Dirty Rotten villain is a remaking of the 1964 movie farce comedy Bedtime narrative. Steve St. Martin and Michael Caine take over the function originally play by Marlon Brando and Saint David Niven: two international con artist, provide their trade on fleeceable affluent woman up and down the Riviera. St. Martin and Caine vie over the award of overcharge artless inheritress Glenne Headly (in a function originate by Shirley Mother Jones).