The Hustle (2019)

Two con women - one low rent and the other high class - team up to take down the men who have wronged them.

Director:

Chris Addison

Writers:

Stanley Shapiro (story by), Paul Henning (story by)

Stars:

Anne Hathaway, Rebel Wilson, Alex Sharp

3 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Timothy Simons	...	Jeremy
Rebel Wilson	...	Penny Rust
Douggie McMeekin	...	Jason
Ashley McGuire	...	Policewoman
Casper Christensen	...	Mathias
Eloise Lovell Anderson	...	Beautiful Woman (Casino)
Philip Desmeules	...	Dealer
Ingrid Oliver	...	Brigitte Desjardins
Jarreau Antoine	...	Bartender
Anne Hathaway	...	Josephine Chesterfield
Nicholas Woodeson	...	Albert
Celine Abrahams	...	Cashier
Raffaello Degruttola	...	Fancy Euro Man
Alex Gaumond	...	Waiter
Guy Warren-Thomas	...	Train Attendant

Storyline

In this remake of 1988's "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels," 2 con-women hustle in a small French Riviera town - one for small amounts from average men, and one for higher amounts wealthier men. They bet on what looks like an easy target. Winner gets $500K from him, and the loser leaves town forever.

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Plot Keywords:

con artist | two word title | female con artist | remake of remake | overweight woman | 

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Taglines:

They're giving Dirty Rotten Men a run for their Money.

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 on appeal for crude sexual content and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Anne Hathaway said in an interview on Good Morning America (aired on 5/7/19) that she avoided performing a traditional English accent for this film. She said that audiences know she's American and could potentially scoff at her numerous English characters. So, because her character Josephine is a con artist, Hathaway performed as if maybe Josephine is not actually English at all but speaks in an English accent as another con.

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Goofs

In the beginning of the film, Josephine sets up a scam where she switches a fake bracelet for the one her mark is trying to sell her. This means they not only had to know which piece of jewelry he would try to sell that night, but also had to have access to it in order to recreate it well enough for 'only an expert' to know it was a fake (or his wife).

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Quotes

Penny: My condition is 100% mental.
Thomas Westerburg: Hysterical blindness?
Penny: It's not that funny to me, Thomas.

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Crazy Credits

The title spells "Ethel Huts" before mixing up to "The Hustle"

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Connections

Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Worst Movies of 2019 (So Far) (2019)

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Soundtracks

Dance of the Sugarplum Fairies
Written by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (uncredited)
Performed by The Fedora Club
Arranged by Jonathan Lewis
Licensed courtesy of Jonathan Lewis
Under licence from Universal Music Operations Ltd.

User Reviews

So I may be swimming against the stream...

...but I thought it was very funny! Admittedly in a bum on seat, brain in neutral, don't expect to be stretched way. Nearly every review I've seen criticised some aspect of the film... Anne Hathaway's English accent was not accurate, but I thought it was ok... nearer James McAvoy than Russell Crowe. Rebel Wilson not funny? I beg to differ! We are talking slapstick rather than satire but I was kept amused and actually laughed out loud a few times. Not as much as my daughter who was in stitches practically the whole way through but enough that I knew I was watching a comedy. This film is never going to appear in an academic text on theory and practice of cinematography or even a 500 films you need to see before you die list but It is great if you just want a kick back and relax session.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook [United Kingdom] Official Facebook [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English German Dutch Danish French American Sign Language

Release Date:

10 May 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Hustle

Filming Locations:

Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain

Box Office

Budget:

$21,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$13,007,709, 12 May 2019

Gross USA:

$35,417,038

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$95,017,038

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Camp Sugar, Cave 76

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1