Q Night at the Movies features Dirty Rotten Scoundrels 05/15

Posted on May 10, 2021

Q Night at the Movies presents 1989's Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, based on the 1964 film Bedtime Story, where two enterprising men try to swindle an heiress. Before the film hear from producer Liz Hannah. After the feature, we have a classic concert from satirist Tom Lehrer followed by interviews with today's top actors. It all starts at 7:30 p.m. Saturday on Q.

On Story at 7:30 p.m. Writer and producer Liz Hannah discusses her career, from her first screenplay The Post to the true crime series Mindhunter.

Feature Film Dirty Rotten Scoundrels at 8 p.m. Con artist Lawrence Jamieson (Michael Caine) is a longtime resident of a luxurious coastal resort, where he enjoys the fruits of his deceptions — that is, until a competitor, Freddy Benson (Steve Martin), shows up. When the new guy's lowbrow tactics impinge on his own work, Jamieson resolves to get rid of him. Confident of his own duplicitous talents, Jamieson challenges Benson to a winner-takes-all competition: whoever swindles their latest mark first can stay, while the other must leave town.

Tom Lehrer — Live in Copenhagen 1967 at 9:55 p.m. A rare concert recording from 1967 features 18 of Tom Lehrer's best-known songs, including "The Elements" and "The Vatican Rag."

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors at 10:50 p.m. and 11:20 p.m. Film stars discuss their work; host Ramin Setoodeh.