Dudley Moore him an unprecedented status as a romantic leading man. Moore followed up with the comedy film "Wholly Moses!", which was not a major success. In 1981 Moore appeared in the title role of the comedy "Arthur", an even bigger hit than "10". Co-starring Liza Minnelli and Sir John Gielgud, it was both commercially and critically successful, Moore receiving an Oscar nomination for Best Actor, whilst Gielgud won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role as Arthur's stern but compassionate manservant. Moore lost to Henry Fonda (for "On Golden Pond"). He did, however, win a Golden Globe award for Best
The Critic musical version of "Apocalypse Now", "Howard Stern's End" ("Howards End"), "Honey, I Ate the Kids" ("Honey, I Shrunk the Kids/The Silence of the Lambs"), "The Cockroach King" ("The Lion King"), "Abe Lincoln: Pet Detective" (""), "Scent of a Jackass" and "Scent of a Wolfman" ("Scent of a Woman"). The show often referenced popular movies such as "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" and "The Godfather", and routinely lampooned actor Marlon Brando and actor/director Orson Welles. They also spoofed Dudley Moore, usually as his character Arthur Bach from the 1981 film "Arthur". Despite the ratings improving, "The Critic" was cancelled after