about movie and music stars after they pass away, this scene where she "come alive" as a ghost(sort of) on the day she died, movie came out on the same day 1980. Creepy odd.

  • @chadlumpkin2375
    @chadlumpkin2375 3 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    Jeff Lynn was a true genius! Love the entire soundtrack of Xanadu.

    • @bryanchandler3486
      @bryanchandler3486 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Check out The Move some time, his previous band with Roy Wood, who also has a fantastic solo album called Mustard!

    • @artxxx7832
      @artxxx7832 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      IS a real genius, he is still alive

    • @kenjahde2592
      @kenjahde2592 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Jeff would be a great one for Dolly Parton to make a rock album with. Besides bringing Olivia into the progressive rock world he was the mastermind behind The Traveling Wilberies. I think a collaboration between Jeff and Dolly would be Xanadu level of musical brilliance.

    • @sralyn
      @sralyn ปีที่แล้ว

      @@artxxx7832 Yes he is...and a babe and a half

    • @guillermojoaquinbello448
      @guillermojoaquinbello448 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      John Farrar is also a genius.

  • @murrayleewilson0755
    @murrayleewilson0755 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Definitely the most underrated music sound track of any movie. All concerned were at the top of their game, even Gene Kelly and show any other movie ever made when the biggest group of the day had FIVE hit songs in it.

    • @havensmm9308
      @havensmm9308 ปีที่แล้ว

      Are you speaking about "Saturday Night Fever" when the Bee Gees had tons of hits on that soundtrack? For the movie "Xanadu", ELO had nothing to do with the songs "Magic" and "Suddenly" - both big hits for Olivia Newton-John and both written and produced by her longtime record producer and songwriter, John Farrar.

    • @murrayleewilson0755
      @murrayleewilson0755 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Haven SMM Umn, no. There were four hits from both Saturday Night Fever and Grease and both movies, had their share of turkeys. Xanadu had five and would have had more if not for the critics as every song from it was good but then again, E.L.O. and OlIvia had five songs each.
      Olivia was also the number one artist for movie hit songs being the main singer in both Grease and Xanadu as well as in five other movies.
      She also had history's biggest selling song with "Physical" which was only overtaken by "Thriller".

    • @havensmm9308
      @havensmm9308 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@murrayleewilson0755 Okay, I thought you were talking about one group having 5 songs from one Soundtrack and that would be the Bee Gees, since there were 5 singles from Saturday Night Fever and all were written and produced by the Bee Gees. The first 4 all went to #1 and I guess it depends if you consider “More Than a Woman” a hit.
      How Deep is Your Love
      Stayin’ Alive
      Night Fever
      If I Can’t Have You
      More Than a Woman
      Yes, Xanadu had 5 hits, but only 3 were written and produced by ELO. The other two were written and produced by John Farrar. I am very familiar with Olivia's discography. And as much as I love ONJ and her huge hit "Physical" which spent 10 weeks at number 1, it was not history's biggest selling song, nor was it overtaken by Thriller. Off the Thriller album, Beat It and Billie Jean were much bigger selling hit songs. Actually "You're the One That I Want" is listed as one of the best selling songs of all time.

    • @marcisikoff
      @marcisikoff 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@murrayleewilson0755 The soundtrack was also part of their orginal plan what with the 80s take on a Big Band Musical movie. That said the sountrack was to be split 60/40 for ONJ and ELO which is mostly true with ELO having 4 songs, and ONJ 6 but Dancin' definitely had the Tubes playing 1/2 of that mashup but is credited to ONJ.

