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
Xanadu (video game) generation of fans. Though they had various degrees of success with older titles, "Xanadu" was Falcom's breakthrough that brought them into the spotlight. Origin Systems founder and "Ultima" series creator Richard Garriott flew into Tokyo to have a meeting with Nihon Falcom about having Origin release "Xanadu" in the US, as well as having Falcom help with releasing a port of "" in Japan. However, "Xanadu" contained artwork directly lifted from the manuals of the role-playing game "". During the presentation of the game, several digitized pictures from the manual of "Ultima III" appeared in various shops in the game.