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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)

PG  110 min  -  Comedy | Crime   -  14 December 1988 (USA)
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Lawrence and Freddie are con-men; big-time and small time respectively. They unsuccessfully attempt... See full summary »

Director:

Frank Oz

Writers:

Dale Launer, Stanley Shapiro, and 1 more credit »

Stars:

Steve Martin, Michael Caine and Glenne Headly
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Steve Martin ...
Michael Caine ...
Glenne Headly ...
Anton Rodgers Anton Rodgers ...
Barbara Harris Barbara Harris ...
Ian McDiarmid ...
Arthur
Dana Ivey ...
Mrs. Reed
Meagen Fay ...
Lady from Oklahoma
Frances Conroy ...
Lady from Palm Beach
Nicole Calfan Nicole Calfan ...
Lady in Dining Car
Aïna Walle Aïna Walle ...
Cheryl Pay Cheryl Pay ...
Lady with Pearls
Nathalie Auffret Nathalie Auffret ...
Marion
Lolly Susi Lolly Susi ...
Lady in Rolls Royce
Rupert Holliday-Evans Rupert Holliday-Evans ...
English Sailor #1 (as Rupert Holliday Evans)
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Storyline

Lawrence and Freddie are con-men; big-time and small time respectively. They unsuccessfully attempt to work together only to find that this town (on the French Mediterranean coast) aint big enough for the two of them. They agree to a "loser leaves" bet. The bet brings out the best/worse in the two. Interesting twist at the end. Written by Rob Hartill  

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Plot Keywords:

Bet | Roulette | Three Word Title | Competition | Faked Accent  | See more »

Taglines:

Nice guys finish last. Meet the winners.

Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

A riviéra vadorzói See more »

Filming Locations:

Alpes-Maritimes, France See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$3,840,498 (USA) (16 December 1988) (1466 Screens)

Gross:

$42,039,085 (USA)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Orion Pictures Corporation See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | Turkey: (TV version)

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

An entire day was spent shooting the trailer, which does not appear in the film. The trailer shows Freddy and Lawrence walking along the boardwalk, politely moving out of the way of other people, etc, with a voice saying something like "There are numerous distinguished gentlemen in the world... refined, cultured gentlemen... nice men... but nice men finish last". As these last few lines are spoken, Freddy pushes an old lady into the water, and Lawrence shoves a kid's face into his cotton candy. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: During the telephone conversation between Andre and Jamieson, the level of liquor in Andre's glass and bottle rises and falls inconsistently. See more »

Quotes

Freddy Benson: [telling a phony story to sucker Janet into giving him money] I was engaged to a girl back in the States. And we loved to dance... we wanted to be professionals, isn't that silly? And we got an opportunity to compete on television, on Dance USA. So we agreed that if we won, we'd get married. So we went on, and we danced, and we won!
Janet Colgate: That's great!
Freddy Benson: And in the excitement, we got separated. So I went back to the studio, and there they were. Naked, dancing... and then they stopped, and they made love right there on the dance floor!
[...]
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Crazy Credits

While the names of Stanley Shapiro and Paul Henning
appear in the credits as two of this film's three writers, they are
actually there just to credit their script for Bedtime Story,
of which this is a remake. See more »

Connections

Referenced in It's a Good Day: The Making of 'Around the Bend' (2005) See more »

Soundtracks

"Puttin' On the Ritz"
Written by Irving Berlin See more »