Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)

"Nice guys finish last. Meet the winners."
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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
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StarringSteve MartinMichael CaineGlenne Headly
DirectorFrank Oz
WritersDale Launer
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PG 1 hr 50 minDec 14th, 1988Comedy, Crime
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Plot
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.

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:December 14th, 1988
On DVD & Blu-ray:December 17th, 1997 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$6,500,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$42,000,000 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Charles Hirschhorn, Dale Launer
Production Companies:Orion Pictures
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