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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)

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Reviews Counted:31

Fresh:27

Rotten:4

Average Rating:6.9/10

Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Master comedy director Frank Oz (BOWFINGER, IN & OUT) sets two con men against each other in a struggle for a French seaside town, the perfect territory for duping gullible and wealthy vacationers.... Master comedy director Frank Oz (BOWFINGER, IN & OUT) sets two con men against each other in a struggle for a French seaside town, the perfect territory for duping gullible and wealthy vacationers. Smooth and complacent swindler Lawrence Jamieson (Michael Caine) is infuriated when clumsy but effective con man Freddy Benson (Steve Martin) encroaches on his hunting grounds. When Benson proves persistent, Jamieson makes him a bet over who will be the first to get $50,000 out of a visiting American heiress, with the loser leaving town. Trademark physical comedy from Martin and Caine's smarmy and perfectly timed lines fuel the hilarious competition and decisive showdown--which ends as neither man expects. [More]

Starring: Steve Martin, Michael Caine, Glenne Headly, Barbara Harris

Starring: Steve Martin, Michael Caine, Glenne Headly, Barbara Harris

Director: Frank Oz

Director: Frank Oz

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David Poland
David Poland
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Caine and Martin are criminally cool together. Truly funny stuff.

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07/26/02
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
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A classic comedy!

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02/20/02
JoBlo
JoBlo
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For fans of the 'old' Steve Martin, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is an interesting case study in how an actor can evolve in ability, but devolve in likeability, over time.

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02/12/02
John Brandon
John Brandon
Apollo Guide

There is a slightly perfunctory air in the way the story unreels as though it's all been done before. Nevertheless, Caine and Martin make a great double act.

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08/28/01
George Perry
George Perry
BBC

A very funny and entertaining film that should be recommended as an example of something that is rather absent in Hollywood these days -- stylish and well-crafted comedy.

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08/24/01
Dragan Antulov
Dragan Antulov
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Martin, the most eloquent of physical clowns -- the Baryshnikov of comedy -- is at his most inspired here. He parodies feelings, attitudes, states of mind that one would think were exempt from it, and his caricature of dapper suavity is killingly precise.

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Hal Hinson
Hal Hinson
Washington Post
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It deals in genuinely funny situations, not just funny personalities.

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Mark R. Leeper
Mark R. Leeper
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The chemistry between Martin and Caine is fun, and Headly provides a resilient foil as a woman who looks like a pushover but somehow never seems to topple.

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