Arthur (1981 movie)
Arthur is a 1981 comedy movie written and directed by Steve Gordon. The movie stars Dudley Moore as Arthur Bach, a drunken New York City millionaire.[2] Arthur is about to be married to a wealthy heiress. Instead he falls for a working class girl from Queens. It was the only movie directed by Gordon, who died in November 1982 of a heart attack.[3] Arthur earned nearly $96 million in the US, making it the fourth highest grossing movie of 1981.[4] The film was nominated for a total of four Academy Awards. Sir John Gielgud won an Best Supporting Actor. The theme song won Best Original Song.
| Arthur | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Steve Gordon |
| Produced by | Robert Greenhut |
| Written by | Steve Gordon |
| Starring | Dudley Moore Liza Minnelli John Gielgud |
| Music by | Burt Bacharach |
| Cinematography | Fred Schuler |
| Edited by | Susan E. Morse |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $7 million |
| Box office | $95.5 million[1] |
It was followed by a sequel, Arthur 2: On the Rocks and a remake, Arthur.
References
- ↑ "Arthur, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
- ↑ Vincent Canby (17 July 1981). Arthur. https://www.nytimes.com/1981/07/17/movies/arthur.html. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- ↑ Jeff Lenburg, Dudley Moore: An Informal Biography (Lincoln, NE: iUniverse.com, 2001), p. 79
- ↑ "1981 Domestic Grosses". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 9, 2012.
