CineBad!!!

I have a vivid memory of this movie from my childhood. There was a bomb threat at my Middle School, and the teachers herded us all into the auditorium and made us watch Xanadu while the police scoured the building for devices. While I can’t make any promises about my memory, I can promise you that this movie will leave you with some vivid memories of your own.

The missing 10th Muse of Disco Dancing (brilliantly acted by Down-Under Dazzler Olivia Newton-John) descends from Mt. Olympus (which looks a lot like TRON) to help a lowly poster artist and his dried-up Big Band friend (Gene Kelley) open a Swing Dancing / Boogie Woogie Rock ‘n Roll dance club. Needless to say, this is all a lot easier for our heroes than you might expect.

I can’t really turn the full force of my Krustee approval on this movie, because there are some very, very boring dance numbers in the middle. But if you rent it at home, you at least have the luxury of fast forward, and if you stick it out till the very end, I can promise you that there is a very special surprise waiting that will warm the cockles for years to come.