''Dirty Rotten Scoundrels'' is a 1988 American
comedy film
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directed by
Frank Oz
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He began his career as a puppeteer, performing the Muppet characters of Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, and Sam Eagle in ''The Muppet Show ...
and starring
Steve Martin
Stephen Glenn Martin (born August 14, 1945) is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and musician. He has won five Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and was awarded an Honorary Academy Award in 2013. Additionally, he was nominate ...
,
Michael Caine
Sir Michael Caine (born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite; 14 March 1933) is an English actor. Known for his distinctive Cockney accent, he has appeared in more than 160 films in a career spanning seven decades, and is considered a British film ico ...
and
Glenne Headly
Glenne Aimee Headly (March 13, 1955 – June 8, 2017) was an American actress. She was widely known for her roles in '' Dirty Rotten Scoundrels'', ''Dick Tracy'', and '' Mr. Holland's Opus''. Headly received a Theatre World Award and four Joseph ...
. The screenplay was written by
Dale Launer,
Stanley Shapiro
Stanley Shapiro (July 16, 1925 – July 21, 1990) was an American screenwriter and producer responsible for three of Doris Day's most successful films.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Shapiro earned his first screen credit for ''South Sea Woman ...
, and
Paul Henning
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. It is a remake of the 1964
Marlon Brando/
David Niven
James David Graham Niven (; 1 March 1910 – 29 July 1983) was a British actor, soldier, memoirist, and novelist. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance as Major Pollock in '' Separate Tables'' (1958). Niven's other roles ...
film ''
Bedtime Story
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'', also written by Shapiro and Henning, and was later remade in 2019 as ''
The Hustle'', starring
Anne Hathaway
Anne Jacqueline Hathaway (born November 12, 1982) is an American actress. The recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award, she was among the world's highest-paid actresses in 2 ...
and
Rebel Wilson
Rebel Melanie Elizabeth Wilson (born Melanie Elizabeth Bownds; 2 March 1980) is an Australian actress, comedian, writer, singer, and producer. After graduating from the Australian Theatre for Young People in 2003, Wilson began appearing as Tou ...
.
The film tells the story of two
con men
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competing to swindle an heiress out of $50,000. Caine plays educated and suave Lawrence Jamieson, who stages elaborate ruses to bilk rich women, while Martin plays his less refined, small-time rival, Freddy Benson. It takes place on the
French Riviera. The film was released on December 14, 1988 and received positive reviews from critics.
Plot
Lawrence Jamieson is an intelligent and sophisticated British
con artist
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operating in
Beaumont-sur-Mer on the
French Riviera. With the help of manservant Arthur and amoral police official Andre, he seduces wealthy women and cons them out of money by posing as a prince in exile trying to raise money for his country's "freedom fighters." His only concern is another con artist known as "The Jackal" who has been reported in the area.
While on a train, Lawrence crosses paths with small-time American hustler Freddy Benson, who brags about his meager accomplishments at conning rich women out of money with a sob story about a sick grandmother. Worried that Freddy's inexperienced antics will scare away his prey, Lawrence attempts to trick Freddy into choosing a different destination, then has him arrested and put on a plane out of town. However, after Freddy meets one of Lawrence's former marks, he blackmails Lawrence into taking him on as a pupil.
Lawrence attempts to teach Freddy style and refinement, with limited success. He then involves Freddy in his cons, having him play his mentally challenged brother Ruprecht to scare away women Lawrence has seduced (and now, in the new con, proposed to). When Lawrence refuses to give Freddy a cut of the profits, Freddy angrily quits but refuses to leave town.
Lawrence is unwilling to share his territory with Freddy, so the two agree on a bet: the first to con $50,000 out of a selected
mark
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* F ...
wins, and the other must leave town. They target new arrival Janet Colgate, the naïve "United States Soap Queen". Freddy poses as a
psychosomatically crippled U.S. Navy veteran who needs $50,000 for treatment by the celebrated
psychiatrist Dr. Emil Schaffhausen of
Liechtenstein
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. When Janet shows sympathy to Freddy, Lawrence poses as Dr. Schaffhausen and agrees to treat Freddy but stipulates that Janet pay the $50,000 fee directly to him.
