# Xanadu **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 9, 2013, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xanadu/663053 "2013-07-09T16:28:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2013, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xanadu/663053/41 "2013-07-10T20:23:53Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > BTW, [Xanadu ranked #28](http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=1980) among the top-grossing movies of 1980. Heck, even the also-awful \*Flash Gordon \*(#23) beat it! At the risk of hijacking the thread, Flash Gordon was a far superior film. It was filled with talented people deliberately going way over the top. They could have made an understated, serious film with in depth characters you really cared about had they wanted to. Instead, they chose to crank everything as high as it could possibly go. Considering that the film is still remembered and loved, it seems they made the right choice. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2013, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xanadu/663053/42 "2013-07-10T20:33:36Z")
> [@DocCathode](#): > > At the risk of hijacking the thread, Flash Gordon was a far superior film. It was filled with talented people deliberately going way over the top. They could have made an understated, serious film with in depth characters you really cared about had they wanted to. Instead, they chose to crank everything as high as it could possibly go. Considering that the film is still remembered and loved, it seems they made the right choice. I agree with my brother in Mad Science. For its time there was nothing out there like it. It’s held up pretty well: it’s one of my grandson’s favorite movies, and he’s seen it over a dozen times. ---
**Author:** ![rjk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@rjk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjk)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2013, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xanadu/663053/43 "2013-07-11T00:17:57Z")
> [@Chef\_Troy](#): > > That was my favorite scene. The 40s song and the 80s song each sound complete when you listen to them separately, with no obvious holes… but when the mashup hits, they fit together PERFECTLY. It’s a really impressive feat of song-crafting. > … On a similar note (:rolleyes:), somebody here tipped me off about [this group](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTIv8hP-UIA). I was reminded of the video and had to watch it again. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2014, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xanadu/663053/44 "2014-03-02T19:51:01Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > …Is there a name for that kind of musical technique, two dissimilar songs that combine so nicely? > [@Bob Ducca](#): > > There is but I’m blanking on it. “Lida Rose/Will I Ever Tell You” from The Music Man does this also. > > My wife tells me they do it in Emmet Otter’s Jug Band Christmas as well. > [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](#): > > Counterpoint? > [@moriah](#): > > Counterpoint indeed: [Counterpoint - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counterpoint) > [@Fenris](#): > > It’s a type of counterpoint called a [quodlibet](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quodlibet) > > Irving Berlin was famous for them. (“You’re Just In Love” from **Call Me Madam** , “Old Fashioned Wedding”, from **Annie Get Your Gun** , etc)… There’s the same kind of thing in this song from _Fiddler on the Roof_, starting at 4:20: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLTxj-kXhg0](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLTxj-kXhg0) ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2014, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xanadu/663053/45 "2014-03-02T21:01:22Z")
Loved the movie when it came out (mostly for ELO), love the soundtrack, and I totally loved the Broadway version. I laughed until there were tears streaming down my face. ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2014, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xanadu/663053/46 "2014-03-02T21:59:45Z")
I have the opportunity this year to use some free theater tickets to see a production of it. I’ve never seen the movie, but what do you think? Should I go? I could use the tickets on another show but they are only good for one season and nothing else at this particular theater seems that interesting to me, other than Xanadu. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xanadu/663053/47 "2014-03-03T01:54:54Z")
I saw the touring company’s big-budget performance and it was fun. I’d see the movie first, if you get the chance, though. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xanadu/663053/48 "2014-03-03T15:13:40Z")
The stage show makes fun of the movie, and makes fun of the entire decade of the 80s for that matter. If you haven’t seen the movie and haven’t lived through the 80s, it might be kind of meh for you. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xanadu/663053/49 "2014-03-03T15:32:52Z")
Its a guilty pleasure. I have 2 of the songs as MP3s. I fully expect someone to come along and say, “…you know you’re dating yourself”. My reply- “…well, its safer that way…” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xanadu/663053.md?page=2)