10 Funniest Comedy Films Of The 1980s
4. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)
Starring Michael Caine as the sophisticated Brit Lawrence Jamieson and Steve Martin as the brash American Freddy Benson, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is a story about two rival con men unwilling to share the same territory.
To settle the dispute, the fraudsters take part in a competition to steal $50,000 from heiress Janet Colgate (Glenne Headly), with the loser having to leave town.
The film's great concept was well received by audiences and critics, with the smart and hilarious film making $42 million at the box office.
Conceived from the 1964 film Bedtime Story, the concept was recently remade again in The Hustle (2019). However like the original, the modern remake did not come close to replicating the comedic brilliance of the 1988 classic.