Anyone who has a friend and mentor like Hobson is truly blessed.

As a projectionist, I got to see this movie many, many times. I always loved Hobson, and named my dog after him. Hobson was my best good dog friend for 15 years.

Usually one must go to a bowling alley to meet a woman of your stature. One of the best lines ever!

The amount of love between Arthur and Hobson is extremely palpable. It makes me smile.

No wonder he got an Academy Award for best supporting actor

Gielgud was 76 when he made Arthur, born 1904 and movie released 1981. Like every great cult movie so many actors turned down the part of Arthur and nobody thought it would do well so they let Dudley Moore improvise a lot as did the other members of the cast and it showed everyone had fun making it. I miss the strong smell of popcorn that you had back in the 80’s movies. It was about the experience of having a shared experience with other movie goers and less about the movie itself

"You feel unloved, well welcome to the world. Everyone is unloved. Now stop feeling sorry for yourself; and incidentally, I love you." came here for that line.

Liza Minelli was such a doll and real, I love this movie, it has caring and feelings that movies of today are missing.

Perhaps we all need a Hobson in our lives

"Usually one must go to a bowling alley to meet a woman of your stature", love that line.

Hobson was so savage, yet such a real BOSS. anyone would be extremely lucky to have Hobson in their life.

Hobson and Aurthor were fantastic together! This is definitely one of the best films to come out of the 1980s. That last line when Hobson tells Aurthor he's a good son always gets me.❤

Oh how I cherish Hobson He broke my heart And he brought my comfort I miss him still

Sir John Gielgud. Brilliant artist.

‘I’ve got all of this and I’m on Salary’. Love that line.

"Of course you hate it; people work here." Brilliant!!

"Yes, and it is a job I recommend highly". 😥 He was only afraid Arthur wouldn't be loved when he was gone.

"Good luck in prison".....gets me every time.

John Gielgud. One of the greatest actors to ever grace this earth.

He was one of THE GREAT actors, but who knew his comic timing was this stunning? Perhaps his Pinter roles?

I wish to acheive this level of sarcasm before I leave.

Freakin' excellent. "If you and your undershirt would kindly take two paces backwards, I could enter this dwelling"...

I friggin loved this movie. Went with my mom & sister when I was 12. Appreciated more when I got older.

"I want to be younger." As the years pass, we'll all be saying that.

my dad said "i'm very pleased" in this tone when i gave him his birthday present this year! he quotes hobson all the time and it always makes me laugh. c:

You're a good son... Love that line to Arthur... Hobson was more of a dad to Arthur..... I miss sweet Hobby... I feel unloved by most people... I wish I had someone like Hobson...

Such a classy guy! He was so sophisticated that he had the ability to absolutely insult someone, but did it so eloquently that they thought he was complimenting them!😂. I have a hard time deciding if I like him or Dudley more in this movie. They played so well together!

OMG, THE SHADE he throws on Linda's father!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Still cracks me up to this day! I loved Hobson throughout this entire movie!😂💜

You obviously have a wonderful economy with words, Gloria. I look forward to your next syllable with great eagerness.

Thank you for putting this together. The world could use more “Hobsons”.

"Arthur!" Original is so under-appreciated. Lots of early 80's movies remain comedic gold!

A class act. RIP SIR Gielgud.

“Usually one must go to a bowling alley to meet a woman of your stature.” 😂 It was hilarious the first time I heard it, and it’s every bit as hilarious now. I still LOL at that.

Superb writing by Steve Gordon and superb delivery by a master actor. Thank you Sir John. I see no reason to prolong this conversation unless you're planning to knock over a fruit stand later in the evening; good luck in prison. Unforgettable!

You forgot the best line, "Steal something casual." He lived almost 20 more years after Arthur! Until 2000.

“Arthur, I see no reason to prolong this conversation, unless you plan to knock over a fruit stand later on in the evening.”

Sir John Gielgud was the whole movie. It was sad when he died. He was like a father figure to Arthur and in the sequel he taught him a lesson in life

One of our finest, his comic timing and delivery were exquisite, proud to be from the same neck of the woods as Sir John.

“You’re miserable? I’ve got all this and I’m on a salary” lmao!!

The actor’s name was John Gielgud and he won the 1981 Oscar for best supporting actor as this character. All of them were great in it

One of the best and funniest scripts ever written, brilliantly performed by one of the greatest actors. Comedy gold, and a richly deserved Oscar for Johnny. 👍👍

At the time Arthur came out in the theaters in 1981, I was 12 years old and being raised in an abusive, dysfunctional household. As a result, I turned towards watching LOTS of TV and went to the movies as a way of providing myself with escape and comfort from my misery. Back then I was going to the movies with my then best friend. We were a couple of fanatics about the movies. We talked, read, ate, drank, and slept the movies. And we went to the movies together once a week, every week for a lot of years from the 1970s-1980s. We saw literally hundreds upon hundreds of movies together over the years. We tried to see every new movie that came out regardless of plot, genre (he loved horror films, I preferred comedy), critics reviews, who was starring in it, etc. So there was no particular reason we went to see Arthur. It just happened to be a new movie that was just released. As much as I loved the moviegoing experience in itself regardless of what I saw, as an abused, neglected child, there were a small handful of movies that stood out and managed to hit me in the very right places at the very right time. Arthur was one of those movies. Right from my very first viewing, it quickly became one of my all time favorite movies and remains that to this day. In the following years, whenever Arthur popped up on tv, I'd drop everything to watch it. Today I own the movie on DVD. So, I say to the cast and crew of Arthur, from the bottom of the heart of an abused boy, I thank you all so very, very much.

