Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
“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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Cast
22 people
Steve Martin
Freddy Benson
Known for
Only Murders in the Building
Cheaper by the Dozen
Michael Caine
Lawrence Jamieson
Known for
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Glenne Headly
Janet Colgate
Known for
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Anton Rodgers
Inspector Andre
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The Merchant of Venice
Barbara Harris
Fanny Eubanks
Known for
Family Plot
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Ian McDiarmid
Arthur
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Dana Ivey
Mrs. Reed
Known for
Two Weeks Notice
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Meagen Fay
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Known for
Marvel's Agent Carter
Loot
Frances Conroy
Lady from Palm Beach
Known for
Joker
Six Feet Under
Nicole Calfan
Lady in Dining Car
Known for
Employee of the Month
Room(h)ates
Aïna Walle
Miss Krista Knudsen
Known for
Door on the Left as You Leave the Elevator
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Rupert Holliday Evans
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Frank Oz Director · Dale Launer Writer Stanley Shapiro Writer
Worldwide gross $42M · Budget $6.5M · United States release December 14, 1988
Box office
Budget
$6,500,000
Worldwide gross
$42,000,000
Gross vs. budget
6.5×
Production
Orion Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Brazil · December 14, 1988
Theatrical
United States · December 14, 1988
Theatrical
United States · January 1, 1989
Physical · VHS
Australia
December 15, 1988 · Theatrical
Austria
August 1, 1989 · Theatrical
Canada
December 14, 1988 · Theatrical
Denmark
May 19, 1989 · Theatrical
France
July 5, 1989 · Theatrical
September 5, 2001 · Physical · DVD
July 28, 2023 · Physical · Blu-Ray
May 4, 2026 · TV · Arte
Germany
August 24, 1989 · Theatrical
May 4, 2026 · TV · Arte
Greece
July 29, 1989 · Theatrical
Ireland
September 8, 1989 · Theatrical
Poland
January 1, 1990 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
June 30, 1989 · Theatrical
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