- Actors: Steve Martin, Michael Caine, Glenne Headly, Anton Rodgers, Barbara Harris
- Directors: Frank Oz
- Writers: Dale Launer, Paul Henning, Stanley Shapiro
- Producers: Bernard Williams, Charles Hirschhorn, Dale Launer
- Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC, Import
- Language: English, French
- Subtitles: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese
- Region: (US and Canada This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
- Number of discs: 1
- MPAA Rating:
- Studio: MGM (Warner)
- Release Date: April 1 2003
- Run Time: 110 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00005PJ6O
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Freddy Benson (Steve Martin) is a crass, loud American. Laurence Jameson (Michael Caine) is a suave, urbane European. Their common ground is that they both are confidence men, and they meet in a train compartment as Benson is scamming his way across Europe, taking advantage of women's generosity. The two are forced into a rivalry, which culminates in a wager to see who can be the first to bilk $50,000 out of American heiress Janet Colgate (Glenne Headly). Their game of one-upmanship is, of course, brought to ridiculous heights as things progress. Written by Paul Henning (the mind behind such TV shows as Green Acres and The Beverly Hillbillies), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is an uneven but funny mix of Martin's physical comedy and Caine's oily charms. Martin's first role as cohort is to assume the persona of Ruprecht, the "special" younger brother intended to scare off potential brides. As Ruprecht, he comes off as a cross between The Andy Griffith Show's Ernest T. Bass and Jerry Lewis; hilarious as it is, it doesn't quite fit with the rest of the film. Once the wager is on, though, Martin slips into his overly earnest mode as an American military man suffering from hysterical paralysis, with Caine as a psychologist who takes on his case. All in all, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (a loose remake of the 1964 film Bedtime Story with David Niven and Marlon Brando) is a droll, intelligent comedy, short on knee slappers but long on comic situations and characterizations. --Jerry Renshaw
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DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS
Genre: Comedy
Rating: PG
Release Date: 0000-00-00
Media Type: DVD
SKU:GMDB2221954
Genre: Comedy
Rating: PG
Release Date: 0000-00-00
Media Type: DVD
SKU:GMDB2221954
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4.0 out of 5 stars
A classic!,
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This review is from: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (DVD)
A classic. I will always love this movie as a perfect example of Steve Martin's abilities and Michael Caine's sly personality. The only thing that would make this better is a widescreen version or better yet blu-ray.
4.0 out of 5 stars
You can't con a con or con you,
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This review is from: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Widescreen) (DVD)
Laurence Jamieson (Michael Caine) is a sophisticated confidence man that has be praying on the Riviera so long that he is even in the good graces of the local law enforcement. He crosses paths with an other "Dirty Rotten Scoundrel" Fred Benson (Steve Martin) who is more on the nickel and dime level. After a fails attempt to shake Fred off Laurence decides to shape him up. Thy have to compete against the unknown predator only known as the jackal.Can Fred learn the finer points of relieving people of their monetary endowment? Or will everyone fall prey to the jackal? They could not have picked better people for the parts as the actors seem to have put a lot of their own personalities into the roles.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Monkey Boy,
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This review is from: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Widescreen) (DVD)
Why do I love this movie so much? Clever dialogue, twists, predictable, yes but still funny, elegant setting, odd ball pairing, bad French accents...What more can you ask for in a movie. I love it all, especially Martin as Ruprecht, and the reactions he elicits. Michael Duranko
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