Lawrence discovers that Janet is not actually a soap heiress, having won her vacation and "Soap Queen" title in a
sweepstakes
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; nevertheless, she plans to liquidate most of her assets to pay for Freddy's treatment. Lawrence attempts to call off the bet, as he only cons wealthy marks. Freddy counters with a new bet: Janet herself, with the first in bed with her declared the winner. Lawrence is disgusted and refuses to seduce Janet, but agrees that should Freddy fail with Janet, he wins.
Under the guise of continuing Freddy's treatment, Lawrence dances with Janet and taunts Freddy, raising the ire of some nearby British sailors, whom Freddy convinces to waylay Lawrence. He rushes to Janet's hotel room, where he demonstrates his love by standing and walking to her. However, Lawrence has secretly been present the whole time and declares Freddy cured. Ushering Freddy out of the room, he explains that the sailors released him after discovering that he is a
Royal Naval Reserve
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officer. Lawrence puts Janet on a departing plane and leaves the sailors with Freddy, who realizes that he lost the bet, but enjoys the merry drinking with them.
However, Janet instead returns to her hotel room and finds Freddy there. She declares her love for him, and they kiss and begin undressing. Andre reports this to Lawrence, who accepts his defeat with grace. He waits for Freddy to return and gloat over his victory, but instead Janet arrives in tears and says that Freddy stole the money her father sent. Disgusted, Lawrence calls Andre to have Freddy arrested, gives Janet a bag containing $50,000 of his own money, and takes her to the airport.
Before her plane departs, Janet returns Lawrence's bag, refusing to take what isn't hers. Andre arrives with Freddy, who claims that Janet stole his wallet and clothes. Lawrence disbelieves him, pointing out Janet's honesty in returning the $50,000. Opening his bag, he finds that the money has been replaced with Freddy's clothes and a note wherein Janet reveals herself to be the Jackal. Freddy is furious, while Lawrence is impressed.
The following week, Freddy and Lawrence contemplate their loss at Lawrence's villa. They are about to part ways when Janet, posing as a New York City real estate agent, arrives in a yacht filled with wealthy people. She prompts the shocked Lawrence and Freddy to assume roles in her scheme and, after sending her guests off to refresh themselves, takes the pair aside and announces that while she made three million dollars the previous year, "
heirfifty thousand was the most fun." Joining arms, they set out to fleece their latest victims.
Cast
Production
Pre-production
The original 1964 film titled ''
Bedtime Story
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'' was written as a
vehicle
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for
Doris Day,
Cary Grant
Cary Grant (born Archibald Alec Leach; January 18, 1904November 29, 1986) was an English-American actor. He was known for his Mid-Atlantic accent, debonair demeanor, light-hearted approach to acting, and sense of comic timing. He was one o ...
and
Rock Hudson
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. It was eventually made with
Shirley Jones
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,
David Niven
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and
Marlon Brando.
The 1988 version similarly underwent casting changes. It started as a possible vehicle for
Mick Jagger
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and
David Bowie
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, who approached
Dale Launer to write a screenplay for them. Launer suggested a remake of ''Bedtime Story''. Launer acquired the rights for the remake, but Bowie and Jagger dropped out to do a movie with
Martin Scorsese
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. According to Bowie, they were "a bit tweezed that we lost out on a script that could have been reasonably good."
According to
Splitsider
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,
Eddie Murphy was considered for the role of Freddy Benson.
John Cleese was also approached for the role of Jamieson, but declined. He admitted in a 2008 interview that he regretted doing so. In the second volume of his published diaries,
Michael Palin
Sir Michael Edward Palin (; born 5 May 1943) is an English actor, comedian, writer, television presenter, and public speaker. He was a member of the Monty Python comedy group. Since 1980, he has made a number of travel documentaries.
Palin w ...
confirmed that Cleese "reluctantly" turned down the role. Palin wrote that he then received a phone call from
Frank Oz
Frank Oz (born Frank Richard Oznowicz; May 25, 1944) is an American actor, puppeteer, and filmmaker.
He began his career as a puppeteer, performing the Muppet characters of Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, and Sam Eagle in ''The Muppet Show ...
on April 1, 1988, asking him to consider the part of Jamieson. Palin flew to New York City from London a few days later to read for the role, but was not sure of his own suitability for the part.
Richard Dreyfuss was also sent a script. Though he was intended for the part of Benson, a misunderstanding resulted in him preparing the part of Jamieson, so
Steve Martin
Stephen Glenn Martin (born August 14, 1945) is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and musician. He has won five Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and was awarded an Honorary Academy Award in 2013. Additionally, he was nominate ...
