03-25-2026, 04:47 PM
Over on the Upgrade & Scam thread there’s been discussion about modern day methods to frighten people out of their money. Here’s a couple of movies based on old school techniques:
The Spanish Prisoner - Steve Martin in a dramatic role, reworking a scam from the Middle Ages
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - Steve Martin & Michael Caine working over the rich, the lonely, and greedy along Europe’s Mediterranean coast.
The Spanish Prisoner - Steve Martin in a dramatic role, reworking a scam from the Middle Ages
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - Steve Martin & Michael Caine working over the rich, the lonely, and greedy along Europe’s Mediterranean coast.