Con artist Lawrence Jamieson is a longtime resident of a luxurious coastal resort, where he enjoys the lavish fruits of his deceptions -- that is, until a competitor, Freddy Benson, shows up. When the new guy's lowbrow tactics impinge on his own sophisticated work and believing him to be the infamous conman 'The Jackal', Lawrence resolves to get rid of him. Confident of his own duplicitous talents, he challenges Freddy to a winner-takes-all competition: whoever swindles their latest mark, American heiress Janet Colgate, out of $50,000 first can stay, while the other must leave town.
Cast
Steve Martin
Freddy Benson
Michael Caine
Lawrence Jamieson
Glenne Headly
Janet Colgate
Anton Rodgers
Inspector Andre
Barbara Harris
Fanny Eubanks
Ian McDiarmid
Arthur
Dana Ivey
Mrs. Reed
Meagen Fay
Lady from Oklahoma
Frances Conroy
Lady from Palm Beach
Nicole Calfan
Lady in Dining Car
Aïna Walle
Miss Krista Knudsen
Cheryl Pay
Lady with Pearls
Nathalie Auffret
Marion
Lolly Susi
Lady in Rolls Royce
Rupert Holliday-Evans
English Sailor #1
Hepburn Graham
English Sailor #2
Xavier Maly
Hotel Bellboy
André Penvern
Waiter on the Train
Louis Zorich
Greek Millionaire
Georges Gerrard Baffos
Assistant Hotel Manager
Valerie Beaufils
Pretty Beach Girl
Crew
Frank Oz
Director
Dale Launer
Writer, Executive Producer
Paul Henning
Writer
Stanley Shapiro
Writer
Stephen A. Rotter
Editor
William S. Scharf
Editor
Robert Grahamjones
Assistant Editor
Bob Sarles
Assistant Editor
Denis Coq
Assistant Editor
Michael Ballhaus
Director of Photography
Reid Burns
Color Timer
Bernard Williams
First Assistant Director, Producer
David Tringham
First Assistant Director
Gerry Toomey
Second Assistant Director
Antoine Sabarros
Second Second Assistant Director
Michelle Wright
Production Coordinator
Charles Hirschhorn
Executive Producer
Inger Eisenhour
Producer's Assistant
Ruth Hasty
Producer's Assistant
Andrea Tringham
Production Assistant
Joseph Brad Kluge
Production Assistant
Roy Walker
Production Design
Dianne Mapp-Cheek
Production Controller
Florian Ballhaus
First Assistant Camera
Bobby Mancuso
Second Assistant Camera
Arthur Blum
Dolly Grip
Donna Isaacson
Casting
John S. Lyons
Casting
Françoise Combadière
Location Casting
Caroline Mazauric
Location Casting
Debbie McWilliams
Location Casting
Sue Gandy
Assistant Costume Designer
Marit Allen
Costume Design
Claudia Fellous
Wardrobe Assistant
Suzy Sand
Wardrobe Assistant
Gerry Jones
Hairstylist
Thierry Zenmour
Hairstylist
Janet Flora
Makeup Artist
Pascal Charbonnier
Makeup Artist
Tony Rimmington
Assistant Art Director
Matthew W. Mungle
Prosthetic Makeup Artist
Pat Jackson
Sound Effects Editor
Ann Kroeber
Sound Effects Editor
Alan Splet
Supervising Sound Editor
Mark Berger
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Tom Johnson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Richard Beggs
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ivan Sharrock
Production Sound Mixer
Jean-Pierre Steen
Sound Assistant
Don Banks
Boom Operator
Rob Fruchtman
Foley Editor
Luis Colina
Foley Editor
C.J. Appel
ADR Editor
Ron Davies
ADR Editor
Lionel Strutt
ADR Recordist
Miles Goodman
Original Music Composer
Jerry Goodman
Musician
Nancy Fogarty
Music Editor
Gaston Veilleux
Transportation Coordinator
Michael Silvers
Dialogue Editor
John Nutt
Dialogue Editor
Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
Assistant Dialogue Editor
Rosalind Shingleton
Set Decoration
Bob Penn
Still Photographer
Valerie E. Norman
Script Supervisor
Jean-Marie Lopez
Electrician
Stephane Negre
Electrician
John 'Fest' Sandau
Best Boy Electric
Jean Menna
Head Carpenter
René Brun
Location Manager
Régis Brun
Assistant Location Manager
Terry Walsh
Stunt Double
Terry Wells Sr.
Property Master
Bernard Langton
Assistant Property Master
Phillipe Mazauric
Property Buyer
Bruce Byall
Best Boy Grip
Steve Smith
Key Grip
Antoine Bratulic
Grip
Rene Basso
Grip
James R. Tynes
Gaffer
Bernard Mazauric
Unit Production Manager
Bran Ferren
Title Designer
Ernest Cabezas
Generator Operator
Tom Gray
Publicist
Steve Spence
Art Direction
Damien Lanfranchi
Art Direction
Richard Friedlander
First Assistant Editor
Laurence Coutaud-Garnier
Production Secretary
Thomas Pasatieri
Orchestrator
Oscar Castro-Neves
Orchestrator
