Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Brief Synopsis
Freddy Benson is a low-rent huckster. When they decide that the French Riviera isn't big enough for the both of them, they make a bet: They'll compete for the favors of an American soap heiress, and the loser will have to leave town for good.
Cast & Crew
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Frank Oz
Director
Steve Martin
Freddy Benson
Michael Caine
Lawrence Jamieson
Glenne Headly
Janet Colgate
Anton Rodgers
Inspector Andre
Barbara Harris
Fanny Eubanks
Film Details
Also Known As
Le plus escroc des deux, Rivierans guldgossar, plus escroc des deux
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Crime
Romance
Release Date
1988
Production Company
Arri Group; Cinema Research Corporation; D Bassett & Associates Inc; Eclair Group; Judy Garland & Associates; Orion Pictures; Record Plant Scoring Inc; Sprocket Systems Inc; The Saul Zaentz Film Center
Distribution Company
Orion Pictures; 20th Century Fox; 20th Century Fox Distribution; Adr Productions; Orion Home Video; Orion Pictures; Rank Film Distributors Ltd; Village Roadshow Limited; Virgin Vision
Location
Nice, France
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 50m
Synopsis
Freddy Benson is a low-rent huckster. When they decide that the French Riviera isn't big enough for the both of them, they make a bet: They'll compete for the favors of an American soap heiress, and the loser will have to leave town for good.
Director
Frank Oz
Director
Cast
Steve Martin
Freddy Benson
Michael Caine
Lawrence Jamieson
Glenne Headly
Janet Colgate
Anton Rodgers
Inspector Andre
Barbara Harris
Fanny Eubanks
Ian Mcdiarmid
Arthur
Dana Ivey
Mrs Reed
Meagen Fay
Lady From Oklahoma
Frances Conroy
Lady From Palm Beach
Nicole Calfan
Lady In Dining Car
Aina Walle
Miss Krista Knudsen
Cheryl Pay
Lady With Pearls
Nathalie Auffret
Marion
Lolly Susi
Lady With Rolls Royce
Rupert Holliday-evans
1st English Sailor
Hepburn Graham
2nd English Sailor
Xavier Maly
Hotel Bellboy
Andrt Penvern
Waiter On The Train
Louis Zorich
Greek Millionaire
Georges Gerrard Baffos
Assistant Hotel Manager
Valerie Beaufils
Pretty Beach Girl
Jerry Goodman
Performer
Crew
Marit Allen
Costume Designer
Berj Amir
Apprentice Film Editor
C J Appel
Adr Editor
Florian Ballhaus
1st Assistant Camera
Jan Sebastian Ballhaus
Video Playback Operator
Michael Ballhaus
Dp/Cinematographer
Michael Ballhaus
Director Of Photography
Don Banks
Boom Operator
Rene Basso
Grip
Chris Beaver
Adr Editor Assistant
Richard Beggs
Sound Rerecording Mixer
Mark Berger
Sound Rerecording Mixer
Irving Berlin
Song ("Puttin' On The Ritz")
Arthur Blum
Dolly Grip
Maurice Borghesi
Supervisor
Antoine Bratulic
Grip
Karen A Brocco
Foley Editor Assistant
Regis Brun
Location Manager Assistant
Rene Brun
Location Manager
Reid Burns
Color Timer
Lois Burwell
Makeup (Michael Caine)
Bruce Byall
Bestboy
Ernest Cabezas
Generator Operator
Oscar Castro-neves
Original Music
Pascal Charbonnier
Makeup
Ethan Chase
Scoring Assistant
Dianne Lisa Cheek
Production Controller
Elisa Cohen
Apprentice Film Editor
Luis Colina
Foley Editor
Francoise Combadiere
Casting (Paris)
Denis Coq
Assistant Film Editor
Laurence Coutaud
Other
Ron Davies
Adr Editor
Isabelle Degeofroy
Auditor Assistant
Al Dubin
Song ("We'Re In The Money")
Inger Eisenhour
Assistant (To Bernard Williams), Assistant (To Frank Oz)
Frank Eulner
Sound Effects Editor Assistant
Tina Fallani
Dialogue Editor Apprentice
Claudy Fellous-marliere
Wardrobe Assistant
Bran Ferren
Titles
Dorothy Fields
Song ("Pick Yourself Up")
Janet Flora
Makeup
Nancy Fogarty
Music Editor
Noelle Fortuna
Drape Assistant
Richard Friedlander
1st Assistant Film Editor
Rob Fruchtman
Foley Editor
Sue Gandy
Costume Designer Assistant
