Wisecracking drunken zillionaire dudley moore title character, who brought hooker gloria anne desalvo to dinner at the plaza in the opening scene, is awakened by servant hobson john gielgud, in his academy awardwinning role, in writerdirector steve gordon s arthur, 1981. Dutifully supported by his sharptongued and quickwitted butler, hobson john gielgud. Dudley moore portrays arthur, a thirty year old child who will inherit 750 million dollars if he complies with his familys demands and marries the woman of their choosing. Then he goes shopping where he falls in love with a shoplifter. It stars dudley moore as the eponymous arthur bach, a drunken new york city. This dvd edition of the 80s hit comedy arthur offers only a full screen standard picture format 1. With names like that, the original arthur 1981 was destined to be a hit, and here are 20 reasons why it just might be the greatest comedy film of all. He is also the heir to a vast fortune which he is told will only be his if he marries susan. He was born in dagenham, essex, england, in 1935, to working class parents, ada francis hughes, an english secretary, and john havlin moore, a scottish railway. On the rocks 1988 official trailer dudley moore, liza minnelli comedy movie hd arthur loses all his money, and his wife wants a. Streaming arthur 1981 hight quality movie with english language. Watch arthur 1981 full movie online free on putlocker free. Arthur 1981 trailer dudley moore liza minnelli youtube.
Jan 23, 2014 dudley moore stars in this runaway boxoffice hit as the drinking multi millionaire playboy who never grew up. Moore only did a few movies including 10, and he always played a drunk who falls hopelessly in love with a rogue model. This weekend, russell brand stars as arthur bach, the character dudley moore played in the 1981 comedy arthur. Arthur looks good even after thirty years, with crisp cinematography and charminglooking costumes and production values.
Arthur loses all of his money, and his wife wants a baby. Dutifully supported by his sharptongued and quickwitted butler, hobson john gielgud, arthur reluctantly prepares to enter into an arranged marriage. Instead, arthur dudley moore is a sweet, somewhat pathetic character whose millions have left. Dudley stuart john moore, cbe 19 april 1935 27 march 2002 was an english actor, comedian, musician and composer. In the 30 years since moore made the wealthy boozehound playboy famous, attitudes have changed about a whole range of subjects conspicuous consumption, alcoholism, liza minnelli. Its a shame the late dudley moore passed away last month march 2002. This movie is so loved that i was quite shocked at its presentation and saddened that a better option is not available.
M4ufree movies watch arthur 1981 full movie for free. Strangers in the night uncredited music by bert kaempfert performed by dudley moore. Arthur s moore billionaire family gives him an ultimatum. He is also the heir to a vast fortune which he is told will. Arthur 1981 full movie, arthur is a happy drunk with no pretensions at any ambition. This movie is back where it left off with arthur trying to become a millionaire. Expand your home video library from a huge online selection of movies at. The ads for arthur suggested that this was an obnoxious film about an obnoxious. He does not love susan, but she will make something of him the family expects.
While not quite reaching classic status, arthur is a very charming and funny movie. When he meets linda marolla liza minnelli, a waitress from queens, he falls head over heels. Television shows, some of his early british movies and his movies not released in north america theaters. It stars dudley moore as the eponymous arthur bach, a drunken new york city billionaire who is on the brink of an arranged marriage to a wealthy heiress, but ends up falling for a common workingclass girl from queens. Arthur proposes but then meets a girl with no money who he. Arthur is a 1981 american comedy film written and directed by steve gordon.
In the original 1981 version of arthur, the millionaire drunk races his porsche around a circular track, and even though the late filmmaker doesnt overemphasize the point with an extended long take like sofia coppola did in somewhere, even the most amateur of semiologists can locate the. A hilarious comedy executed flawlessly by dudley moore and lisa minelli. He mustchoose between marrying the most boring rich girl jill eikenberry onlong island or staying. The ads for arthur suggested that this was an obnoxious film about an obnoxious man, an eternally drunken millionaire indulging his every whim. As asurbic as hobson is to linda, he sees that she is exactly what arthur has been seeking his whole life. Apr 28, 2016 watch watch arthur 1981 1 of 10 k dexter on dailymotion. Jun 07, 2017 arthur 1981 arthur is a happy drunk with no pretensions at any ambition. The best movie quotes, movie lines and film phrases by movie quotes.
