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Actors: Michael Caine, Steve Martin, Glenn Headly
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Dirty Rotten Scoundrels |
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The film is an hilarious romp through a Riviera town, where two rival con-men have made a bet that revolves around a seemingly innocent, wealthy, American heiress. Their battle of wits is fought with slapstick antics and a series of mistaken identities, but it all leads to their final discovery, which is that they, the players, have been played.
--Christina Wilkie, Resident Scholar
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two con artists try to make a certain amount of money off of a girl. what they do not know is that she is the famed con artist The Jackal.
--kaity loder, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Story of
- criminals stealing from other criminals
Kind of comedy
- bungling criminals
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- thief/con artist
Age:
- 40's-50's
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
- white
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- white/grey
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 80%
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- thief/con artist
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (woman) skinny
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- France
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
- resort/hotel
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- very happy
- encouraged
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
- Some foul language
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