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Dirty rotten scoundrels / Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios Inc. ; a Frank Oz film ; written by Dale Launer, Stanley Shapiro and Paul Henning ; produced by Bernard Williams ; directed by Frank Oz.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: M130138 | Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment LLCLanguage: English, French, Spanish Subtitle language: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish Publisher: [Beverly Hills, CA] : Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios Inc., [2013]Distributor: Beverly Hills, CA : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment LLC, [2013]Copyright date: ©2013Edition: WidescreenDescription: 1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits:
  • Music by Miles Goodman ; edited by Stephen A. Rotter and William Scharf ; director of photography, Michael Ballhaus.
Cast: Steve Martin, Michael Caine, Glenne Headly, Anton Rodgers, Barbara Harris, Ian McDiarmid, Dana Ivey, Megan Fay, Frances Conroy.Summary: Comedy filmed on the Riviera, it's the story of two con men who compete to see who can extract $50,000 from a woman first. The victim is a naive American heiress, and the competition between the two men, one a suave and sophisticated Englishman and the other a bumbling but appealing American, heats up!
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Adult DVD Adult DVD Main Library DVD COMEDY Dirty ro Available 33111009683646
Adult DVD Adult DVD Main Library DVD COMEDY Dirty ro Available 33111009060977
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is a remake of the 1964 film farce Bedtime Story. Steve Martin and Michael Caine take over the roles originally played by Marlon Brando and David Niven: two international con artists, plying their trade on gullible wealthy women up and down the Riviera. Martin and Caine vie over the honor of fleecing ingenuous heiress Glenne Headly (in a role originated by Shirley Jones). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

DVD, NTSC, region 1; widescreen, 1.85:1, enhanced for widescreen TVs.

Widescreen (1.85:1).

Soundtrack in English, French or Spanish with optional English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.

Steve Martin, Michael Caine, Glenne Headly, Anton Rodgers, Barbara Harris, Ian McDiarmid, Dana Ivey, Megan Fay, Frances Conroy.

Music by Miles Goodman ; edited by Stephen A. Rotter and William Scharf ; director of photography, Michael Ballhaus.

Subtitles vary from those listed on container.

Originally produced as a motion picture in 1988.

Rated PG.

Comedy filmed on the Riviera, it's the story of two con men who compete to see who can extract $50,000 from a woman first. The victim is a naive American heiress, and the competition between the two men, one a suave and sophisticated Englishman and the other a bumbling but appealing American, heats up!

Special features: audio commentary with director, Frank Oz; behind-the-scenes featurette ; teaser trailer; original theatrical trailer.

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