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Thursday, March 22, 2018




















     Arthur
1981  PG  COMEDY  1h 37min
CAST— Dudley Moore, Liza Minelli, John Gielgud, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Jill Eikenberry, Stephen Elliott, Ted Ross, Barney Martin
MUSIC— Burt Bacharach  DIRECTOR— Steve Gordon

     As lovable losers go this one takes the cake… or the drink, that is. Dudley Moore is Arthur, a millionaire with plenty of time on his hands. He spends that time sucking down booze at a crippling rate, telling jokes at blistering speed. Still a kid at heart, his family has tired of his drunken immaturity. They arrange for him to marry an heiress and live according to their plan, otherwise he’ll be cut off. Just as he agrees to marry he meets a penniless waitress with a heart of gold. As they begin a whirlwind romance Arthur must make a choice: love or wealth. Charming and funny, with wonderful supporting characters, this one is sure to please even the inanely inebriated. Oscar-winner for Best Supporting Actor (John Gielgud), Best Original Song (Arthur’s Theme (Best that You Can Do), by Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, Christopher Cross and Peter Allen).
OUR RATING— ***
FOLLOWED BY— Arthur 2: On the Rocks (1988)
REMADE AS— Sharaabi (1984), Nee Thanda Kanike (1985), Tumsa Nahin Dekha (2004), Arthur (2011)
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