A gifted musician as well as comic actor, diminutive british performer dudley moore made his mark as an american movie star with his hilarious turns as sensitive, bumbling libertines in the hit movies featurev51010 1979 and. Santa claus is coming to town uncredited written by j. What i liked in this movie is how he seems to stumble through life irresponsibly due to his abuse of alcohol. With dudley moore, liza minnelli, john gielgud, geraldine fitzgerald. Arthur dvd the worlds richest and most lovable drunk risks everything when hefalls in love with an irascible waitress in the hilarious comedystarring dudley moore and academy awardwinner liza minnelli arthur. Arthur official trailer dudley moore plays arthur bach, a dissolute playboy who would rather be drunk than face the reality of his great wealth and engagement to wasp witch susan johnson jill. Arthur 1981 arthur is the most quotable drunk millionaire that is likely to ever steal your heart. They can remake this movie a hundred times but theyll never get another actor to play arthur as hilariously as dudley moore. Dutifully supported by his sharptongued and quickwitted butler, hobson john gielgud, arthur reluctantly prepares to enter into an arranged marriage with heiress susan johnson jill eikenberry. Apr 27, 2014 19 videos play all arthur 1981 full movie jawekigazang. Dudley moore and oscarwinners liza minnelli and sir john gielgud are reunited in this story, picking up four years later with the couple considering starting a family. Arthur proposes but then meets a girl with no money who he could easily fall in love with. Costarring academy award winners liza minnelli cabaret, multiemmynominee jill.
Moore first came to prominence in the uk as a leading figure in the british satire boom of the 1960s. See more ideas about dudley, i movie, favorite movies. How have the movie s key moments been interpreted through a modern lens for the remake. Costarring academy award winners liza minnelli cabaret, multiemmynominee jill eikenberry l. Arthur steve gordon, dudley moore, liza minnelli, john. Law, and sir john gielgud murder on the orient express who won an oscar for this role. Arthur is a happy drunk with no pretensions at any ambition. The brit flix guys raise their glasses to the 1981 classic comedy arthur starring dudley moore. Identikit and personal data name dudley last name moore born april 19, 1935 in dagenham died march 27, 2002 in plainfield gender male nationality english profession actor. Arthur 12 dvd collection part 1 2 movie dvd dudley moore uk compatible film new. Arthur dudley moore rhode island could beat the crap out of it in a war.
Watch watch arthur 1981 1 of 10 k dexter on dailymotion. We need comedy in our lives, and except for the dated vehicles now it is timeless and totally entertaining. Released july 17th, 1981, arthur stars dudley moore, john gielgud, liza minnelli, geraldine fitzgerald the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 37 min, and received a score of 69 out of 100 on. With the help of hobson john gielgud he tries to stay sober to no avail and at the same time he doesnt want to marry a woman he doesnt love. This page ranks 23 dudley moore movies from best to worst in six different sortable columns of information.
Wealthy new york city playboy arthur bach dudley moore is perpetually drunk and completely rudderless. Watch arthur 1981 full movie online free on putlocker. It seems that a lot of people, who havent known of me as a pianist, think ive just started off as a comedian. Mar 27, 2002 dudley moore full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. I dont think arthur needed to ortrayed be so drunk all of the time 2. Arthur s theme best that you can do written by burt bacharach, carole bayer sager, christopher cross and peter allen performed by christopher cross produced by michael omartian. Arthur 1981 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Arthur is like the woman in the poem by yeats, who spent her days in innocent good will, and her nights in argument, till her voice grew shrill. May 27, 2018 19 videos play all arthur 1981 full movie jawekigazang topongtuxobe the life and sad ending of dudley moore duration. Dudley moore full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. He was born in dagenham, essex, england, in 1935, to working class parents, ada francis hughes, an english secretary, and john havlin moore. Arthur 2 on the rocks movie 1988 dudley moore, liza minnelli. Dudley moore stars in this runaway boxoffice hit as the drinking multi millionaire playboy who never grew up.
A gifted musician as well as comic actor, diminutive british performer dudley moore made his mark as an american movie star with his hilarious turns as sensitive, bumbling libertines in the hit. Arthur himself may be occasionally cliched, but dudley moore plays the role with great comic timing and charm, you dont mind so much. Ron canada, jill eikenberry, john vennema, anne desalvo, paul benedict, dudley moore, jack gilford, john gielgud, cynthia sikes, geraldine fitzgerald, kathy bates. Instead, arthur dudley moore is a sweet, somewhat pathetic character whose millions have left him lonely and with no motivation in life. Dudley moore stars in this runaway boxoffice hit as the drinking multi millionaire playboy. Arthur 1981 arthur is a happy drunk with no pretensions at any ambition. Dudley moore, the gifted comedian who had at least three distinct career phases that brought him great acclaim and success, actually started out as a musical prodigy as a child. This movie will keep you wondering how arthur struggles with what he needs to do to avoid. Not widescreen, picture is not sharp, and the volume is noticeably dull. Join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices.