Xanadu Page #5

Synopsis: The Greek muses incarnate themselves on Earth to inspire men to achieve. One of them, incarnated as a girl named Kira, encounters an artist named Sonny Malone. With the help of Danny McGuire, a man Kira had inspired forty years earlier, Sonny builds a huge disco roller rink.
Director(s): Robert Greenwald
Production: MCA Universal Home Video
  1 win & 9 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.1
Metacritic:
35
Rotten Tomatoes:
36%
PG
Year:
1980
96 min
1,721 Views


- Don't say goodbye

- Don't say goodbye

- Don't turn around

- Don't turn around

- Don't let it die

- Don't let it die

- When shadows fall

- When shadows fall

- When day is done

- When day is done

- All through the night

Come on, you guys,

does anyone want some more?

Gimme a break. It's only

the end of the first week

So what? We're gonna celebrate

at the end of every week

- I won't argue with that Cheers

- Two cheers. Two cheers

You know, when you guys told

me you were buildin' a dream,

- I thought you were crazy

- Yeah?

Most people want skyscrapers

you put up in 20 minutes

- It's gonna be beautiful in there

- Thank you

- See you guys next week

- You bet

Hey, Sonny, I thought we

should haveone special toast

just the two of us

I've never had a partner before

I've never watched

a dream come true

Hey, there's not much

left. But, still vintage

Only the best

- T o Sonny Malone

- Danny McGuire

- And Glenn Miller

- Hello

- How's it all going?

- So far so good

Kira, I want you

to promise me one thing

Anything

Opening night,

I get the first dance

- Okay

- You're gonna dance?

Oh, I've been known

to twinkle a toe or two

Listen, if you're gonna dance,

you have to wear something

Uh, that looks special

- You need some, uh

- Glitz

- "Glitz"?

- Something sharp looking

You know, something

with a bit of pizzazz to it

- Hot

- Oh

- Well, if I need some Wha-Wha-Wha

- Glitz

Glitz, uh, then I gotta go get some.

Where do you go to get it?

- At a franchised glitz dealer

- At a franchised glitz dealer

Well, wherever it is

you go, let's go

Ooo-ooo-ooo

Ooo-ooo-ooo

Everybody all around the world

Gotta tell you what I just heard

That there's gonna be

a party all over the world

I got a message on the radio

But where it came from

I don't really know

And I heard these voices callin'

All over the world

All over the world

Everybody got the word

Everybody, everywhere

is gonna feel it tonight

Tonight

Everybody walkin'

down the street

Everybody movin' to the beat

They gonna get hot

down in the USA

New York - Detroit, LA

We gonna take a trip

across the sea

Everybody come along with me

We're gonna hit

the nights down in gay Paris

See the Duke.

Then we'll pick up the team

All over the world

Everybody got the word

Everybody, everywhere

is gonna feel it tonight

All over the world

London, Tampa, Hollywood

New York, Hong Kong, Tokyo

LA, New York, Amsterdam

Monte Carlo, China and then

All over the world

Everybody got the word

Everybody, everywhere

is gonna feel it tonight

Ooo-ooo-ooo

Everybody all around the world

Gotta tell you what I just heard

Everybody walkin'

down the street

I know a place where

we all can meet

Everybody gonna have a good time

Everybody will shine

till the daylight

All over the world

Everybody got the word

Everybody, everywhere

is gonna feel it tonight

Ooo-ooo-ooo

All over the world

Everybody got the word

All over the world

Everybody got the word, word

word, word, word, word, word

All over the world

Everybody got the word

Yeah, that's right.

We're opening tomorrow night

You can bring your

TV cameras if you like,

but we're not gonna do

any of that celebrity stuff

No, no, just, just people

Anybody who shows up. Okay,

we'll see you tomorrow. So long

I wonder what would have happened

if I got that al bum to paint?

Don't worry.

Your turn will come

Everyone gets at least

one chance at feeling like that

- Mmm, yeah. That's what they say

- That's what I say

All right, what's next, boss?

Well, we're down to little details.

Fountains, yes

The mirrors, yes. Uh, next,

we need those new parking signs

The signs are here.

We haven't put them up yet

Let's get' em up. I'll be

right back. I wanna talk to you

- about the sound system

- Sure

You've made the place

look beautiful

Just did what the kid said

Oh, I see a little Danny

McGuire here and there

Oh, just here and there.

Don't tell anybody, but...

- I'm nervous

- What about?

Well, I haven't had an

opening night since, uh, 1945

Wow! I guess I got the jitters

Well, just pretend we're

back in 1945 all over again

I don't have to pretend

It is 1945 all over again

Well, that takes care of that

Sonny, don't worry

about that sound system

I looked over it

twice today and it's fine

You kids go on home

Bye, Danny

You did it. Tomorrow's your big

day. It's all gonna come true

Tomorrow's gonna be the most

beautiful day in the world

Kira

I love you

I love you, Sonny

- What's the matter?

- All of it everything

We can't go on pretending

this is for real

I know, it is hard to believe

Oh, I can't have

these kind of feelings

It's beginning to hurt...

Oh, this part of it was

never supposed to happen

I don't understand

What do you mean, "hurt"?

I know... I shouldn't but

I do, and it's crazy

Sonny, there's something

I have to tell you about myself

- I know all I need to know

- I have to tell you. I have no choice

All I was sent to do

was to make Xanadu happen

I don't get it

Sonny, you have to

believe me when I tell you

that I never wanted to hurt you

That was the last thing

I wanted to happen

I'm not as I appear to you

Have you ever heard the

expression, "Kissed by a muse"?

That's what I am.

I'm a muse

I'm glad somebody's

havin' a good time

Please don't make a joke

I'm serious

I come from Mount Helicon

I'm the daughter of Zeus

I have eight sisters.

My real name is T...

Are you telling me

that's not real?

I'm trying to tell you the truth.

Why don't you believe me?

Look up the word "muse"

in the dictionary. Go on

- Page 728. Read it

- Okay

All right, I'll read it

- "'Muse' Any of the nine sister"

- Like the album cover?

Hmm?

"Any of the nine sister

goddesses in Greek Mythology

presiding over song and poetry

and the arts and sciences

And do you believe me

now, Sonny?"

How'd you do that?

What's goin' on?

The television

Well, well, look who's here

Who's chasing you this

time, Vargas? The cops?

- Or the mob?

- Don't get smart with me, Nick

I told you to stay away

from Brenda Trent

Ah, yes, you did tell me.

What should I do, Sonny?

Dive at him

or, uh, make a martini?

What?

Who you talking to?

Sonny Malone. He doesn't

believe Kira's a muse

How can you be talking

to me? You're a movie

I ain't got time for this, Malone

Brenda's the only one

that saw me at the racetrack

Now if the lady says

she's a muse she's a muse

Who's that? Brenda!

Kira

Sonny

I think he needs a drink

It's okay I'll take care

of it. Thanks

Good luck on the

opening of your joint, kid

Wish I could be there

Oh, wow!

Oh, Sonny

We've been painted by Michelangelo

Shakespeare's written

sonnets about us

Beethoven's played music for us

We're not supposed to feel

emotion or show any feelings

Muses are just

supposed to inspire

I fell in love

You did?

Well, what do you think

happened to me?

It was a mistake.

I broke the rules

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