Arthur (1981 film) followed by a sequel in 1988, "". Lead players Dudley Moore, Liza Minnelli, and John Gielgud, reprised their roles, as well as many supporting players such as Geraldine Fitzgerald, Barney Martin, and Ted Ross. It was first reported in 2008 that "Arthur" was to be remade by Warner Bros., with British actor/comedian Russell Brand in the lead role. Brand confirmed this during his March 10, 2009 appearance on "The Howard Stern Show". The remake was a critical and financial failure. This film had three Indian remakes. One was the 1984 Bollywood Hindi language film "Sharaabi" starring Amitabh Bachchan in the
Dudley Moore an animated adaptation of "King Kong", were inconsistent in terms of both critical and commercial reception. Moore eventually disowned the "Arthur" sequel, but, in later years, Cook would wind him up by claiming he preferred "Arthur 2: On the Rocks" to "Arthur". In 1986 he once again hosted "Saturday Night Live", albeit without Peter Cook this time. Moore was the subject of the British "This Is Your Life"—for a second time—in March 1987 when he was surprised by Eamonn Andrews at his Venice Beach restaurant; he had previously been honoured by the programme in December 1972. In addition to acting,