Product Details

• Actors: Steve Martin, Michael Caine, Glenne Headly, Anton Rodgers, Barbara Harris
• Directors: Frank Oz
• Writers: Dale Launer, Paul Henning, Stanley Shapiro
• Producers: Bernard Williams, Charles Hirschhorn, Dale Launer
• Format: PAL
• Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Run Time: 110 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (117 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00004WZUT
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #660,412 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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49 of 51 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ruprick, the genital cuffs!!!, May 24, 2004

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Christian Hunter "Christian Hunter" (Austin, Texas Santa Barbara, California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (DVD)

I can't believe this movie is a decade and a half old! Neither will you when you view it again (or for the first time). The cinematography is fresh and the comedy is timeless.

The story revolves around a simple American con-man (brilliantly played by Steve Martin) who specializes in charming wealthy women out of whatever charity he can manage to swindel. That is, until he stumbles on to the master (Michael Caine), a suave ultra-swank European who doesn't go for the fast buck, but rather for the slow millions.

The difference in their styles, as Martin invades Caine's comfortable European playground (and then ultimately decide to work together) make for extreme comedy. However, not the Jim Carrey slapstick that's been so popular lately, rather, this is infinitely more subtle in it's buildup, but "net net" as funny as most of the best contemporary comedy out there.

If you have yet to see this film, count yourself lucky. Buy this DVD and give yourself 15 minutes to get into it. You won't be disappointed. For those of you who have seen it and are thinking about buying. Do it. It's one of the few DVD's in my collection I frequently watch and enjoy.

Hope this was helpful to you.

Christian Hunter

33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Verify which DVD edition you are buying!, February 19, 2004

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E. Knowles "amazon-queen" (The Amazon) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (DVD)

DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS is a great comedy. Martin & Caine have terrific on-screen chemistry and their performances in this film can still reduce me to a squalking, teary-eyed viewer. Terrific pacing keeps this movie buoyant at all times, even as the movie approaches its 20th anniversary.

There are two DVD editions. The first was from Orion/Image. It was a "no-frills" release, containing the movie only. Mercifully, that version is out of print although I have seen some unscrupulous sellers hyping that fact as a selling point. Don't be fooled.

Get the current edition on MGM DVD. Watch out for similar cover artwork. The current MGM offering has Martin & Caine standing in front of palm trees. (The no-frills disc has them standing in front of a bunch of beach umbrellas.)

With the current edition, you will enjoy an anamorphic widescreen transfer (better image quality than standard letterboxing). They are also including the original teaser trailer which brilliantly set up one's expectations without revealing ANY of the actual movie. Frank Oz (director) provides an interesting scene-by-scene audio commentary.

Enjoy!

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Priceless Match of Wits, December 6, 2004

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Laura De Giorgio "hypnotherapist" (Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (DVD)

The script is flawless and the roles played exquisitely by Michael Caine, Steve Martin and Glenne Headly.

Fred Benson (Steve Martin) has developed some expertise in swindling the small game - getting women basically to pay him a dinner. He is loud, uncultured and proud of his achievement. He has even managed to get publicity for his misdeeds in newspapers.

He realizes that he has much to learn when he steps on the territory, French Riviera, of Laurence Jamieson (Michael Caine), suave, cultured, classy European, who is elegantly getting the better of the big game.

In order to prevent Fred from scarying away his prey, Laurence devises a bet, a match of wits, between the two of them. The one who wins it gets to stay, the one who loses must leave. The bet consists of extracting $50,000 from unsuspecting victim - which they both choose and agree upon.

Now the priceless and hillarious match of wits begins, each one trying to outdo another and each one alternatively getting one step ahead, until the hunters realize that they have been hunted themselves all along by someone with even greater wits.