Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
1988
Movie Information
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.
Release Date
December 14, 1988
Director
Frank Oz
Runtime
1h 50m
Cast
Steve MartinMichael CaineGlenne HeadlyAnton RodgersBarbara HarrisIan McDiarmidDana IveyMeagen FayFrances ConroyNicole Calfan
Production
Orion Pictures
Genres
ComedyCrime