
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
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: 1988-12-14
Crime
Comedy
★★★★★★★★★★ (908 votes)
Casts

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

Ian McDiarmid
as Arthur

Dana Ivey
as Mrs. Reed

Meagen Fay
as Lady from Oklahoma

Frances Conroy
as Lady from Palm Beach

Nicole Calfan
as Lady in Dining Car