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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)
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14 December 1988 (USA)
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Nice guys finish last. Meet the winners.
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Lawrence and Freddie are con-men; big-time and small time respectively. They unsuccessfully attempt...
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Nominated for Golden Globe.
Another 1 win
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(31 articles)
David Rockwell Gets Academy Award Gig Second Year Running
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Oscar 2010: David Rockwell to Design Oscar Show
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(From Fast Company. 13 November 2009, 7:30 AM, PST)
Oscar 2010: David Rockwell to Design Oscar Show
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Classic comedy, timeless situation, wonderful performers.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | 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 |
| Aïna Walle | ... | Miss Krista Knudsen |
| Cheryl Pay | ... | Lady with Pearls |
 | Nathalie Auffret | ... | Marion |
| Lolly Susi | ... | Lady in Rolls Royce |
| Rupert Holliday-Evans | ... | English Sailor #1 (as Rupert Holliday Evans) |
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110 min | Turkey:104 min (TV version)
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1.37 : 1 more
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Iceland:L |
Australia:PG |
New Zealand:PG |
Canada:PG |
Finland:S |
Norway:5 (1989) |
Sweden:Btl |
UK:PG |
USA:PG |
West Germany:12 |
Singapore:PG
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This film is actually a remake of the comedy Bedtime Story (1964).
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Continuity: When Lawrence, Benson and Janet arrive at the villa for the first time, it is night, but when Lawrence takes Janet to the music room to dance, sunlight is streaming through the window.
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Referenced in Ek Aur Ek Gyarah: By Hook or by Crook (2003)
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Pick Yourself Up
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Remake of 1964's 'Bedtime Story' (written by comedy genius Paul Henning) moves right along with Michael Caine and Steve Martin sharing duties as professional opportunists one-upping each other in a conquest contest.
It's a sort of Martin and Lewis pairing, and, although the comedy is derivative, it's by no means boring or stale, likely due to the talent of the two marvelous leads.
Wonderful European landscapes are a bonus.
Well worth watching.