This movie is the product of the end of the 70s. Much closer to that than what would become the 80s. This has nothing to do with Back to the Future, Die Hard or Miami Vice, etc.
My, what a breath of fresh air from all the negativity and turmoil in the world today! Its good to be able to enjoy a comedy romance with Dudley Moore and Liza Minelli and see people actually enjoying themselves in a wholesome way!. Thank you SeaWeird for posting this clip from the movie along with the excellent song sung by Christopher Cross! I love it!
My husband and I literally know every word in this movie. Dudley Moore and Liza Minnelli played the best couple ever. Even 40 years later, this is the most hilarious and endearing movie I ever watched. Sure wish they would play it on classic channels. A whole new generation would fall in love with Arthur 🥰😍🤩
Growing up as a child in the 70's and 80's and seeing movies like these at the theatre that made me laugh and feel so happy will stay in my memories forever. I want to thank Dudley Moore 'Arthur', Gene Wilder & Richard Pryor, 'Stir Crazy' (RIP), Michael Keaton, 'Night Shift' and Goldie Hawn, 'Private Benjamin'. The list could go on and on. Thank you all you beautiful people.
Yes!! I remember them fondly, too. I was pretty young when this came out & I remember cuz my parents took myself & my little brother to an off post (army brat!) drive in movie theater. They were showing a double feature (duh) of ‘Arthur’ & ‘Micki & Maude’. Needless to say, we QQ were out before the 1st feature even ended🥱. This is the 1st time I’ve ever revisited that. 🤷🏻♀️
Wow I can honestly say you have spoken for all of us....your the type of friend that I'd chill and watch movies with wishing we had better lives not knowing were having the time of our life....i miss those days my friend
He wrote this song for the movie when he was in a jet coming into to New York City for a landing with a full moon in the night sky. As the jet banked to one side he could see the lights of the city on one side down below, and the full moon on the other side out the windows. The plane had to circle for awhile before it could land for some unknown reason. He had been hired to write the song before this had happened and this gave him the inspiration to do so !! Beautiful love song for sure !!
@@tariqahmed9796 JJ is correct. The line about getting caught between the moon and New York City is Peter Allen's. Carole Bayer Sager , Peter Allen and Christopher Cross all get writing credit for the song, along with Bacharach. Generally speaking, Bacharach collaborated with lyricists, while he wrote the music and did the arrangements.
We didn't know it at the time, but many of us experienced the best times of our lives whilst living through history's greatest GOLDEN ERA ... the 1980's.
Yeah I just turned 54 recently and I think the 1970’s were golden. You had Saturday Night Fever and disco craze and all the cool fashions and tv show but the 1980’s were a blast. The 1970’s were golden to me because you also had the 80’s to look forward to.
seemed normal and natural at the time and you expected life to stay the same or get better boy was that not ever the case . i look back and wonder some times would i have been better off never experiencing the 80s ? because now life sucks in comparison ?
I really love reading the comments of the people here reminiscing their memories. I can feel their genuine happines while telling the story of their life. I really really love songs like these.
this film is a perfect example of when movies were real and made with class, Heart and soul. It is one of my favorites, sadly they just don't make them like this anymore . R.I.P.Dudley Moore
ANYMORE...movies HAVE TO HAVE...Full nudity...Blood&guts... .The "F" Bomb every 30 seconds..Young (never gonna get old). WHITE TEETH...little BIMBOs Running around barely able to speak simple dialog...Yip pretty much it...
I'd be honored if some Christopher Cross fans would take a listen to my acoustic piano & vocal interpretation of THE BEST THAT YOU CAN DO on my YT ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1td10yUmQTc.html in tribute to the great Burt Bacharach. Live with no autotune. Peace & stay safe in the '020s.
I'd be honored if some Christopher Cross fans would take a listen to my acoustic piano & vocal interpretation of THE BEST THAT YOU CAN DO on my YT in tribute to the great Burt Bacharach. Live with no autotune. Peace & stay safe in the '020s.
My sister and I were visiting California in 1982 and went to see this movie at a drive in theatre in Los Angles . Then we saw it in a theatre in San Diego. Then we saw it in a theatre in San Francisco. Loved this movie. Always will.
I am 52. This song makes me still cry. I never cry. Forgot how much hurting I was doing when this movie/song came out. That was 34 years ago. It was a girl that broke my heart. Guess part of me died. Took me till I was 42 to find someone to marry. Have a nice daughter now and wife. Still something died in me.
Wow, I loved everything about this movie, the song, Arthur's genuine happiness and laughter , albeit drunken , I'll do my own thing in life , hash haha rich snobs I'm Arthur and I'm me, 😢😅😢Arthur showed you !! Always makes me so happy watching this over and over ! RIP, thanks for brightening our days! Hands down one of my favorite movies and songs !!!!
I may actually have to get on your time machine, because I don't know what is going on in this world (planet) June 29th, 2020. I am not feeling it all!!!!!
One of the greatest songs of the early 80s. I think it epitomizes EVERYTHING from that period. Everytime I hear this song I'm swept back to that time. I miss it so much.
perfectbeat the sweeping strings, the acoustic piano....and of course with this particular song...like Sailing, Ride Like the Wind, Think of Laura...Christopher Cross. His voice is forever cemented in 1979 and the early 80s.
