This movie is the proof that the world is becoming a sick and dumb place

Please don't spend money on this.

From my favorite movies..

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

Light hearted comedy and a real classic of feel good cinema.

From beginning to end (appetizer to dessert) Dirty Rotten Scoundrels delivers. The opening sequence showcases Oz's comedic restraint: the charade of one of the scoundrel's compromising his principles because it benefits children forces you to smile. (Phony politicians love to say that they're doing something "for the children" when that something is purely self-serving.) Throughout the film Martin, Caine, and Headley perform flawlessly, with particularly hilarious scenes featuring Martin. The "Oh, Lady Fanny of Omaha!" ruse is priceless, as are others. Caine exhibits his superb subtly and timing. And Headley displays her acting range. The movie's "entree" satisfies to perfection.Topping things off, however, is dessert. Oz could have ended the film in the second-to-last scene and still have had a winner; however, he goes one further with the final one--and it's simply comic genius.If only more films were so complimentary of an audience's intelligence.

If one scans my, wide-screen ONLY, and anally maintained DVD collection, you will find of the vast majority (80%) are dark, ideally SciFi, even noir psych thrillers. The remaining include a few blockbuster Marvel action movies (10%) and some unique documentaries (5%), and the last few are comedies. Comedy movies overall seem too immature for my tastes as a rule. I do not suffer the silly for silly's sake frat comedies well at all.. much less the high school and least of all the "Dumb & Dumber" fare.And yet.. this is one of my all time favorite comedies. Is it quite silly on occasion? Indeed. Is it somehow brilliant above all others? Doubtful. Yet it is so 'brilliantly' absurd in it's timing.. while being quite sexy due it's lovely and charming femme fatale character too.. and ends up being almost shockingly hilarious.Add the locations of the scenes.. and the absolutely brilliant presence of Sir Michael Caine.. mix in just the tolerable amount of Steve Martin's zany factor.. and this film stands up against all comedies throughout the film eras experienced during my 'fitty-five' years far above almost all others seen! #Bravo!

Frank Oz directed this clever comedy that stars Steve Martin & Michael Caine as two con artists on the French Mediterranean Coast who continuously bump into each other, interfering with each others plans. They then decide to settle things by making a bet: the first one to make a successful con on tourist Janet Colgate(played by Glenne Headly) will be the winner, and the loser will leave the country. They still team up to fool her with various disguises and schemes, but not everything is as it seems, leading to a memorable twist ending. Both Martin and Caine give funny performances, and work well together. Viewer may be uneasy rooting for these crooks, but it all works out well in the end.