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Actors: Dudley Moore, Liza Minelli, Stephen Elliot, Cynthia Sykes, John Gielgud, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Paul Benedict, Kathy Bates
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Arthur 2: On the Rocks |
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Arthur and Linda have been happily married for four years and wish to have a child. But his ex-fiance, Susan, still wants him back; and Susan's vengeful father, Burt Johnson, has a plan to fulfill her wish. He has made a business merger with Arthur's family, and subsequently bought controlling interest. He is allowing the rest of the Bachs to carry on as usual, but on one condition: They must cut Arthur off without a penny. The only way Arthur can get his 750 million dollars back is to leave Linda and marry Susan.
Arthur and Linda vacate their mansion, and her father takes them in; but they are quickly forced out when Johnson buys the building. To help pay the rent at their next ramshackle apartment, Arthur fumbles through a job at a hardware store. But it isn't his laughable lack of skills that gets him fired, it is the new owner - Burt Johnson. Believing Johnson will never give up, and reminded by Susan that Arthur isn't cut out for being poor, Linda writes Arthur a goodbye note, saying she can't stand to cause him to suffer. Without her, Arthur hits rock bottom. He wanders the streets, drinking, raving about Linda to anyone who will (or won't) listen, and cleaning windshields with a squeegee. Then Hobson appears. To onlookers, it seems that Arthur is talking to the air; but to Arthur, the appearance of his deceased beloved butler is quite real. Hobson tells him bluntly to shape up; to quit drinking; that he can do anything he wants to with his life; that it is up to him. For extra incentive, he tells him he has a son in his future.
Arthur seeks others Johnson has wronged in business, and gathers proof that he bought non-existent stocks. Armed with this, he crashes a party on Johnson's yacht. Unfortunately, Johnson just laughs, because the statute of limitations has run out.
--vjm, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Kind of comedy
- riches to rags
How much humor v. drama
- Nearly all humor
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- simply wealthy
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (woman) short/butch/lez
Body type
- (woman) average
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 60's-90's
Profession/status:
- business executive
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- full of laughter
Any profanity?
- None
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Modern rock/pop
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