There will never be another like him.

The great Liza Minnelli deserved far more recognition for this movie than got (although she received good reviews). Even Gielgud said so. I cannot imagine this film without Liza.

He was the heart, soul, spirit & light of the film.

To say that Gielgud stole this movie is an understatement of cosmic proportions.

My favorite film and it will always be. The jokes are still hilarious after all these years! One of the best films ever made-period!

Nobody does scorn and sarcasm better than the Brits!

I thought they'd have shown the clip where Hobson said, 'Arthur, I'm frightened', and Arthur immediately gave him the basketball back to hold.

@3:40 is the most sincere moment between these two characters. Hobson smacks him, and enlightens him into the real world. And it's especially touching because it illustrates that being rich isn't a place to run and find happiness or fulfillment in. "Everyone is unloved" and then "incidentally I love you".

If I was rich and could afford servants I would love to have a butler like him... He would make me laugh everyday

"You obviously have a marvelous economy with words....Gloria." I look forward to your next syllable with great eagerness."

Gielgud was 77 here and lived 20 more years, acting right up until the end

Dudley Moore would be 85 today. John Gielgud was a serious Shakespearian actor who was also in War and Remembrance. This is his only comedic role.

Hobson was the absolute coolest. He had me laughing so much.

Hobson is the best part of the movie

One of my favorite movies of all time ... yet, I had forgotten how many freaking great lines Gielgud uttered… Definitely brought a tear or three ...

I loved this movie when it came out. And I still love it.

While not the funniest line of Hobson's, his "I'll alert the media" is almost a daily saying of mine.

usually one must go to a bowling alley to meet a woman or your stature. best line in the movie .

Rarely does being a supreme wiseass sound so damn distinguished. Gielgud was amazing!

He taught Arthur how to live, how to love, and how to die at peace with it. One of the few times the Academy got it right in giving out an Oscar. Dudley was great but Sir John carried this movie. Did everything in it. Thanks to some amazing writing, he made you laugh, made you cry, and most of all made you think. Rarely in a comedy does that happen anymore. Nothing but raunch and gross out trash in today’s “comedy” flicks.

“Of course you hate it; people work here.” Oh god that’s hysterical.

Why on earth did they remake it? Russell Brand wasn't a patch on the fantastic Dudley, and as for Gielgud, a truly great actor.

He was legit my favorite in the movie ..followed by liza,Arthur and Liza dad.

"You purchased a choo-choo?"

He is the sort of gent that could cripple you with a single word. And cripple you soul with a sentence. he could also make you feel like amazing with his kindness.

"I want to be younger" "Sorry, it's your job to be older" What an incredible movie, so funny and touching in equal parts.

I used to have a train exactly the same as this that my beautiful late Mum bought me as a young child and it brought back so many memories of my childhood and it literally brought a lump to my throat!

My favourite has to be the slap around the face. Shame you didn't show the build up: "give me your hat" "Why?" "And your gloves" 🤣

Arthur... *You're a good son*

have you seen a doctor? yes and he has seen me

wait.. did it miss "Steal something casual"? That's a must have quote.

No one ever did snide like the great Sir John Gielgud. He did some Paul Masson commercials in the '80s that were just incredibly sarcastic. My favorite was the one where he asked a football player "Do you read?" I still use that line sometimes.

It was so funny (literally and figuratively) seeing him in this after ONLY seeing him as the hospital administrator in The Elephant Man. VERY FUNNY man. Rest in peace Sir John.

He won the Oscar for the role.

My favourite Hobson line is "You purchased a choo choo"

Just love how Hobson slaps him and tells him shit.... that's a true friend

This movie is my favorite. I love Hobson. He acts snobby..but deep down he loves Arthur and would do anything for him. Dudley Moore looks so handsome in this movie.

"There are three books, this is important, take. them. back. to the library ahhh."

Arthur’s lines were funny also, “Oh you’re a bush!”😂

just like Caddyshack needed more Rodney, 'Arthur' needed more Sir John Gielgud

16 people have overdue library books.

What a gem he was. Such rapier wit ! As long as I'm alive a memory of him will be here.

WOW!...I surprised myself by the extent to which I enjoyed this. An amalgam of brilliant writing...& acting.

Nobody can issue the words, "You little shit!" Like Hobson

“Usually one must go to a bowling alley to meet a woman of your stature” hahaha I love it

An absolute genius.

Hobson is the closest thing to God. Never condemning, always encouraging. But firm persistent and on the mark

Thank-you as I had insomnia and wanted JUST a Hobson fix whomever you are. you are one of my tribe

At 2:11 is the funniest line in the entire history of film. Thanks for posting; I’ve been looking for that clip.

I think the world would be a much better place if we all had a Hobson in our lives.

One of the best movies ever

One of my favourite films. One of my favourite actors. Very talented.

So great to see comedy rewarded with an Oscar. He earned it!

Sir John❤️ nothing more needs to be said.

Everyone who thinks John Gielgud is good in this (and he is, he's brilliant) should check out the TV series War and Remembrance. He is totally BRILLIANT in that.

I enjoyed watching these Hobson moments. Wasn’t John Gielgud great as Hobson. Then, oh God, he says the last lines; “You’re a good son.” just as my mum said to me. 😥

Amazing movie. We went to the thester to see this in 81 I think it was.

@1:00 - Cream suit and purple tie. LOVE IT!