Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)

Nice guys finish last. Meet the winners.

Movie · Comedy, Crime · 1h 50m · Rated 7.1/10 on TMDB · Released December 14, 1988

Overview

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.

Directed by Frank Oz

Cast

• Steve Martin as Freddy Benson
• Michael Caine as Lawrence Jamieson
• Glenne Headly as Janet Colgate
• Anton Rodgers as Inspector Andre
• Barbara Harris as Fanny Eubanks
• Ian McDiarmid as Arthur
• Dana Ivey as Mrs. Reed
• Meagen Fay as Lady from Oklahoma
• Frances Conroy as Lady from Palm Beach
• Nicole Calfan as Lady in Dining Car
• Aïna Walle as Miss Krista Knudsen
• Cheryl Pay as Lady with Pearls

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