Cannes: Perfect holiday straight from a film – almost

Noel Baker liked classic comedy ‘Dirty Rotten Scoundrels’ so much, he decided to base his family holiday around it. Here’s what he found…    

If you want quotes, I’ve got them - lots of them. “May I take your trident, sir?” Or “Freddy, what I’m saying is, know your limitations – you are a moron.” What about: “I will have him running, jumping, screaming – or my name isn’t Dr Emil Schuffhause.” And of course: “Mother?”

I could go on, but if I did you might want to rip this page up and roll it into a ball before flipping it into the nearest bin. Unless, that is, you are also a fan of the 1988 classic comedy Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. Michael Caine once said it was the most fun of all the films he acted in. In another interview he summed up its enduring appeal: “I, like most men, use that (TV remote) clicker, and if I come across Dirty Rotten Scoundrels I stop and have a look. Basically, I’ll be sitting there watching and laughing.”