Arthur (film)/Trivia

Breakaway Pop Hit: "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)", which was the Best Song Oscar winner of '81.
Hey, It's That Guy!: Barney Martin, aka Morty Seinfeld, as Linda's dad.
- Paul Gleason as an executive who has this memorable exchange with Hobson.

Executive: He gets all that money. Pays his family back by... by... by bein' a stinkin' drunk. It's enough ta make ya sick.
Hobson: I really wouldn't know, sir. I'm just a servant.
Executive: Yeah.
Hobson: On the other hand, go screw yourself.

- Perry's wife is played by Helen Hanft, who is a major Broadway actress.
- Ted Ross plays Bitterman.
The Other Darrin: Jill Eikenberry, who played Susan in the first film, was replaced by Cynthia Sikes in the second.
Playing Against Type: Shakespearean actor Sir John Gielgud as Hobson -- and it won him the Best Supporting Actor Oscar.

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