Ahhh the 80's, what a fun time. All of my memories from the 80's are great. I wish I could go back. Listening to songs like this one make me happy and sad all at once, I guess because I know the good times will never return
Same page here. I was in love in NYC and I loved walking and walking through Central Park during the fall and smelling the leaves, while holding hands.
stevepwnz Agreed. I was born a year after this film came out and I’ve always lived this movie and find I’ve even taken some of the mannerisms and ways I interact with people in my own life, women especially, based on the chivalry and gilded feeling pervasive in this film. This 70s/80s era in NYC may not have been perfect but there was something that exuded class and aspirational elitism that is tough to find these days.
Agree, we lost one the best composers of 🎶 music ever walking the planet. He wrote many other songs too, that he & other artists performed, ones I did not know at all, or that he was the composer. I got one glorious chance to see him in concert at KC's Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, already several years now. He told the story of being born & living his 1st year in in KC, MO, b4 his parents & fam moved west, I think- he told us that he thought it was no accident, that he was born on "Warwick" St., or Blvd. . Everybody knows he wrote many of his classics for Dionne "Warwick" in his early career, kind of dove-tailing his rise in the music industry. I agree it was a marvy twist of fate !!! Feel good & also melancholy songs for sure. He also wrote songs for The Carpenters, & I think was instrumental in their climb to fame.
Christopher is an old friend of mine. He did a great job of the music & alot of ppl think Cross is his real name but its not but regardless it fits him
My first love took me to see this movie on our first date in 1981. When I hear this song, I think of him and the 3 years we shared. VHS Class of 82. RIP Joe ❤️
I was born in ‘99, but these videos make feel nostalgia for an era I never lived in. Makes me sad, that all these folks are now in their 50’s-60’s and a lot have died.
I saw Arthur in a movie theater when it originally came out in 1981. I was only 12 years old. I loved it right from the first viewing. It became one of my all time favorite movies right then and there. I stayed in the theater to watch it a second time.
This is one of my top 10 favorite songs. It represent the 80's for me. That was the best years of my life. Going to concerts with my girlfriend, graduating High School, receiving my B.S and Masters in College, landing a great job. What more can simple man asked for?
my dad loved this song, he passed away three years ago from a heart failure I wasent at home didnt had the chance to tell him how much I love him. everytime I listen to this song I remamber myself as a kid and my father putting me the earphones with this song. I know he is up there in a good place but one more thing I know for sure is that I really miss him.
I graduated hs in 81 and it truly was the best decade ever. From the music to fashion to the films, just a happy, innocent time to be alive and young. Now , aunt jemima is racist.smfh
He is one of the greatest actors ever performed on stage, and screen. He is truly missed. RIP Arthur: Sir Dudley Moore. He also performed in Best Defense with Eddie Murphy in 1984.
For me... When I look back on my life. (i'm in my mid 50's) I have what I call milestone moments and those moments have theme songs. This song is marked my transition from a child to a teen. For some being a teen would be filled with fun. I had fun yes but, I also started working. It was for me, the end of innocence. I had to assume a lot of adult roles early in life.
One of the best movies ever made.... Sometimes you get a cast and plot that just jell totally and this was it!! Wish Dudley Moore was still with us....:(
I recently hired a handyman who lives in my condo development to do some work on my condo unit. I can't begin to relate how excited I was when he told me that he is a cousin to Christopher Cross who co-wrote and performed the vocals for "Arthur's Theme." When he told me this I blurted out, "You're the cousin to the guy who sang the song 'If you get caught between the moon and New York City?!!!' " I was totally blown away as I've always loved this song!
This was the absolutely best cast movie! Every part was played so well, I can't imagine any others in their place. And this song by Chris Cross just hit like a bell at the end. So perfect.
Bert Johnson: "I don't drink. No one in my family drinks." Arthur: "Oh, that's great! I bet you've never run out of ice your whole life!" Bert Johnson: "I don't drink because it effects your decision making." Arthur: "You may be right...I can't decide." Hilarious movie...Dudley Moore was a comic genius..RIP
@TheWholeTruth, Dudley is so much better than Russell's Arthur. The original is 10x funnier. I say to anyone who has only seen the remake, 'Watch the original, you'll laugh so much more.'
Damn you were a Treasure, Mr. Dudley Moore ......Taken from us much too soon but so grateful for this masterpiece of a movie where you shined like the adorable talent that was you. I was only twenty when this movie came out and I was instantly smitten like a young schoolgirl. Who couldn't help but fall in love with Arthur ❤💯❤💯
Beautiful song from beautiful time remember riding in the car with my father song on the radio then the movie ‘Authur’ cable television in 1982 I was only nine now I’m 51 & my father is gone can’t hold back my tears.
My mom showed me this movie in elementary school back in the 90s. Dudley Moore was a special gem who must be remembered. I can not wait until my kids are old enough to enjoy this film. It is an 80s comedy gem.
[Verse 1] Once in your life you find her Someone that turns your heart around And next thing you know you're closing down the town Wake up and it's still with you Even though you left her way 'cross town Wondering to yourself, "Hey, what've I found?" [Chorus] When you get caught between the moon and New York City I know it's crazy, but it's true If you get caught between the moon and New York City The best that you can do The best that you can do Is fall in love [Verse 2] Arthur, he does as he pleases All of his life, his master's toys Deep in his heart, he's just, he's just a boy Living his life one day at a time And showing himself a pretty good time Laughing about the way they want him to be [Chorus (Repeat Until Fade-Out)] When you get caught between the moon and New York City I know it's crazy, but it's true If you get caught between the moon and New York City The best that you can do (The best that you can do) The best that you can do Is fall in love
The movies that you loved and the music too, just remembering the art of that time, I cannot watch the movies today or listen to the music, why You Tube is my place to just remember.
