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, All Movie Guide