    • @murrayleewilson0755
      @murrayleewilson0755 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @marcisikoff I see. Actually, as good as Iluvia and E.L.O. were, I think that there is one other band that would have been brilliant for songs in a movie like these ones and that would be K.C. And The Sunshine Band.
      For this movie, E.L.O. was still the best pick because I think that they're the best band at singing a song with other artists but K.C. And The Sunshine Band would still be brilliant at both more up-tempo, fun songs and the slower, more serious ones such as their later hit, Please Don't Go.
      It's such a shame that their songs weren't on the one movie the same way. The Bee Gees were credited with making disco popular but that's wrong.
      What really made disco explode was K.C. And The Sunshine Band's song, "That's The Way. People went absolutely crazy over that song, largely because of it's opening, Joyful line but also because of the rhythmic, canting style disco beat.
      The Bee Gees first semi disco song, I don't consider it disco actually, was their song "Jive Talking" which came just before.
      Up until then, you still had some song's such as "Born To Be Alive" but people's reaction to "That's The Way" was just crazy. Everyone just lived the opening and they couldn't help chanting along with the "That's the way. Un huh uh huh lyrics
      Catchy doesn't begin to say it, more like driven. The only other song that I've ever seen that got people going so much was Blondie's "Heart Of Glass.

  • @MrAitraining
    @MrAitraining 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    4th one to start is def the best dancer. 2nd woman to "awake" is GORGEOUS! Olivia can't dance but always the cutest! :)

  • @paulstone5125
    @paulstone5125 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Jeff Lynne has an incredible voice and talent.

  • @SkiitZ
    @SkiitZ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    One of my late Grandfathers favourite songs and movies... Rest In Peace Grandad!! Love and miss you everyday

  • @MasterJediDude
    @MasterJediDude 3 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    I still have wonderful memories of this movie and this takes me back to a better, innocent time. It would have done better had it come right on the heels of Grease, but I suppose it did (movies took forever to get made back then). By 1980, disco was dying/dead, but rollerskating was still huge and our roller rink was a bit like Xanadu. I will never understand the people who despise a movie about love and dreams. There's so much to like in this movie -- always has been one of my guilty pleasures. And Olivia was smoking hot in this movie -- and so were the Muses.
    Sandahl Bergman dancing at 1:58 still gets my blood boiling every time I see her. Just an amazing, talented woman in her own right. I wish she had done more movies. As the one professional/competitive dancer in this clip, you can see how she inspires and leads the other models.

    • @bryanchandler3486
      @bryanchandler3486 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It's so liminal cause it references both the dying 70s and the coming 80s.

    • @MasterJediDude
      @MasterJediDude ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@bryanchandler3486 exactly. And it takes a stab at styles that haven’t quite been defined at the time. You can see influences of disco, punk, electronica, pop-n-lock/breakdancing, early metal, and notes of big band/swing. You can even see transitioning hairstyles and clothing.

    • @SteveBonario
      @SteveBonario ปีที่แล้ว

      There are many reasons to love Xanadu (Olivia, ELO, the Soundtrack, the innocence at its heart), but it is a disaster as a film. The script and storyline are poorly developed. A director and editor can do wonders with limited material and just didn't in this case. The script writers and director had no idea how to develop a character-driven narrative (whereas Grease had a simple narrative that also delivered memorable characterizations and songs, by comparison). The 2007-8 Broadway musical satire did a much better job of telling the story by adding "villain" muses and making the whole thing a celebration of the disco-fied Greek mythology.
      Don't get me wrong, I love a lot about Xanadu -- I have listened to the Xanadu soundtrack and its songs regularly since its release (I have the vinyl, cassette, CD, and even a 45 single of Magic) -- but it is a painful film to sit through whenever Olivia is *not* on screen singing.

  • @dave55ides
    @dave55ides 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    That smile - a million watts - unforgettable

  • @maree-mareesongwriter6226
    @maree-mareesongwriter6226 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    This movie was always my guilty pleasure. The music and dance is wonderful and Olivia, gorgeous as ever. I think it was perhaps not the right fit for its time but as a fantasy musical, it's original and unique, and has become somewhat of a cult classic now.

