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
Continuity:
When Freddy reads Janet's note at the airport, Lawrence is holding it by the lower right corner. In the next shot, he is holding it by the upper right corner.
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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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