Arthur
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Short description
Arthur Bach is a wealthy New Yorker who spends his days drinking and enjoying himself rather than taking on any responsibility. His family has other plans for him: they will let him inherit a fortune of 750 million dollars only if he agrees to marry a woman they have picked out for him, the respectable Susan Johnson. The arrangement suits no one, least of all Arthur, especially once he meets Linda Marolla, a working-class woman from a very different world. Torn between the money and the life his family expects and his feelings for Linda, Arthur has to decide what he actually wants.
The 1981 comedy was directed and written by Steve Gordon and produced by Robert Greenhut. Dudley Moore plays Arthur, with Liza Minnelli as Linda and John Gielgud as Arthur's valet, Hobson. Geraldine Fitzgerald, Jill Eikenberry and Stephen Elliott appear among the supporting cast. It was Gordon's first film as director.
Made for about 7 million dollars, the film earned roughly 95 million worldwide, a strong return on its budget. On IMDb it holds a rating of 6.9 from around 33,000 votes, and on TMDB 6.5 from several hundred votes, while a critics' rating stands at 7.7 from 35 reviews, above both audience scores. Around 46 cast members and 64 crew members are credited.
What's left behind the scenes
- The film is considered a modern adaptation of P.G. Wodehouse's (1881-1975) novels about the aristocrat Bertie Wooster and his valet Jeeves, with Arthur playing the role of Wooster and his servant Hobson playing the role of Jeeves.
- Sir John Gielgud repeatedly refused the role of Hobson, and only agreed when the fee was raised to the point where refusing would have been a sin.
- Four alternative endings for the film were shot. During the editing process, director Steve Gordon was still debating which ending to include in the final cut. The version that lead actor Dudley Moore (1935-2002) opposed focused more on the relationship between Arthur and Hobson than on Arthur's relationship with Linda.
- According to the plot, Liza Minnelli's character had to board a bus near the Bergdorf department store on Fifth Avenue. The bus arrived and the actress got on, assuming it was a production bus, only realizing her mistake after traveling half a block.
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