  • @bigga3095
    @bigga3095 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    SHE WAS A LEGEND!! R.I.P. OLIVIA!!😎🔥🔥🎥🤜🤛👍👍💐💐😘🤗🕊🕊🙏🥰

  • @omaramador4669
    @omaramador4669 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This movie was made for dreamers just for them and for me.
    The music, one of the best at that time, the effects the colors.
    This movie screamed the beginning of the new decade. The decade that defined everything. The decade that stoned the beauty, fantasy, wishes, dreams.
    The decade that I was so happy and still for being a teenager.
    Was the the time when you can make from impossible to POSSIBLE.
    I wanna go back to those times.
    Thank you for posting this

  • @inspectorpineapple98
    @inspectorpineapple98 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    “I’m Alive” nice choice of song. I love Electric Light Orchestra!

  • @foxyman9449
    @foxyman9449 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Rest in peace, Olivia Newton John. You were a special light to this world.

  • @mainstreetsaint36
    @mainstreetsaint36 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    RIP Olivia Newton-John. You won't be forgotten for a very long time.

  • @user-fb7pb6ts5x
    @user-fb7pb6ts5x 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I wasn’t into musicals but loved ELO’s music so made the trip to see it in the theater.

  • @TeeAichTee
    @TeeAichTee ปีที่แล้ว +4

    nice to see i'm not the only person who came to view this particular clip on this sad day. rest in peace lovely olivia.

  • @oshimad
    @oshimad 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I'm so happy Xanadu found me through my algorithms

  • @psychshell4644
    @psychshell4644 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    I remember making barrettes like Kira had in her hair.

    • @Laurita7
      @Laurita7 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Me too! and I was Kira for Halloween that year but no one knew who I was supposed to be during trick-or-treating 🎃 😂 I had to keep explaining it! I was also sooo mad at my brother because he didn’t want to shine a flashlight 🔦 behind me skating. Hahaha!!!

    • @lisamelroy2855
      @lisamelroy2855 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Oh, yes! I remember that you could buy the barrettes in "kits" with the ribbons! They were hugely popular when I was in 5th and 6th grades.

    • @MasterJediDude
      @MasterJediDude 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      As a boy who was in 5th grade at the time, I really liked that look on the girls. And it was magical to go to our local skating rink and hear this music. Great times!

  • @duanecrump4831
    @duanecrump4831 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This is a very nostalgic scene for me. I love when Olivia(Kira) and her muse sisters come alive.

  • @dawnharris3378
    @dawnharris3378 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    God i loved this movie as a kid. This brings back so many memories ❤

  • @Terable13
    @Terable13 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    ❤️ I cried a bit too much watching this today. Rest well ❤️

  • @sbrecke1507
    @sbrecke1507 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    You are alive Miss Olivia, and no more cancer, enjoy your new journey, you'll be with your loved ones again someday 😇

  • @splatterphoenixchannelz9330
    @splatterphoenixchannelz9330 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The cheese factor alone should make this a cult classic! These songs rock! Aug. 2022

  • @anapnobre
    @anapnobre ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Olivia got her flight to Xanadu today!

  • @Prence
    @Prence ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I absolutely love this movie. One of my all time favorites.

  • @Canadiana71
    @Canadiana71 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    We'll love you forever Kira.

  • @kriswoods4630
    @kriswoods4630 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I can’t believe Olivia is gone. This song and movie brings back so many memories of roller skating in my basement pretending I was her. RIP icon Olivia. You were my idol. Heaven gained a beautiful angel. ❤️

    • @brigittealexander1967
      @brigittealexander1967 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I pretended I was her as well. I was fascinated with the whole Xanadu concept.

  • @shannonfitz
    @shannonfitz ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Rest in peace Dame Olivia Newton-John! Will cherish your music and movies forever.

