7.1Dirty Rotten Scoundrels · 1988
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988) is a Comedy / Crime film directed by Frank Oz, starring Steve Martin, Michael Caine, Glenne Headly.
ComedyCrime
7.1Overview
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.
Cast
Steve Martin, Michael Caine, Glenne Headly, Anton Rodgers, Barbara Harris, Ian McDiarmid, Dana Ivey, Meagen Fay
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What is "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" about?
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.
When was "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" released?
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels was released in 1988.
Who stars in "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels"?
The cast includes Steve Martin, Michael Caine, Glenne Headly, Anton Rodgers.
