Arthur 2: On the Rocks Arthur 2: On the Rocks Arthur 2: On the Rocks is a 1988 American comedy film and the sequel to the 1981 film "Arthur". Lead actors Dudley Moore and Liza Minnelli reprised their roles. John Gielgud, who won an Academy Award for his role in the original film, reappears briefly in a drunken hallucination on Arthur's part. The film co-stars Kathy Bates as a woman who helps the characters of Arthur and Linda adopt a baby. Stephen Elliott reprises his role from the first film, but his daughter, Jill Eikenberry originally, is now played by Cynthia Sikes. Burt Bacharach returns
Dudley Moore on the song "The Sun Began to Rain". In 1981 he recorded "Smilin' Through" with Cleo Laine. He composed the soundtracks for the films "Bedazzled" (1967), "30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia" (1968), "Inadmissible Evidence" (1968), "Staircase" (1969), "The Hound of the Baskervilles" (1978) and "Six Weeks" (1982), among others. In the late 1970s Moore moved to Hollywood, where he had a supporting role in the hit film "Foul Play" (1978) with Goldie Hawn and Chevy Chase. The following year saw his breakout role in Blake Edwards's "10", which became one of the biggest box-office hits of 1979 and gave