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Titolo originale: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Regia: Frank Oz |
Anno: 1988
Origine: United States of America |
Generi: Commedia Crime
Tag: bet | luxury | casino | competition | southern france | wheelchair | seduction | con man | swindler | remake | french riviera | money | wager | heiress | mentor protégé relationship | riviera | conman | conmen |
Cast: Steve Martin | Michael Caine | Glenne Headly | Anton Rodgers | Barbara Harris | Ian McDiarmid | Dana Ivey | Meagen Fay | Frances Conroy | Nicole Calfan | Aïna Walle | Cheryl Pay | Nathalie Auffret | Lolly Susi | Rupert Holliday-Evans | Hepburn Graham | Xavier Maly | André Penvern | Louis Zorich | Georges Gerrard Baffos | Valerie Beaufils |

Lawrence e Freddie sono due truffatori;rispettivamente di alto livello e di bassa lega.. Essi tentano, senza successo, di lavorare insieme solo per scoprire che questa città (sulla costa mediterranea francese) non è abbastanza grande per loro due. Fanno una scommessa tra loro che tirerà fuori meglio ed il peggio in entrambi..

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The moment when Freddy's hand has been glued to the wall all night by the sailors was Steve Martin's [...] D
The butler was named Arthur and played by Ian McDiarmid. This could be considered a bit of name nod [...] D
Glenne Headly was named Most Promising New Actress winning a CFCA Award at the Chicago Film Critics [...] D
When director Frank Oz first approached Sir Michael Caine about a key role in this movie, he tempted [...] D
This movie was filmed on June 6, 1988 and wrapped on August 16, 1988 after 2 months, 10 weeks, or 71 [...] D
This movie is ranked at the number eighty-five spot on Bravo's "100 Funniest Movies" list. D
This is the first movie directed by Frank Oz that does not feature puppets. D
The code name Jackal was also used by the assassin in Frederick Forsyth's Day of the Jackal, both fi [...] D
Third of five collaborations of Frank Oz and Steve Martin. The others were Bowfinger (1999), Moglie [...] D
In Uomini d'argento (1977), Louis Jourdan instructs Michael Caine on the proper way to kiss a lady's [...] D
Sean Young was offered the role of Janet Colgate, but turned it down to do Cocaina (1988). D
This movie is a remake of I due seduttori (1964). Sir Michael Caine and Steve Martin play the parts [...] D
Director Frank Oz and Ian McDiarmid had previously been in Il ritorno dello Jedi (1983). They subseq [...] D
Breakthrough movie role of Glenne Headly (Janet Colgate). Headly also was also Captain Stottlemeyer' [...] D
Eddie Murphy passed on the role of Freddy Benson. D
Michael Caine was 55 years old when this film was shot, and Steve Martin was 42. In order to make th [...] D
Only a teaser trailer was released. Three full trailers were presented to Frank Oz and Orion Picture [...] D
One of two 1988 cinematic movies starring Sir Michael Caine. Both pictures were comedies, with the o [...] D
According to the DVD commentary, when Freddy is in jail, trying to remember Lawrence's name, the ent [...] D
DVD special features report that Steve Martin and Sir Michael Caine frequently ad-libbed throughout [...] D
Glenne Headly & Steve Martin worked together eight years later in "Sgt. Bilko". In that film Martin [...] D
The crystal stemware used in the scene where Michael Caine is teaching Steve Martin how to act debon [...] D
The music used when Freddy goes on a shopping spree after first arriving back on the Riviera is the [...] D
This film is a remake of 'Bedtime Story' (1964) which starred David Niven and Marlon Brando. As a ho [...] D
In comparison with I due seduttori (1964), of which this movie is a remake, according to show-busine [...] D
Sir Michael Caine was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or [...] D
The teaser trailer features a sequence which does not appear in the final movie. Freddy Benson and L [...] D
Frank Oz: As the police officer rushing Freddy to meet Lawrence at the airport near the end of the m [...] D
According to Sir Michael Caine's autobiography, the tall, straight-black-haired girl dancing next to [...] D
When Freddy is in the casino wearing a U.S. Army uniform, he attempts to use a U.S. Army Good Conduc [...] D
The number plate that appears on the white Ferrari is Danish. However, the font reveals it is a fake [...] D
Playing "Lady" Fanny Eubanks of Omaha, the sucker victim of Lawrence Jamieson's major start-of-movie [...] D
Adapted into a stage musical starring John Lithgow. Lithgow also shares the role of Yoda with Direct [...] D
This movie was originally a project for Mick Jagger and David Bowie. After the success of their "Dan [...] D
The movie was used as the source for the musical "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels", which opened at the Impe [...] D
In March 2016, the MGM channel (in the U.K. and Ireland) showed the American version of this movie. [...] D
The private jet that sends off Freddy is called "The president's special". D
Donald Pleasence, who lived nearby the film's location in Saint-Paul-De-Vince, Nice, visited the set [...] D
Glenne Headly & Steve Martin worked together eight years later in "Sgt. Bilko". In that film Martin [...] D
This movie was known as "King Of The Mountain" and "Dirty Rotten Criminals" during its early stages. [...] D
Along with all of the other Star Wars connections, Ian McDiarmid, who played Arthur the butler in th [...] D