Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)

Note des utilisateurs:

7.0/10   

Réalisateur:

Frank Oz

Writers (WGA):

Dale Launer (written by) and
Stanley Shapiro (written by) ...

Release Date:

14 décembre 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Comedie | Crime

Accroche:

Nice guys finish last. Meet the winners.

Plot:

Lawrence and Freddie are con-men; big-time and small time respectively. They unsuccessfully attempt...

Plot Keywords:

Soiling Pants | Caper | Con Artist | Farce | Sailor

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win

Avis des utilisateurs:

Classic comedy, timeless situation, wonderful performers.

Ensemble

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)

Autre(s) titre(s) :

Deux fils de... (Canada: French title) [fr]
Plus escroc des deux, Le (France) [fr]

Durée:

110 min | Turkey:104 min (TV version)

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Son:

Dolby SR

Classification:

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

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Alpes-Maritimes, France

Company:

Orion Pictures Corporation

Anecdotes:

The scene where Steve Martin is posing with the bikini-clad women on the beach was shot twice. For the American release, the women all had their bikini tops on. For the European release, director Frank Oz filmed the same scene with the women topless. Oz states in the DVD commentary that when he commanded the women to remove their tops, he felt like the most powerful man in the world.

Goofs:

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.

Guillemet:

Freddy Benson: I didn't steal any money! She just saw me with another woman! You're French, you understand that!
Inspector Andre: To be with another woman, that is French. To be caught, that is American.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "20 to 1: Funny Films (#4.6)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Celui Qui S'en Va

Classic comedy, timeless situation, wonderful performers.

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.