Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Name: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Released: 1988-12-14
Duration: 1 h 50 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Steve Martin, Michael Caine, Glenne Headly, Anton Rodgers, Barbara Harris

1988·Movie·PG·110 min·★ 7.1(1,046)

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“Nice guys finish last. Meet the winners.”

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.

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About Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is a 1988 English-language comedy and crime film directed by Frank Oz. The cast is led by Steve Martin, Michael Caine, Glenne Headly. It has a runtime of 1h 50m. Viewers rate it 7.1/10 across 1000 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel.

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels was produced by Orion Pictures and made in United States of America. It was released on December 14, 1988, and carries a PG certification. Made on a budget of about $7 million, it went on to gross $42 million worldwide.

Director: Frank Oz
Writers: Dale Launer, Paul Henning, Stanley Shapiro
Release date: December 14, 1988
Original language: English
Age rating: PG
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Budget: $7 million
Box office: $42 million
Production: Orion Pictures

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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels cast & crew

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels was directed by Frank Oz and written by Dale Launer, Paul Henning, and Stanley Shapiro.

The cast features 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, and Ian McDiarmid as Arthur.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Miles Goodman, cinematography is by Michael Ballhaus, and it was produced by Charles Hirschhorn and Dale Launer.

Is Dirty Rotten Scoundrels worth watching?

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels holds an audience score of 7.1/10 from 1,046 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed comedy films.

At 1h 50m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy comedy and crime, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is worth a place on your watchlist.

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