Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
“Nice guys finish last. Meet the winners.”
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.
Genres
Comedy, Crime
Studio
Orion Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How Dirty Rotten Scoundrels performed
Budget
$6.5M
Worldwide Gross
$42.0M
Gross Profit
$35.5M
Return
6.5× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$6M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~45/55, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (32% of the domestic run, typical for Comedy) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Where to Watch
Cast
Freddy Benson
Steve Martin
Freddy Benson
Lawrence Jamieson
Michael Caine
Lawrence Jamieson
Janet Colgate
Glenne Headly
Janet Colgate
Inspector Andre
Anton Rodgers
Inspector Andre
Fanny Eubanks
Barbara Harris
Fanny Eubanks
Arthur
Ian McDiarmid
Arthur
Mrs. Reed
Dana Ivey
Mrs. Reed
Lady from Oklahoma
Meagen Fay
Lady from Oklahoma
Lady from Palm Beach
Frances Conroy
Lady from Palm Beach
Lady in Dining Car
Nicole Calfan
Lady in Dining Car
Miss Krista Knudsen
Aïna Walle
Miss Krista Knudsen
Lady with Pearls
Cheryl Pay
Lady with Pearls
If you liked Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The Hustle
2019
The Distinguished Gentleman
1992
Support Your Local Gunfighter
1971
Double Indemnity
1944
Easy Money
1983
Family Plot
1976