Dirty Rotten Scoundrels poster

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels( 1988)

TV-MACrimeComedy
71%
User
Score

Nice guys finish last. Meet the winners.

Overview

Con artist Lawrence Jamieson is a longtime resident of a luxurious coastal resort, where he enjoys the lavish fruits of his deceptions -- that is, until a competitor, Freddy Benson, shows up. When the new guy's lowbrow tactics impinge on his own sophisticated work and believing him to be the infamous conman 'The Jackal', Lawrence resolves to get rid of him. Confident of his own duplicitous talents, he challenges Freddy to a winner-takes-all competition: whoever swindles their latest mark, American heiress Janet Colgate, out of $50,000 first can stay, while the other must leave town.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Steve Martin

      Freddy Benson

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      Michael Caine

      Lawrence Jamieson

    3. cast image

      Glenne Headly

      Janet Colgate

    4. cast image

      Anton Rodgers

      Inspector Andre

    5. cast image

      Barbara Harris

      Fanny Eubanks

    6. cast image

      Ian McDiarmid

      Arthur

    7. cast image

      Dana Ivey

      Mrs. Reed

    8. cast image

      Meagen Fay

      Lady from Oklahoma

    9. cast image

      Frances Conroy

      Lady from Palm Beach

    10. cast image

      Nicole Calfan

      Lady in Dining Car

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      Aïna Walle

      Miss Krista Knudsen

    12. cast image

      Cheryl Pay

      Lady with Pearls

    13. cast image

      Nathalie Auffret

      Marion

    14. cast image

      Lolly Susi

      Lady in Rolls Royce

    15. cast image

      Rupert Holliday-Evans

      English Sailor #1

    16. cast image

      Hepburn Graham

      English Sailor #2

    17. cast image

      Xavier Maly

      Hotel Bellboy

    18. cast image

      André Penvern

      Waiter on the Train

    19. cast image

      Louis Zorich

      Greek Millionaire

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      Georges Gerrard Baffos

      Assistant Hotel Manager

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      Valerie Beaufils

      Pretty Beach Girl

    Social

    Review 3Discussion

    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Fri Sep 26 2014
    Do you ever have a single thought that originates from above the waist? Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is directed by Frank Oz and written by Dan Launer, Stanley Shapiro and Paul Henning. It stars Michael Caine, Steve Martin, Glenne Headly and Anton Rogers. Music is by Miles Goodman and cinematography by Michael Ballhaus. Two con-men from different ends of the spectrum, prey on women's good nature to fund their lifestyles. Both operating out of the same Mediterranean town, they agree that the town simply isn't big enough for the both of them. They strike a bet where the first one to get fifty th...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    6500000.00

    Revenue

    42000000.00

    Keywords

    • bet
    • luxury
    • casino
    • competition
    • southern france
    • wheelchair
    • seduction
    • con man
    • swindler
    • remake
    • french riviera
    • money
    • wager
    • heiress
    • mentor protégé relationship
    • riviera
    • conman
    • conmen