Xanadu

Xanadu (1980) is a fantasy musical you can watch online on iFILM, directed by Robert Greenwald and starring Olivia Newton-John alongside screen legend Gene Kelly.

Struggling artist Sonny Malone has a chance encounter with Kira, a luminous woman who steps off a wall mural and turns out to be a Greek muse. She draws Sonny into an ambitious plan: convert a derelict auditorium into a spectacular roller rink. The aging bandleader Danny McGuire, played by Gene Kelly in one of his final screen roles, joins the venture — bridging 1940s big-band glamour and the full-glitter disco scene of the new decade.

The soundtrack, a joint project by Electric Light Orchestra and Olivia Newton-John, outlasted the film itself commercially and has stayed in rotation ever since. Critics in 1980 were brutal. Audiences eventually came around, and in 2007 it became the unexpected source material for a Broadway run. Stream Xanadu (1980) online on iFILM — a time-capsule of a film that earns its camp reputation.