Event Summary:

Our next American Cinema Editors Presents at Metrograph is Frank Oz's 1988 comedy "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels," starring Steve Martin and Michael Caine. The film was edited by Stephen Rotter, ACE and William Scharf. ACE. We’ll be joined for a Q&A afterwards with Stephen Rotter, moderated by Jeffrey Wolf, ACE. Set on the French Riviera the film stars Martin and Caine as two con men competing to swindle a wealthy tourist out of $50,000. Stephen Rotter received the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for his work on Phillip Kaufman's "The Right Stuff." He also cut Arthur Penn's "Night Moves”and "The Missouri Breaks", Elaine May's "Ishtar," Penny Marshall's "The Preacher's Wife" and Nancy Meyers' "What Women Want." As usual, we'll continue the conversation in the lobby bar. We hope to see you! Tickets will be on sale soon!