Hella This Navigation

home/movie/1988/dirty rotten scoundrels

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Not Rated
CrimeComedy
7.077/10(855 ratings)

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.

12-14-1988
1h 50m
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Backdrop for Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Main Cast

Steve Martin

Steve Martin

Freddy Benson

Michael Caine

Michael Caine

Lawrence Jamieson

Glenne Headly

Glenne Headly

Janet Colgate

Anton Rodgers

Anton Rodgers

Inspector Andre

Fanny Eubanks

Ian McDiarmid

Ian McDiarmid

Arthur

Dana Ivey

Dana Ivey

Mrs. Reed

Movie Details

Production Info

Director:
Frank Oz
Production:
Orion Pictures
Revenue:
$42,000,000
Budget:
$6,500,000

Key Crew

Director:
Frank Oz
Screenplay:
Dale Launer
Executive Producer:
Charles Hirschhorn
Executive Producer:
Dale Launer
Producer:
Bernard Williams

Locations and Languages

Country:
US
Filming:
US
Languages:
en