  •  ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Descansa en paz Olivia Newton John.. mi idolo y una de las mejores cantantes que para mi han existido ..😭

    • @almasaenz
      @almasaenz ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Así es, de las más talentosas, bellas y dulces estrellas... ahora brillará en el firmamento 🌟
      QEPD 🙌🏽

  • @Eva9000
    @Eva9000 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    RIP Olivia Newton John you really did shine

  • @Laraine.Schollmann
    @Laraine.Schollmann ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank You..... Remembering ELO, Electric Light Orchestra

  • @Julie_the_land_mermaid
    @Julie_the_land_mermaid ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Always thought this part was so magical when I was little. They just don't make fun movies like this anymore.

  • @FeralPlumber
    @FeralPlumber ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Kissed by a Muse; Xanadu is just a so-so movie, but the soundtrack is glorious and ONJ was so beautiful in it as well----RIP, see you on the other side.

  • @shamarmcbride4153
    @shamarmcbride4153 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Rest In Peace Olivia Newton John 🙏🏾 🕊

  • @RayR
    @RayR 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    How could you not like this. Beautiful ladies and great music by ELO.

  • @billhogue9523
    @billhogue9523 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I was ten when this came out and loved it. Now I'm a grown man and will watch tonight. Olivia Newton John was one of my first crushes.

  • @ferreirasilas
    @ferreirasilas 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I was 7 y.o. when Xanadu came out, this scene when the muses come to life impressed me so much that I still remember it vividly. And obviously I became one among the thousands who fell in love with Olivia NJ.

  • @jenniferwoodington1625
    @jenniferwoodington1625 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Rest in peace sweet angel 😢💔💯

  • @jeffburnham6611
    @jeffburnham6611 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    RIP Olivia Newton-John.

  • @Skysenshi
    @Skysenshi ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Landed here because of Olivia Newton John's recent passing. Beautiful, talented woman. She will be missed. I also appreciate that in 1980, the muses were diverse!

  • @nappyfries
    @nappyfries ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I just found out ONJ died & my heart is broken! Definitely need to watch this now.

  • @aemiliadelroba4022
    @aemiliadelroba4022 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I feel alive too ,
    We will miss Olivia .!
    ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @TheKissyfer
    @TheKissyfer ปีที่แล้ว +2

    RIP beautiful Queen Olivia (Kira!) My dad took 6 year old me to the theater to see this movie - I think because he had a crush on you, sweet Olivia lol! Thank you for being such a positive ray of beauty and sunshine in my childhood. You fought a good fight, now rest in paradise. We will all miss you so much 😞

  • @cars8459
    @cars8459 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Heaven for me would be being eternally young, beautiful and able to dance on air surrounded by love snd rainbows!

  • @eleonoraclark5091
    @eleonoraclark5091 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    😪Today we have lost Miss Olivia Newton John. What an exquisite voice! Kira, you will be forever loved, Sandy, we will forever be hopelessly devoted to you! Thank you Miss Olivia!!❤ May you rest in peace!!😪❤

  • @nomadrat
    @nomadrat 22 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I loved this goofy movie as a kid. ❤

  • @Roodrigo28
    @Roodrigo28 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Es una película muy hermosa y no lo voy a discutir con nadie. Olivia, buen viaje 👋. XANADU!! 👏👏👏⛸️⛸️👏👏👏

  • @makishepard
    @makishepard ปีที่แล้ว +3

    RIP, Kira

  • @williamhaggard451
    @williamhaggard451 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Rest In Peace Olivia Newton-John together with Gene Kelly in Heaven 😢😢✝️✝️💔💔⭐️

  • @lotariosere8393
    @lotariosere8393 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    41 Years later III M IIILIIIVEEEE

  • @stephanieyeminez89
    @stephanieyeminez89 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I was 9 watching this movie. Loved it still do.

  • @SolSister10596
    @SolSister10596 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I am so thankful to my mom for showing me all of the great music and movies from her time while I was growing up. Sad to see so many people my age and younger dismiss the classics.