(who conversely had also been asked to play Jamieson) read Benson's part instead. Oz was excited by Martin's version of Benson, and settled on this choice.
Michael Caine
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was eventually chosen to play Jamieson. Palin wrote in his diary that Caine was "probably the nearest he (Oz) will get in an English actor to the effortless charisma of Niven."
Filming
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Production of the film began on June 6, 1988 and lasted through early August, finishing "six days ahead of schedule."
Filming locations included
Antibes,
Cannes
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,
Beaulieu-sur-Mer (depicted in the film as "Beaumont-sur-Mer"),
Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat
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,
Nice
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and
Villefranche-sur-Mer
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. The
Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild
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was visited by the leading characters in a scene. The estate belonging to Lawrence is a private villa (
Villa Hier) located at the tip of the
Cap d'Antibes;
the hotel hosting a number of dining and casino scenes is the
Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat.
Music
The
soundtrack
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includes "
Puttin' on the Ritz" by
Irving Berlin
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Born in Imperial Russ ...
, "Pick Yourself Up" by
Jerome Kern
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and
Dorothy Fields
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, and "
We're in the Money" by
Harry Warren and
Al Dubin. They all feature the violinist
Jerry Goodman
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Career
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.
Release
Theatrical
Prior to the film's December 14, 1988 theatrical release in the United States, it premiered at the
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
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LACMA was founded in 19 ...
on December 5. The studio held test screenings of the film in early October, one for a
blue-collar
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audience and one for "more upscale", with both receiving high marks.
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Home media
In a DVD
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extra providing a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the film, Frank Oz discusses a teaser trailer
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he directed for the studio, which he wanted to use for promotion before there was enough actual footage to assemble a trailer. An entire day was spent filming a scene in which Freddy and Lawrence stroll along the promenade, politely moving out of the way of other people, until Freddy casually pushes an elderly woman into the water and Lawrence nonchalantly shoves a little boy's face into his cotton candy
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It is made by heating and liquefying sugar, and spinning it centrifu ...
.
Reception
Box office
The film grossed $3.8 million from 1,466 theaters in its opening weekend, finishing fifth at the box office. In total it grossed $42 million in the US.
Critical response
According to the review aggregator
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website Rotten Tomatoes
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, 89% of critics have given the film a positive review based on 44 reviews, with an average rating of 7/10. The site's critics consensus reads, "A buoyant, clever update of the conman flick ''Bedtime Story'', with plenty of comedic jousting resulting from a winning chemistry between Michael Caine and Steve Martin." At Metacritic
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, the film has a weighted average score of 68 out of 100 based on 14 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.
Roger Ebert of the ''Chicago Sun-Times
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'' said, "The plot ... is not as complex as a movie like ''The Sting
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'', and we can see some of the surprises as soon as they appear on the horizon. But the chemistry between Martin and Caine is fun, and Headly provides a resilient foil." ''Variety
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'' called it "wonderfully crafted" and "absolutely charming", and added: "Director Frank Oz clearly has fun with his subjects, helped out in good part by clever cutting and a great, imitative '30s jazz
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y score by Miles Goodman." Vincent Canby
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of ''The New York Times
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'' called it "one of the season's most cheerful, most satisfying new comedies" which was a "blithe, seemingly all-new, laugh-out-loud escapade". He added that "Mr. Caine and Mr. Martin work together with an exuberant ease that's a joy to watch" plus "In this season of lazy, fat, mistimed and misdirected comedies, exemplified by ''Scrooged
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'' and ''Twins
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,'' ''Dirty Rotten Scoundrels'' is an enchanted featherweight folly."
Awards and nominations
Michael Caine
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was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy but lost to Tom Hanks
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in ''Big
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''. Glenne Headly
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was named Most Promising New Actress by the Chicago Film Critics Association.
Musical adaptation
The film served as the basis of a stage musical of the same name that opened on Broadway
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in early 2005. It starred John Lithgow and Norbert Leo Butz as Lawrence and Freddy and Sherie Rene Scott
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as the "Jackal", in the show named Christine Colgate, not Janet.
Remake
'
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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has produced a remake of the film with Rebel Wilson
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, Anne Hathaway
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and Alex Sharp
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After graduating from the Juilliard ...
, titled '' The Hustle''. It was released on May 10, 2019.
References
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