Arthur 2: On the Rocks

Arthur 2: On the Rocks is the 1988 sequel to the 1981 Arthur. Lead actors Dudley Moore and Liza Minnelli reprised their roles. Billionaire Bert Johnson (Stephen Elliott), the father of Susan Johnson (Cynthia Sikes replacing Jill Eikenberry), the wealthy woman whom Arthur (Dudley Moore) jilted in the first film, takes control of Arthur's inheritance, and Arthur is soon broke and homeless. Arthur the drunk tries to sober up to rise up to the occasi... more

Arthur 2: On the Rocks is the 1988 sequel to the 1981 Arthur. Lead actors Dudley Moore and Liza Minnelli reprised their roles. Billionaire Bert Johnson (Stephen Elliott), the father of Susan Johnson (Cynthia Sikes replacing Jill Eikenberry), the wealthy woman whom Arthur (Dudley Moore) jilted in the first film, takes control of Arthur's inheritance, and Arthur is soon broke and homeless. Arthur the drunk tries to sober up to rise up to the occasion and get a job in the process. Meanwhile, Arthur and his wife, Linda Marolla, (Liza Minnelli) are trying to adopt a baby. John Gielgud makes a cameo appearance as the ghost of Hobson, the valet character he played in the first movie, in a drunken hallucination on Arthur's part. The film earned $14.7 million in American ticket sales, compared to the original film's $82 million. The Washington Post opined that "the result is about as funny as the plight of an alcoholic." Liza Minnelli earned the 1988 Golden Raspberry Award for "Worst Actress"... less