Arthur (1981 film) won the Academy Award for Best Original Song. Co-written by Christopher Cross, Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager and Peter Allen, it was performed by Christopher Cross. Sir John Gielgud also won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. The film was nominated for two other Academy Awards. Arthur Bach is a spoiled alcoholic from New York City, who likes to be driven in his chauffeured Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith limousine through Central Park. Arthur is heir to a portion of his family's vast fortune, which he is told will be his, only if he marries the upper class Susan Johnson, the daughter
Stepping Out (1991 film) great success of her film, "Cabaret", for which she won the Oscar for Best Actress, Minnelli starred in three films, "Lucky Lady", "A Matter of Time", and "New York, New York", all of which failed at the box office. In 1981, she co-starred with Dudley Moore in the hit comedy film "Arthur". After that, in 1988, she teamed with Burt Reynolds in the film "Rent-a-Cop" and again with Moore in the comedy "", both of which were financial failures. There was anticipation that "Stepping Out" would re-establish Minnelli's film career. Originally "Stepping Out" was to be released in the spring