Arthur 2: On the Rocks (1988)

User Rating:

3.7/10   

Director:

Bud Yorkin

Writers (WGA):

Steve Gordon (characters)
Andy Breckman (written by)

Release Date:

8 July 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

No Money. Still Funny.

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Sequel | Alcoholic | Box Office Flop | Ghost | Second Part

Awards:

1 win

Cast

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)

Runtime:

113 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Netherlands:6 (re-rating) | Netherlands:AL (original rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Chile:14 | Finland:S | Iceland:L | Netherlands:AL | Norway:5 | Sweden:7 | UK:PG | USA:PG | West Germany:12

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

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.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Arthur falls into the boiler room and crawls behind the machinery, the stunt performer stops when he thinks he's hidden, but his shoes and posterior are still visible to the camera. Even though we can still see him there, Arthur is already up and walking out of the place across the room from this.

Quotes:

Arthur: What can I do Hobson? I mean what would you do if you were me?
Hobson: The word "bathe" comes to mind.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Not Only But Always (2004) (TV)

Soundtrack:

HEART LIGHT

You know I like this better than the first one.

To be honest, I sort of like this better then the first one! It's got some more humor to it and I think Liza Minnelli put some more effort in her role as the new Mrs. Linda Bach. At first, I think she was hesitant. She was probably thinking "This is going to be a stupid movie and the Academy is going to hate it. My fans will despise me! Why am I doing this?" And then, Liza thought, that there was this itty bitty chance that maybe her and Dudley could make the movie funny. Well, in the first one, they pulled it off. People wanted more of Arthur Bach and his hilarious antics as an alcoholic! Liza was mentally re-assured. "My fans need me for this," She must've thought. And she re appeared. In this movie, we see Arthur finally begin to GROW UP, something we never thought he could do. Linda wants a baby but Arthur's crazy fiancee and her father are at it again! It's then that Arthur realizes that he'd rather have Linda and the baby then the 75 million. Oh, and a very young Kathy Bates is in here too! This is definitely worth while. Better than the first. A 9!