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
The crystal stemware used in the scene where Michael Caine is teaching Steve Martin how to act debonair is called Massena and is made by Baccarat.
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Goofs
Errors in geography:
When Lawrence heads, supposedly to Zurich, the image that is shown is of the Pont du Mont-Blanc in Geneva.
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Quotes
Lawrence Jamieson:
You've been banging on your pots again, haven't you? I've told you... if you keep on doing it, you won't have any pots left See more »
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.
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