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Arthur | 
 enlarge | Director: Steve Gordon
Actors: Dudley Moore, Liza Minnelli, John Gielgud, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Jill Eikenberry
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  90 reviews
Sales Rank: 2043
Format: Color, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
DVD Layers: 1
DVD Sides: 1
Picture Format: Pan & Scan
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 97 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.7 x 0.6
MPN: WARD22020D
ISBN: 0790731886
UPC: 085392202027
EAN: 9780790731889
ASIN: 0790731886
Theatrical Release Date: 1981
Release Date: July 30, 1997
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Amazon.com essential video
When you get caught between the moon and New York City (ahem), chances are you'll find yourself taking another look at this hit comedy starring Oscar-nominated Dudley Moore as the charmingly witty, perpetually drunken millionaire Arthur Bach. Arthur falls in love with a waitress (Liza Minnelli) who doesn't care about his money, but unfortunately Arthur's stern father wants him to marry a Waspy prima donna. The young lush turns to his wise and loyal butler (Oscar-winner John Gielgud) for assistance and advice. Arthur was a huge hit when released in 1981, as was its Oscar-winning theme song by Christopher Cross. Few remember that the movie was, sadly, the only one ever made by writer-director Steve Gordon, who died less than a year after the film's release. Consistently funny and heartwarming, Arthur was hailed as a tribute to the great romantic comedies of the 1930s. --Jeff Shannon
Product Description
Arthur is the worlds richest alcoholic. But all is not well in his pickled paradise. He will lose access to the familys great wealth if he doesnt marry the uptight debutante picked out for him by his parents. Hes not in love with her doesnt even like her. Whats worse is hes in love with a wacky shoplifter. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 06/07/2005 Starring: John Gielgud Dudley Moore Run time: 97 minutes Rating: Pg Director: Steve Gordon
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 Classic Comedy December 25, 2008
Bailey's Mom
Who wouldn't want to be a millionaire drunkard? Arthur seems to have it all, but has some choices to make about love and life. A lighthearted comedy which will bring back good memories.
Rating - 9 stars September 23, 2008
K. Mallaber
This movie is still one of the funniest movies ever and with the most memorable, repeatable lines. It is a family favorite and has been for all these years.
 Comical and Touching June 9, 2008
Bradley Headstone (New York)
4 1/2 stars would be more accurate. While many comedies revolve around the cruel ridicule of certain parties, this is a MAJOR exception. We meet the millionaire Dudley Moore who seems to be a heavy drinker. But is he a drinker by nature? Perhaps not. His father wants him to marry Susan, (who he doesn't love) for financial reasons. Later, Arthur meets the poor (but likable) Linda. While Arthur seems to know that there are some things that money can't buy, he is realizing he may seem to know real love. In his small role, Linda's father goes from suspecting Linda's dating life to cheering it. But if we want to understand him, he probably doesn't want to think of his daughter being destitute after he dies.
While Arthur loves Linda, he is afraid of being disinherited and has to make a choice between love (Linda) and money (Susan). Geraldine Fitzgerald tries to make the choice easy. She says to marry Susan and cheat with Linda, but Arthur can not do that.
The character who steals the movie is John Gielgud as Arthur's servant. t first, he seems to abhor Arthur for his heavy drinking and self absorption. (Much like a father would be annoyed by his son at a young age.) One of his most memorable lines is: "Arthur, if you feel unloved, welcome to the world." But is he so unfeeling? Realizing he may not be around much longer, he explains to Linda that he won't be around much longer, and he asks Linda to his role.
The most wonderful thing about this movie is that portrays the transition one goes through from the love a 'father' has for his 'son,' to the love a man shares with a woman.
There is an interesting mix of suspense, menace, comedy, and a happy ending. It is a wonderful, beautiful, poignant movie.
"Tell her Chief Inspector Flanigan from Homicide is here. That'll get her down in a hurry!" May 30, 2008
J. H. Minde (Boca Raton, Florida and Brooklyn, New York)
DIALOGUE QUOTED
The late, great comedic genius Dudley Moore does a star turn as Arthur Bach the lovable lush in this 1981 comedy also starring Liza Minnelli as the love of his life, Linda Marola, and Sir John Gielgud as Hobson, his snooty but faithful manservant.
ARTHUR could not have been made today. His incessant drinking, comic then, would be considered so Politically Incorrect today that nobody would want to touch it---the sequel, ARTHUR 2: ON THE ROCKS, released a bare two years later, was already being criticized as too flippant in its treatment of alcoholism. So went the Reagan Revolution.
Regardless of the political climate, ARTHUR is a funny film. The witty by-play between the two Englishmen, Moore and Gielgud, is so dry snd razor sharp it has yet to dull after twenty seven years and countless viewings. Moore described their dialogue as "the give-and-take between two RAF pilots during the War," and that is as accurate a description as can be found anywhere---
"Hobson?"
"Yes, Arthur?"
"Do you know what I'm going to do?"
"No, I don't."
"I'm going to take a bath."
"I'll alert the media."
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"Arthur, I see no reason to continue this conversation [with Linda Marola]; that is, unless you're planning to knock over a fruit stand later on this evening."
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Linda [To Arthur]: "What should I wear?"
Hobson: "Steal something casual."
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Bert Johnson [Athur's father-in-law-to-be]: "I protect what's mine. And I do it in an ugly way."
Arthur: "Um...I can see that."
Bert Johnson: "I killed a man when I was eleven years old."
Arthur: "When you're that age I bet you don't even know there's a law against that."
Bert Johnson: "He was hungry. He came into our house. To steal our food."
Arthur [waving a hand]: "Oh. Well, he was just asking for it."
Bert Johnson: "I took a knife. And I stabbed him in the kitchen."
Arthur [horrified]: "I guess your family ate out that night...what...with that man... lying there on the...floor."
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Perry's Wife [screaming]: "WHAT DO YOU WANT???????
Arthur [startled almost sober]: Yaaahhh! I was looking for Linda I hope this is the wrong house excuse me!
Perry's Wife [screaming]: "MY HUSBAND HAS A GUN!!!!!!!"
Arthur: "I'm sure he does, Madame. For all I know, he probably shot it while you were shouting."
---and so on. ARTHUR contains some of the funniest and most memorable one-liners ever written for the screen, and the dichotomy between Arthur's stuffy Old Money family, the gentle Arthur, and the solid working class Linda is riotous. When viewing ARTHUR, I am always surprised at how fast this film moves along, the hallmark of an enjoyable experience.
With nary a slow spot, ARTHUR is guaranteed to entertain.
good movie May 25, 2008
David A. Smith (Webberville, Mi, USA)
this was a pretty good movie. it was entertaining. dudley moore was pretty fun in this movie. it was good.
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