Xanadu (film) actual order in the film: The plot of the 1947 film "Down to Earth" was used as the basis for "Xanadu". In the film, Rita Hayworth played Terpsichore, opposite male lead Larry Parks, who played a producer of stage plays. The film was originally conceived as a relatively low-budget roller disco picture. As a number of prominent, A-list performers joined the production, it evolved into a much larger project, while retaining rollerskating as a recurring theme, especially in the final scenes of the club's opening night. Earlier versions of the story established that Sonny was the artist who created the
What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? (film) Becomes of the Broken Hearted?" won nine of its 13 New Zealand Film Award nominations in 1999, including Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Best Original Music. What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? (film) What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? is a 1999 film, directed by Ian Mune and starring Temuera Morrison as an abusive Māori husband Jake "the Muss" Heke. The film is based on Alan Duff's novel "What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?" (1996), the sequel to "Once Were Warriors" (1990) which was made into the film "Once Were Warriors" (1994). Jake