Miles Goodman
Music
Robert Grahamjones
Assistant Film Editor
Tom Gray
Publicist
Marjorie Hagar
Sound Effects Apprentice
Marjorie Hagar
Foley Apprentice
Bernard Harvey-langton
Props Assistant
Ruth Hasty
Assistant (To Bernard Williams), Assistant (To Frank Oz)
Paul Henning
Screenwriter
Charles Hirschhorn
Executive Producer
Donna Isaacson
Casting
Pat Jackson
Sound Effects Editor
Tom Johnson
Sound Rerecording Mixer
Gerry Jones
Hairstyles
Jerome Kern
Song ("Pick Yourself Up")
Joseph Brad Kluge
Production Assistant
Derek Knowler
Property Storeman
Ann Kroeber
Sound Effects Editor
Damien Lanfranchi
Art Direction
Dale Launer
Executive Producer
Dale Launer
Screenwriter
Louis Lenoir
Supervisor
Jean-marie Lopez
Electrician
Barbara Lucey
Other
John S. Lyons
Casting
Bobby Mancuso
Assistant Camera Operator
Bernard Mazauric
Unit Production Manager
Caroline Mazauric
Casting (Nice)
Phillipe Mazauric
Props Buyer
Debbie Mcwilliams
Casting (London)
Jean Menna
Carpenter Supervisor
Devon Miller
Music Editor Assistant
Jim Mitchell
Scoring Assistant
Joel Moss
Music Recording
Matthew W. Mungle
Prosthetics Makeup
Marie Myriam
Song Performer ("Celui Qui S'En Va")
Stephane Negre
Electrician
Nelly Niay
French Auditor
Valerie Norman-williams
Script Supervisor
John Nutt
Dialogue Editor
Jenny Oznowicz
Apprentice Film Editor
Thomas Pasatieri
Original Music
Dorothy Pearl
Makeup (Steve Martin)
Robert Penn
Stills
Tony Rimmington
Art Direction Assistant
Roberto Robin
Casting Assistant (Nice)
Bob Robinson
Adr Editor Assistant
Stephen Rotter
Editor
Caroline Ruelle
Other
Antoine Sabarros
2nd Assistant Director
Suzy Sand
Wardrobe Assistant
John Sandau
Bestboy
Bob Sarles
Assistant Film Editor
William S. Scharf
Editor
Dennis Schoonderwoerd
Costumer (Steve Martin)
Stanley Shapiro
Screenwriter
Ivan Sharrock
Sound Recording Mixer
Rosalind Shingleton
Set Decorator
Michael Silvers
Dialogue Editor
Jimmy Smith
Costumer (Michael Caine)
Steve Smith
Key Grip
Steve Spence
Art Direction
Alan Splet
Sound Editor Supervisor
Jean-pierre Steen
Sound Assistant
Lionel Strutt
Adr Recording
Gerry Toomey
2nd Assistant Director
Andrea Tringham
Production Assistant
David Tringham
1st Assistant Director
James R Tynes
Gaffer
Gaston Veilleux
Transportation Coordinator
John Vernbeck
Sound Effects Editor Assistant
Roy Walker
Production Designer
Toni-ann Walker
Hairstyles (Steve Martin)
Terry Walsh
Stunt Man (Michael Caine)
Harry Warren
Song ("We'Re In The Money")
Terry Wells
Property Master
Bernard Williams
1st Assistant Director
Bernie Williams
Producer
Bernie Williams
Assistant Director
Michelle Wright
Production Coordinator
Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
Dialogue Editor Assistant
Thierry Zemmour
Hairstyles
Film Details
Also Known As
Le plus escroc des deux, Rivierans guldgossar, plus escroc des deux
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Crime
Romance
Release Date
1988
Production Company
Arri Group; Cinema Research Corporation; D Bassett & Associates Inc; Eclair Group; Judy Garland & Associates; Orion Pictures; Record Plant Scoring Inc; Sprocket Systems Inc; The Saul Zaentz Film Center
Distribution Company
Orion Pictures; 20th Century Fox; 20th Century Fox Distribution; Adr Productions; Orion Home Video; Orion Pictures; Rank Film Distributors Ltd; Village Roadshow Limited; Virgin Vision
Location
Nice, France
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 50m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Winter December 14, 1988
Released in United States on Video June 22, 1989
Remake of "Bedtime Story" (1964) directed by Ralph Levy.
Began shooting June 6, 1988.
Completed shooting August 1988.
Released in United States Winter December 14, 1988
Released in United States on Video June 22, 1989
