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It is also the name of a Broadway musical adaptation of the film. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is a Broadway musical, with music and lyrics by David Yazbek and a book by Jeffrey Lane; it is based on the film of the same name. ...

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Tagline: Good guys finish last... Meet the winners.

Film

Steve Martin plays a small-time hustler by the name of Freddy Benson who cajoles Michael Caine's character Lawrence, a master con artist, into teaching him the secrets of his craft. When Lawrence decides there is not room for the two of them in the same city in the French Riviera, a challenge is laid down: the first to con fifty thousand dollars out of a presumably wealthy woman by the name of Janet (Glenne Headly) will be allowed to stay, while the other must leave. However, as their bet concludes, it is revealed that their "target" — Janet — is actually a wanted criminal known as "The Jackal" and has conned both of them. The Quai des États-Unis in Nice on the French Riviera at night. ...

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Musical

Main Page: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (musical) Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is a Broadway musical, with music and lyrics by David Yazbek and a book by Jeffrey Lane; it is based on the film of the same name. ...

• The movie was adapted into a Broadway musical of the same name. It starred John Lithgow as Lawrence, Sherie Rene Scott as Christine (replacing the character of Janet), and Norbert Leo Butz as Freddy. The show was nominated for several Tony Awards in the 2005 season, including Best Musical. All three lead actors were also nominated in the Best Actor and Actress categories, with Norbert Leo Butz taking the Award for Best Actor.

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Filming Locations for Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

• Antibes, Alpes-Maritimes, France
• Aéroport Nice Côte d'Azur, Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France
• Beaulieu-sur-Mer, Alpes-Maritimes, France
• Grand-Hôtel de Cap Ferrat, Cap-Ferrat, Gironde, France
• Musée Rothschild, Cap Ferrat, Gironde, France (this museum was used as the mansion for Michael Caine's character)
• Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France
• Villefranche, Gers, France

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Trivia

• This movie is notable for giving Ian McDiarmid one of his most visible roles outside his role as Emperor Palpatine — namely, Arthur the cynical butler.

Ian McDiarmid (born August 11, 1944) is a Tony Award-winning Scottish actor born in Carnoustie. ... Palpatine is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe. ...

External links

• Dirty Rotten Scoundrels at the Internet Movie Database
• Review of the film, from a BBC website