Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is a comedy movie set in the French Riviera. The main characters are Lawrence, played by British actor Michael Caine, and Freddie, by US actor and comedian

Steve Martin. This unlikely duo work very well together in the making of this extremely funny movie.

Lawrence is a high-class con man (confidence man) who tricks rich women out of their money to support his wealthy lifestyle. Freddie is also a con man but on a much smaller scale. He takes great pleasure from cheating any woman out of any amount of money just to survive. When they meet in the small town of Beaumont-sur-Mer, on the French Mediterranean coast, Freddie blackmails Lawrence into teaching him how to behave in high-society so that he too can work in a higher league. It becomes obvious that the town is too small for the two of them, so they have a bet. The first one to extract $50,000 from their next young lady victim, played by the lovely Glenne Headly, is the winner. The loser must leave town and never return. The real fun begins, and there is a nice little twist at the end.

This is a really great movie for learning English. The rate of speech is not so fast, and very clear. We can also hear the difference between British and American accents. This movie breaks down easily into short clips that can be used for detailed study. It is also incredibly entertaining!