Arthur 2: On the Rocks (1988)

Regisseur:

Bud Yorkin

Drehbuchautoren (WGA):

Steve Gordon (characters)
Andy Breckman (written by)

Premierendatum:

8. Juli 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Komödie | Romanze

Werbezeile:

No Money. Still Funny.

Plot:

Arthur loses all his money, and his wife wants a baby.

Plot Keywords:

Box Office Flop | Second Part | Adoption | Financial Ruin | Ghost

Filmpreise:

1 win

Nutzerkommentare:

Maybe I'm crazy but I like it better that the first...

Besetzung

Dudley Moore	...	Arthur Bach
Liza Minnelli	...	Linda Marolla Bach
John Gielgud	...	Hobson
Geraldine Fitzgerald	...	Martha Bach
Stephen Elliott	...	Burt Johnson
Paul Benedict	...	Fairchild
Cynthia Sikes	...	Susan Johnson
Kathy Bates	...	Mrs. Canby
Jack Gilford	...	Mr. Butterworth
Ted Ross	...	Bitterman
Barney Martin	...	Ralph Marolla
Thomas Barbour	...	Stanford Bach
David O'Brien	...	Millionaire
Ron Canada	...	Bartender
John C. Vennema	...	Maitre D' (as John Vennema)

Länge:

113 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe (Technicolor)

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Dolby

Altersfreigabe:

Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Chile:14 | Finland:S | Iceland:L | Netherlands:AL | Norway:5 | Sweden:7 | UK:PG | USA:PG | West Germany:12

Drehorte:

New York City, New York, USA

Firma:

Havlin-Robert Shapiro Production

Dies und das:

The film is dedicated to the memory of Steve Gordon who created the character of Arthur Bach for Arthur (1981) and who died in 1982.

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: When Susan is on her father's boat during the party, her necklace disappears and reappears between shots.

Dialogzitate:

[to Arthur]
Hobson: If projectile vomiting ever becomes an Olympic event, you would do your country proud.

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Soundtrack:

BOYS NIGHT OUT

Maybe I'm crazy but I like it better that the first...

Certain movies you see as a child and they stick with you, regardless of actual 'quality' per se. Such is the case with Arthur 2: On the Rocks. I'll be honest, I know it's not the best of movies, but darnit, it makes me laugh. It's almost surreal to watch the non-stop one-liners out of Dudley Moore. Even characters in the movie refuse to laugh at the jokes. I still find it funny! I tried to make friends watch it, they wouldn't bite. Perhaps it's an acquired taste. I have tried to watch the first Arthur and frankly I've found it dull and uninteresting. I can't honestly say I remember the ending of the first Arthur, but I can quote whole chunks of the sequel verbatim. I don't know what that says about me as a person, but there it is. Frankly, I think this is at worst an okay movie. I think too many people came into it with too high expectations leading to a ridiculously low overall rating. If you are around 8 years old, start watching the movie over and over again and quoting it with your sister to grow the proper appreciation. Otherwise I'm not sure if you will like this movie, but I say give it a shot.