DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS (DVD/16X9/WS/1.85:1/1988/FR-SP-PORT-SUB/1987/TRAILE DVD

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is a remake of the 1964 film farce Bedtime Story. Steve Martin and Michael Caine take over the roles originally played by Marlon Brando and David Niven: two international con artists, plying their trade on gullible wealthy women up and down the Riviera. Martin and Caine vie over the honor of fleecing ingenuous heiress Glenne Headly (in a role originated by Shirley Jones). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast Steve Martin as Freddy Benson Michael Caine as Lawrence Jamieson Glenne Headly as Janet Colgate Anton Rodgers as Inspector Andre Barbara Harris as Fanny Eubanks Ian McDiarmid as Arthur Dana Ivey as Mrs. Reed

Crew Damien Lanfranchi - Art Director Steve Spence - Art Director Donna Isaacson - Casting John Lyons - Casting Debbie McWilliams - Casting Marit Allen - Costume Designer Bernard Williams - First Assistant Director David Tringham - First Assistant Director Frank Oz - Director William Scharf - Editor Stephen A. Rotter - Editor Dale Launer - Executive Producer Miles Goodman - Composer (Music Score) Alexis Dubin - Songwriter Janet Flora - Makeup Pascal Charbonnier - Makeup Roy Walker - Production Designer Michael Ballhaus - Cinematographer Bernard Williams - Producer Rosalind Shingleton - Set Designer Ivan Sharrock - Sound/Sound Designer Terry Walsh - Stunts Dale Launer - Screenwriter Stanley Shapiro - Screenwriter Paul Henning - Screenwriter Alan Splet - Supervising Sound Editor Dorothy Fields - Featured Music Jerome Kern - Featured Music Harry Warren - Featured Music

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels harks back to the era of suave 1950s and '60s caper films -- specifically, the 1963 David Niven/Marlon Brando vehicle Bedtime Story, on which Scoundrels's script is based. Michael Caine plays the slicker member of the anti-hero duo with perfect English ease, and Steve Martin is inspired as his gauche American counterpart. Scoundrels features an involved and complicated plot, with as many twists and turns as a decent mystery; the film unfolds like a broad, comic version of the The Sting. Director Frank Oz's only previous adult-oriented film was 1986's Little Shop of Horrors, and with Dirty Rotten Scoundrels he firmly established the fine comic form that he would perfect with In & Out (1997) and Bowfinger (1999). The lush French Riviera environs are adroitly shot by Michael Ballhaus. ~ Matthew Doberman, All Movie Guide
 

Michael Caine: Golden Globe, Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Com (nominated)

General Specifications: Language Options: English, French, Spanish Subtitle Options: English, French, Spanish, Por Sound Processing: 5.1: 5 full-range channels. Includes 3 for the front speakers, 2 surround channels for rear speakers, & 1 low-frequency effects (LFE) channel to carry deep bass effects 2: PCM stereo Additional Features: Audio commentary with director Frank Oz Behind-the-scenes featurette Teaser trailer Original theatrical trailer DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1: Theatre Wide-Screen MPAA Rating: PG DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 14 Content Length: 110 min   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- 0. Scene Selections 1. Credits/Royal Scam [8:08] 2. Meet the Poacher [10:38] 3. So Long, Sucker! [5:02] 4. "Lady Fanny of Omaha" [5:32] 5. Putting on the Ritz [3:14] 6. Oh, Brother! [7:22] 7. The Bet is Set [7:08] 8. Wheeler Dealer [9:08] 9. "Dr. Schauffhausen!" [8:04] 10. Cruel Therapy [5:36] 11. Suicidal Seducer [6:25] 12. "The Bet's Off!" [7:56] 13. "Walk to Me!" [4:00] 14. Is She Gone or Not? [5:37] 15. "Janet the Jackal" [7:50] 16. Partners/Credits [8:27]