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| Orion Pictures Corporation | Release Date: December 14, 1988 |
Starring:
Michael Caine, Steve Martin
Movie Facts:
- A remake of the 1964 comedy Bedtime Story, Scoundrels was itself remade in 2019 as The Hustle.
Summary:
Two wiley con-men living in the south of France join forces to bilk rich American women of their fortunes. WHen one decides to strike out on his own, a bet is made over who can take a rich American heiress for $50,000 first. After much outrageous tomfoolery, the boys learn the heiress has no money and all three join forces. [MGM]
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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is a wonderfully crafted, absolutely charming remake of the 1964 film "Bedtime Story." In this classy version, Steve Martin and Michael Caine play the competing French Riviera conmen trying to outscheme each other in consistently amusing and surprising setups. Martin takes the crass American role played by Marlon Brando, and Caine plays homage to David Niven by sporting a thin mustache, slicked-back hair and double-breasted blue blazer in a sort of 1930s British yachtsman look.
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Set on the French Riviera, the movie has the kind of plot that cries out for the stylish treatment that a Billy Wilder could bring to it; without it, the various twists seem needlessly spun out and implausible, although Martin is allowed to show off his brand of very physical comedy to some advantage, and Miles Goodman contributes a pleasant score.
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Blithe, reasonably witty, with as many story twists as a Riviera roadway, its greatest assets are its glorious look and Michael Caine, his hair full of Dippety-Doo, his heart full of larceny. [14 Dec 1988, p.1]
Directed by Muppet manipulator-actor-director Oz, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is an amusing comedy whose strengths and weaknesses both stem from the broad treatment of the material. In going for easy, lowest-common-denominator laughs, Oz loses much of the subtlety and occasionally dark humor of the orginal.
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Scoundrels isn't rock-bottom. That a more sturdy vehicle couldn't be found for such stellar leads, though, is a dirty rotten shame. [14 Dec 1988, p. 4D]
Jan 27, 2023
What a stellar movie!!! Steve Martin and Michael Cain have so much chemistry and the female lead is amazingly talented. This movie is definitely old school but it's wholesome, charming, and super well crafted and edited.
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Dec 8, 2018
I just like this comedy very much. Time passes and I have changed my opinion on many movies but this one remains for me 10/10 for decades. It is light and witty at the same time. And funny, of course:)
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Apr 29, 2020
There were a couple funny setups and a few good gags, but for 90% of the movie, the whole bit is, "well, they're lying."
"Okay, what happens due to their lies?"
"Not much. People just kind of believe them"
"Okay, what happens due to their lies?"
"Not much. People just kind of believe them"
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