A reboot of the 1947 film "Down To Earth" and starring the incandescent Olivia Newton-John and the inimitable Gene Kelly, "Xanadu" (1980) seemed destined to be a hit.  Instead, it's renown as one of the great flops in Hollywood history.  But was this story of a Greek Muse come to earth really as bad as all that?  Join Sean Marlon Newcombe and Dr. Gary Stickel as they discuss this legendary film.

A reboot of the 1947 film "Down To Earth" and starring the incandescent Olivia Newton-John and the inimitable Gene Kelly, "Xanadu" (1980) seemed destined to be a hit. Instead, it's renown as one of the great flops in Hollywood history. But was this story of a Greek Muse come to earth really as bad as all that? Join Sean Marlon Newcombe and Dr. Gary Stickel as they discuss this legendary film.

A reboot of the 1947 film "Down To Earth" and starring the incandescent Olivia Newton-John and the inimitable Gene Kelly, "Xanadu" (1980) seemed destined to be a hit.&nbsp; Instead, it's renown as one of the great flops in Hollywood history.&nbsp; But was this story of a Greek Muse come to earth really as bad as all that? &nbsp;Join Sean Marlon Newcombe and Dr. Gary Stickel as they discuss this legendary film.

Classical World at the Movies - Xanadu (1980)

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