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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)

PG  |   |  Comedy, Crime  |  14 December 1988 (USA)
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Two con men try to settle their rivalry by betting on who can swindle a young American heiress out of $50,000 first.

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Mrs. Reed
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Lady from Oklahoma
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Lady in Rolls Royce
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English Sailor #1 (as Rupert Holliday Evans)
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Storyline

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

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Nice guys finish last. Meet the winners.

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14 December 1988 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Dos pícaros sinvergüenzas  »

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$42,039,085 (USA)
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Second of four collaborations of director Frank Oz and actor-comedian Steve Martin. The films include Bowfinger (1999), HouseSitter (1992), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988) and Little Shop of Horrors (1986). The two also both worked on The Muppet Movie (1979). See more »

Goofs

Before the scene in the dining car there is a shot of a Swiss railway train (the initials SBB CFF FFS can clearly be seen). It is implied, however, that this is the same train as the one arriving at "Beaumont sur Mer" which has the SNFC (French railways) logo on its locomotive. See more »

Quotes

Freddy Benson: [omitted from the profit distribution] Excuse me. What about me? What do I get?
Lawrence Jamieson: You are the student. You get knowledge.
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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 (1964), of which this is a remake. See more »

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References Dance Fever (1979) See more »

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Celui Qui S'en Va
Performed by Marie Myriam
Courtesy of WEA Music France and Laureen Music
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Classic comedy, timeless situation, wonderful performers.
14 April 1999 | by (Lucas Buck, NC) – See all my reviews

Remake of 1964's 'Bedtime Story' (written by comedy genius Paul Henning) moves right along with Michael Caine and Steve Martin sharing duties as professional opportunists one-upping each other in a conquest contest.

It's a sort of Martin and Lewis pairing, and, although the comedy is derivative, it's by no means boring or stale, likely due to the talent of the two marvelous leads.

Wonderful European landscapes are a bonus.

Well worth watching.


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