It was only when I watched Arthur on TV, and it was followed soon after by the sequel that I found out it had one, so I decided to see why it was rated one star. You remember Arthur Bach (Dudley Moore), the drunk millionaire, well, he's now married to true love Linda Marolla (Razzie winning Liza Minnelli), but he loses his whole $750,000,000 fortune when his former to-be father in law Burt Johnson (Stephen Elliott) takes control of his empire. Arthur and Linda are now broke and homeless, and just when they planned to adopt a child (Linda can't give birth) with the help of Mrs. Canby (Kathy Bates), so Arthur needs to sober up and get a job. After getting some advice from the ghost of his sarcastic dead butler Hobson (Sir John Gielgud), and Linda disappears for a little while Arthur tries to find out the reason behind losing his fortune. In the end, it turns out Johnson committed fraud, so the fortune is returned, and Arthur and Linda get their adopted child and a happy ending. Also starring Geraldine Fitzgerald as Martha Bach, Paul Benedict as Fairchild, Cynthia Sikes (replacing Jill Eikenberry) as Susan Johnson, Jack Gilford as Mr. Butterworth and Ted Ross as Bitterman. I can understand the makers having the wanting a child plot line, and fans of the original may appreciate Gielgud's cameo return, but there is nothing good to say about the unnecessary, boring and utterly awful sequel to a great comedy original, it's a complete waste of time. Poor!
Review of Arthur 2: On the Rocks
