Isomermaid posted:

Xanadu (1980) was the film that was supposed to capitalise on the success of Grease and propel Olivia Newton John to mega-stardom by cashing in on the hip new dance sensation, Roller-Disco. But it took so long to pull together they were still rewriting the script when it came to shooting and only kept ahead by locking Joel Silver in a room with a load of cocaine and not letting him out until they had pages to shoot. By the time it came out the craze had long passed, nobody could work out why Gene Kelly also appeared in the film, the whole thing was barely held together camp nonsense and was instantly killed by the one word review "Xana-don't". It later went on to inspire the creation of the Razzies. Possibly BECAUSE it was so notorious the tie in 10 inch promotional picture disk of the main theme is now one of the rarest and most expensive records on the collector market.

But, but. It wears it heart on its sleeve, any time Olivia Newton John is performing she just radiates joy, the ELO-provided soundtrack is a time capsule of a less cynical era, and who doesn't love camp nonsense? Well, lots of people. But I saw this when I was 6 and fell in love with it, believed in muses, and even though on a rewatch I can't defend it on just about any level, I still kinda love it. It's trash, but I love it.