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Synopsis: Wealthy native Brit Lawrence Jamieson, living in Beaumont-sur-Mer on the French Riviera, earns most of his money through big cons on wealthy unsuspecting women. With the help of his associates -- corrupt police Inspector Andre, who provides him most of his intel, and his butler Arthur -- he pulls scams such as pretending to be a foreign deposed prince who needs money to finance a secret war to liberate his people. Beaumont-sur-Mer, and thus his world, is invaded by brash American Freddy Benson, another con man whose targets are also wealthy unsuspecting women. Lawrence believes Freddy is the Jackal, a con man whose true identity is unknown but who is known to be working his way through Europe. While Lawrence works on thousands of dollars per scam, Freddy works only on tens or if he is lucky hundreds of dollars. Lawrence's efforts to get Freddy out of his territory are unsuccessful, so when Freddy figures out that Lawrence is a con man like he is, he decides to blackmail Lawrence to wor
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Director(s): Frank Oz
Production: MGM Home Entertainment
  Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 1 win.
 
IMDB:
7.3
Metacritic:
68
Rotten Tomatoes:
88%
PG
Year:
1988
110 min
1,944 Views


- Older, retired couples? Are you sure?

- Yes, I live there.

I'm considered to be the town's playboy.

All the social activity has

gone to the Italian Riviera.

Portofino.

Still doesn't hurt to check it out.

Some of these sleepy

towns really pay off.

Would you excuse me? I have

to phone my wife and children.

I always like to let them know

exactly what time I'm arriving.

They really got you on a leash.

Don't they?

Afraid so.

Well, here we are.

Older, retired couples?

- You have a ride into town?

- Yes, I have.

- Great. You can give me lift.

- Do you have a hotel room?

I never make reservations.

Excuse me. Is this train going to Portofino?

Yes, it is. But we're

getting off, right?

Scusi.

- We're getting off, right?

- Uh...

Gee.

- How far up is Portofino?

- Portofino?

It's about 170 km. I live there.

- No!

- Yes!

Come and stay with me. You

can always go to Portofino later.

I would love to, but my grandmother

is there and she's expecting me.

Your grandmother is living in Portofino?

Yes. Actually, she's quite ill.

Well, good luck. Give my

best to your grandmother.

I hope her health improves.

- Ciao.

- Ciao.

Ciao.

Your phone call did

not give me much time.

Marion was perfect.

Make sure she gets

back all right, Andre.

May I ask why she was necessary?

I needed a decoy. There was this

idiot sharing my compartment.

He fancied himself as a bit of a player.

Said he was going to do some

hunting in my Beaumont-sur-Mer.

Monsieur Lawrence, you can

afford to dismiss such amateurs.

- Surely he was no match for you?

- You can't be too careful, Andre.

After all, a poacher who shoots at

rabbits may scare big game away.

Hey, Lawrence, listen to this.

"A clever, young American con

artist, nicknamed The Jackal,

has been working Western Europe."

If he's in the papers,

how clever can he be?

Now, to business. Krista Knudsen.

Widow of Lars Knudsen,

the Danish match king.

She left the Excelsior Hotel in Genoa

at 0740 hours this

morning in a white Ferrari.

She should be arriving

at approximately...

Ah-hah!

Here she is now.

Well, listen. I would very much like to

help your grandmother.

- No, I got some money here.

- Oh, no. I wouldn't accept it.

That's strange. There's

a young man with her.

- Please, I insist. I insist.

- I'm gonna pay you back.

- The poacher?

- Yes.

And he's no longer

satisfied with rabbits.

Monsieur Police Inspector, can

you arrange something for me?

- I'm gonna pay you back, though.

- No!

The usual?

Bonjour!

Hey! Encore, encore!

Yee-ha!

Da da-da da da

Da-da da-da da da

Da-da da-da da da daa!

Monsieur!

Merci.

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Dale Launer

Dale Launer (born May 19, 1952) is an American comedy screenwriter. His films include Ruthless People, Blind Date, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and My Cousin Vinny. more…

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