Arthur
Directed by	Steve Gordon
Written by	Steve Gordon
Starring	Dudley Moore Liza Minnelli John Gielgud Geraldine Fitzgerald Jill Eikenberry Stephen Elliott Ted Ross Barney Martin
Music by	Burt Bacharach
Distributed by	Orion Pictures Corporation
Release date(s)	July 17, 1981
Running time	97 min
Language	English
Budget	$7,000,000
IMDb profile

Arthur is a 1981 film which tells the story of drunken playboy millionaire Arthur Bach (Dudley Moore), who was on the brink of an arranged marriage to a wealthy heiress, Susan Johnson (Jill Eikenberry). He is the heir to a vast fortune which he is told will only be his if he marries Susan. He does not love Susan, but his family thinks that she will make something of him. Arthur heeds to his family's needs and proposes to Susan but then meets a poor working-class woman, Linda Marolla (Liza Minnelli) and falls in love with her. When his family threatens to cut off Arthur's inheritance if he does not marry Susan, Bach asks his valet, Hobson (John Gielgud), to help out. Image File history File links ArthurDVD.jpg‎ amazon. ... Dudley Moore Dudley Stuart John Moore, CBE (19 April 1935 – 27 March 2002), was a British musician, actor and comedian. ... Liza May Minnelli (born March 12, 1946 in Los Angeles, California) is an Academy Award-winning and Tony Award-winning American actress and singer. ... John Gielgud as photographed in 1936 by Carl Van Vechten Sir Arthur John Gielgud OM, CH (14 April 1904 – 21 May 2000), known as Sir John Gielgud, was an English theatre and film actor, regarded by many as one of the greatest British actors in history. ... Geraldine Fitzgerald Geraldine Fitzgerald (24 November 1913 - 17 July 2005) was an Irish-American actress. ... Jill Eikenberry is an American actress. ... Stephen Elliott (born November 27, 1918 in New York City; died May 21, 2005 in Woodland Hills, California) was an American actor and comedian from New York City. ... Ted Ross Ted Ross (June 30, 1934 - September 3, 2002), from Zanesville, Ohio, was an American actor who was probably best known for his role as the Lion in the blaxploitation classic The Wiz, a parody on the Wizard of Oz. ... Barney Martin (March 3, 1923 – March 21, 2005) was an American actor. ... Burt Bacharach (born May 12, 1928 in Kansas City, Missouri) is a Jewish-American pianist and composer. ... Orion Pictures Logo Orion Pictures Corporation was a United States movie production company, formed in 1978 as a joint venture between Warner Bros. ... July 17 is the 198th day (199th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 167 days remaining. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dudley Moore Dudley Stuart John Moore, CBE (19 April 1935 – 27 March 2002), was a British musician, actor and comedian. ... Jill Eikenberry is an American actress. ... Liza May Minnelli (born March 12, 1946 in Los Angeles, California) is an Academy Award-winning and Tony Award-winning American actress and singer. ... A valet or gentlemans gentleman is a mans male servant. ... John Gielgud as photographed in 1936 by Carl Van Vechten Sir Arthur John Gielgud OM, CH (14 April 1904 – 21 May 2000), known as Sir John Gielgud, was an English theatre and film actor, regarded by many as one of the greatest British actors in history. ...

The movie was written and directed by Steve Gordon.

The movie earned over $82 million at the box office in the United States, placing it fourth on the box office charts for the year.

Arthur was followed by a 1988 sequel, Arthur 2: On the Rocks. 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

This film is number 10 on Bravo's "100 Funniest Movies," and was number 53 on the American Film Institute's 100 Years...100 Laughs. Bravo is a cable television network owned by NBC Universal. ... The American Film Institute (AFI) is an independent non-profit organization created by the National Endowment for the Arts, which was established in 1967 when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act. ... The 100 funniest American films. ...

Academy Awards

Wins:

• Best Supporting Actor - John Gielgud
• Best Music, Song - Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, Christopher Cross and Peter Allen for "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" which was performed by Christopher Cross

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• Best Actor in a Leading Role - Dudley Moore
• Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen - Steve Gordon

The Academy Award for Best Actor is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... The Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay is the Academy Award for the best script not based upon previously published material. ...

External links

• Arthur at the Internet Movie Database