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Arthur
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Arthur is a 1981 romantic comedy and comedy drama directed and written by Steve Gordon, starring Dudley Moore, Liza Minnelli, John Gielgud and Geraldine Fitzgerald. Produced by Robert Greenhut and Charles H. Joffe for Orion Pictures, it was filmed on Long Island and set in New York City, addressing the subject of alcoholism. Burt Bacharach composed the score, including the theme song Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do).
The film won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and was also nominated for Best Actor and Best Writing, Original Screenplay. It had a budget of 7000000 and earned a revenue of 95461682, and was followed by Arthur 2: On the Rocks.
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6.5Arthur is a 30-year-old child who will inherit $750 million if he complies with his family's demands and marries the woman of their choosing.
Cast
- Dudley Moore as Arthur Bach
- Liza Minnelli as Linda Marolla
- John Gielgud as Hobson
- Geraldine Fitzgerald as Martha Bach
- Jill Eikenberry as Susan Johnson
- Stephen Elliott as Burt Johnson
Themes
- new york city
- waitress
- butler
- theft
- comic drunk
- hilarious
- romantic
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- romantic comedy
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Followed by
- Arthur 2: On the Rocks
- Main subject
- alcoholism
- Director
- Steve Gordon
- Screenwriter
- Steve Gordon
- Cast member
- Barney Martin
- Composer
- Burt Bacharach
- Producer
- Charles H. Joffe
- Production company
- Orion Pictures
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Filming location
- Long Island
- Duration
- 93
- FilmAffinity ID
- 325165
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1982-01-22
- film editor
- Susan E. Morse
- title
- Arthur
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
- distributed by
- Netflix
- theme music
- Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)
- review score
- 69/100
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