Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)
December 14, 1988
Crime, Comedy
1h 50m


Nice guys finish last. Meet the winners.
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.
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Cast & Crew
- Director
- Frank Oz
- Freddy Benson Steve Martin
- Lawrence Jamieson Michael Caine
- Janet Colgate Glenne Headly
- Inspector Andre Anton Rodgers
- Fanny Eubanks Barbara Harris
- Arthur Ian McDiarmid
- Mrs. Reed Dana Ivey
- Lady from Oklahoma Meagen Fay
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Keywords
- bet
- luxury
- casino
- competition
- southern france
- wheelchair
- seduction
- con man
- swindler
- remake
- french riviera
- money
- wager
- heiress
- mentor protégé relationship
- riviera
- conman
- conmen