    • @lisaowen6103
      @lisaowen6103 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm often amazed when younger people hear the original songs. And don't realize that some songs of today contain snipits of older music.🎼

  • @tomdaniels7215
    @tomdaniels7215 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Muses from left to right in the mural: Marilyn Tokuda, Debbie Fresh, Juliet Marshall, Cherise Bates, Olivia Newton-John, Sandahl Bergman, Yvette van Voorhees, Lynn Latham , Teri Beckerman. (Trivial brain)

    • @MoonchildDog
      @MoonchildDog 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Do you know why Debbie Fresh's replacement for the finale, Melinda Phelps, was given screen credit, instead of her? Seems strange, considering Debbie is more prominently featured in the wall sequence.

    • @jsl151850b
      @jsl151850b 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sandahl Bergman is best known for her role as Valeria in the film Conan the Barbarian.

    • @stevekillgore9272
      @stevekillgore9272 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Truly Muses

  • @kylelatorre4741
    @kylelatorre4741 18 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I went to the glow along for this movie in 2020 before COVID and then a couple years ago at the Alamo Drafthouse and it was an absolutely amazing experience.

  • @maurimartinez8720
    @maurimartinez8720 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Una de las mejores canciones de la ELO...Me maravilló la primera vez que escuché la canción en el verano de 1980 y lo sigue haciendo...OBRA MAESTRA!!!...

  • @BrentsTreehouse
    @BrentsTreehouse 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Loved the movie and soundtrack, my parents played it a lot growing up. This music and movie are underappreciated!

  • @dbnx1701
    @dbnx1701 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Well sadly today this Muse has returned to Mount Olympus, rest in peace Olivia Newton John.

  • @chrisengelke1371
    @chrisengelke1371 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I always loved this movie! RIP Olivia! My heart breaks.

  • @kelseyledoux485
    @kelseyledoux485 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I love this movie ! Dancing around my living room in Barbie skates at 8 . Rip Olivia

  • @Kohntarkosz
    @Kohntarkosz ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I believe the fourth Muse to step out of the painting is Sandahl Bergman. That's definitely her at 1:57. I've had a crush on her for over 30 years, having seen in movies like Conan The Barbarian and Hell Comes To Frogtown, and also a great episode of Hart To Hart, where she plays a scuba diving assassin. I didn't realize she was in thsi movie until I saw it again a few years ago, and spotted her name in the closing credits. I never knew she was a dancer also. I had to go back to this sequence and watch it slow motion.

  • @aliciacherry7155
    @aliciacherry7155 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    And ELOs music!! Ah amazing. 1st movie I ever saw in a theater. Love you ONJ

  • @itsonlyme4921
    @itsonlyme4921 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    R.I.P
    OLIVIA - BEAUTIFUL LADY

  • @r.e.tucker3223
    @r.e.tucker3223 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was a teen when this came out. I will always love her.

  • @joshgellis3292
    @joshgellis3292 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Matches RIGHT UP with a Caffiene-POT trip, I'M AUTOMATICALLY CERTAIN! LOL.
    Gene Kelly passed on in 1989- the same year as Lucille ball...
    Olivia's with them now- I look forward to in hopefully at least another *_*whopping 38 years from now-_** to see them in concert, in the clouds, with my passed mother.

  • @AlexaRynay
    @AlexaRynay ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Rest in peace Olivia

  • @TheHollyholland
    @TheHollyholland ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Rest in Peace beautiful, kind lady💔💔

  • @gabrielledulmage7763
    @gabrielledulmage7763 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I wish I could back in time... The best of when I was growing up! Simpler days and time...

  • @ameeee0076
    @ameeee0076 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love this and the album makes great driving music !!!! RIP beautiful .Olivia! ❤️

  • @JOHNSMITH-ym2dk
    @JOHNSMITH-ym2dk ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I loved that Movie when I was growing up things were so much better in the 1970s

  • @petrosanagnostakis8382
    @petrosanagnostakis8382 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    RIP beautiful Olivia. Thank you for your music, your smile, and your grace

  • @bucks614
    @bucks614 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I watch this whenever I need to just cathartically sing out my frustrations and desires. So Good!