Dirty Rotten Scoundrels poster
Rating
7.1/10 (935 votes)
Popularity3
Runtime1h 50m
Release DateDecember 14, 1988
Budget$6,500,000
Revenue$42,000,000

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Nice guys finish last. Meet the winners.

Overview

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.

Production

Orion Pictures(US)

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Spoken Languages

English

Age Rating

All Ages

Key Crew

Director of PhotographyMichael Ballhaus
DirectorFrank Oz
ProducerBernard Williams
ScreenplayDale Launer

Videos & Trailers

DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS (1988) | Official Trailer | MGM

DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS (1988) | Official Trailer | MGM

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Official Trailer

Official Trailer

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DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS (1988) | Bailing Out Freddie | MGM

DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS (1988) | Bailing Out Freddie | MGM

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DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS (1988) | The Wheelchair Con | MGM

DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS (1988) | The Wheelchair Con | MGM

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DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS (1988) | Conning the Rich Women | MGM

DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS (1988) | Conning the Rich Women | MGM

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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988) - Clip: Bathroom Break (HD)

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988) - Clip: Bathroom Break (HD)

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