Arthur (1981)
| Release Date | 17 July 1981 |
| Budget | $7,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $96,000,000 |
| Tagline | Not everyone who drinks is a poet, some of us drink because we're not. |
| Genre | Comedy, Romance |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | 5th Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Screwball Comedy, Romantic Comedy, Comedy of Manners |
| Niche Genre | Comedy Drama |
| Mood | Mood Enhancers |
| Themes | Alcoholism, Class Differences, Opposites Attract, Servants and Employers, Culture Clash, Inheritance at Stake, Otherwise Engaged |
| Tones | Witty, Affectionate, Sweet, Bittersweet, Upbeat, Sentimental, Wry |
| Tags | Alcoholism, Butler, Forbidden Love, Grief, Inheritance, Love Choices, Millionaire, Romance, Shoplifting, Upper Class |
Arthur is a 1981 comedy written and directed by Steve Gordon. The film stars Dudley Moore as the title character Arthur Bach, a drunken millionaire playboy from New York City who is on the brink of an arranged marriage to a wealthy heiress but ends up falling for a common working-class girl from Queens (Liza Minnelli).
Cast and Crew
Cast
Anne De Salvo
Gloria - Hooker
Marjorie Barnes
Hooker
Dillon Evans
Plaza Maitre d'
Maurice Copeland
Uncle Peter Bach
Justine Johnston
Aunt Pearl Bach
Paul Vincent
Plaza Waiter
Mary Alan Hokanson
Secretary
Joe Doolan
Kid in Street
John Doolan
Kid in Street
Melissa Ballan
Kid in Street
Florence Tarlow
Mrs. Nesbitt
Gordon Press
Prize Man
Bob Maroff
Prize Man
Jerome Collamore
Johnson Butler
Mark Fleischman
Waiter
John Bentley
Perry
Raymond Serra
Racetrack Owner
Peter Evans
Preston Langley - Party Guest
Dominic Guastaferro
Party Guest
Phil Oxnam
Orderly
Richard Hamilton
Bill
George Riddle
Bartender
Bobo Lewis
Lady in Coffee Shop
B. Constance Barry
Wedding Guest
Kurt Schlesinger
Wedding Guest
Tony Devon
Linda's Chauffeur
Judi Passeltiner
Wedding Guest
Director
Steve Gordon
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Producer
Steve Gordon
written by
Robert Greenhut
producer
Charles H. Joffe
executive producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Fred Schuler
Editor
Susan E. Morse
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Casting Director
Howard Feuer
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Jeremy Ritzer
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Juliet Taylor
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Production Designer
Stephen Hendrickson
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Set Decorator
Carol Joffe
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Steven J. Jordan
Costume Designer
Jane Greenwood
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Makeup Department
Fern Buchner
makeup artist
Romaine Greene
hair stylist
Jay Cannistraci
additional makeup artist
Production Manager
Michael Peyser
production manager
Ezra Swerdlow
assistant unit production manager
Joel Chernoff
executive in charge of production
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Robert Greenhut
first assistant director
Jerry Olinick
dga trainee
Thomas A. Reilly
second assistant director
Art Department
Joseph Badalucco Jr.
chief set dresser
Paul Eads
assistant art director
W. Steven Graham
assistant art director
James Mazzola
property master
Arne Olsen
construction grip
Cosmo Sorice
stand-by scenic artist
James Sorice
master scenic artist
Edward Swanson
construction coordinator
Carl Landi
carpenter
Sound Department
Louis Bertini
assistant sound editor
Marjorie Deutsch
sound editor
Melissa A. Higgins
apprentice sound editor
Vito L. Ilardi
boom operator
Sanford Rackow
supervising sound editor
James Sabat
sound mixer
Louis Sabat
sound recordist
Dick Vorisek
sound re-recording mixer
Bob Olari
sound recordist
Stunts
Edgard Mourino
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Ricki-Ellen Brooke
second assistant camera
Sandy Brooke
assistant camera
Norman Buck
key grip
Brian Hamill
still photographer
Dick Mingalone
camera operator
David L. Quaid
additional photographer
William Ward
gaffer
Casting Department
Navarro Bertoni
extras casting
Costume and Wardrobe Department
William A. Campbell
wardrobe supervisor
David Charles
assistant costume designer
Patricia Eiben
wardrobe supervisor
Helen Tarr
wardrobe supervisor
Editorial Department
Pamela Scott Arnold
assistant film editor
Jonathan Oppenheim
associate editor
Meri Weingarten
assistant film editor
Music Department
Jim Boyer
music recording engineer
Randy Brecker
musician: Flugelhorn solo
Ron Dante
musician: vocal soloist
Richard Hazard
orchestrator
Artie Kaplan
music contractor
Bernie Leighton
musician: piano solo
George Marge
musician: oboe solo
Dan Pinsky
music editor
Roy B. Yokelson
music recording engineer
Transportation Department
Walter Charleston
transportation captain
Michael Lindgren
vehicle consultant
Bobby Marsh
driver
Other Crew
Nicholas Bernstein
production assistant
Ruth Bonomo
production assistant
Jack Brubach
assistant location auditor
Kay Chapin
script supervisor
Peggy Crago
production assistant
Steven Giovinco
production assistant
Wendi Lazar-Pillot
location supervisor
Ellen Levene
unit publicist
Gail Matthews
assistant: Mr. Gordon
Louis Phillips
production assistant
Helen Robin
production coordinator
Margaret Roiphe
location auditor
Todd M. Thaler
production assistant
Production Company
Orion Pictures Corporation
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Distributor
Orion Pictures Corporation
Warner Bros.
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Warner Home Video
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Miscellaneous
Technicolor
prints by
Halston
select wardrobe: for Liza Minnelli
Mayor's Office for Motion Pictures & Television
the producers gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of
New York State Office for Motion Picture and Television Development
the producers gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of
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