# In 1988, Michael Caine had a “terrible feeling” he’d made a bad movie for the money. To this day, he calls it his all-time favourite

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/in-1988-michael-caine-had-a-terrible-feeling-hed-made-a-bad-movie-for-the-money-to-this-day-he-calls-it-his-all-time-favourite/
- Published: 2026-10-29T15:30:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-04T05:06:28+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/michael-caine-had-terrible-feeling-hed-made-bad-movie-for-money/
- Topics: Entertainment, Film, Offbeat, Weird & Viral

## Key points

- Caine feared he had taken *Dirty Rotten Scoundrels* for the money.
- The 1988 comedy became his favourite among more than 100 films.
- He still watches it all the way through when it is on television.

## Summary

Michael Caine has said that *Dirty Rotten Scoundrels*, the 1988 comedy he initially feared he had accepted for its large fee, is his favourite film among the more than 100 features he made. The film’s success and his enjoyment of it made the paid choice an unusual exception to the less well-regarded projects he took during difficult periods in his career.

Caine said he would probably have made the film even with a poor script because of the size of the cheque and his desire to maintain a high standard of living. Starring opposite Steve Martin and directed by Frank Oz, the film was a critical and commercial hit; Caine has called it one of the funniest films he made and said he watches it from start to finish whenever he catches it on television.

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