The Money Pit

"For everyone who's ever been deeply in love or deeply in debt."

1986 1h 31m EN

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 1,290

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Synopsis

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After being evicted from their Manhattan apartment, a couple buy what looks like the home of their dreams—only to find themselves saddled with a bank-account-draining nightmare. Struggling to keep their relationship together as their rambling mansion falls to pieces around them, the two watch in hilarious horror as everything—including the kitchen sink—disappears into the Money Pit.

“For everyone who's ever been deeply in love or deeply in debt.”

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Cast

Tom Hanks
Walter Fielding, Jr.
Shelley Long
Anna Crowley
Alexander Godunov
Max Beissart
Maureen Stapleton
Estelle
Joe Mantegna
Art Shirk
Philip Bosco
Curly
Josh Mostel
Jack Schnittman
Yakov Smirnoff
Shatov

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Richard Benjamin
Writers: David Giler
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 5.5× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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40 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Richard Benjamin, shot by Gordon Willis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Michel Colombier. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Jacqueline Cambas shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

RUNTIME

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Tom Hanks and Shelley Long and Alexander Godunov carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "For everyone who's ever been deeply in love or deeply in debt.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0091541 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Richard Benjamin directs. Gordon Willis behind the camera. Michel Colombier scores. Jacqueline Cambas cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Made its money back 5.5× over at the box office.
240 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Richard Benjamin, shot by Gordon Willis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Michel Colombier. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Jacqueline Cambas shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Tom Hanks and Shelley Long and Alexander Godunov carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "For everyone who's ever been deeply in love or deeply in debt.".
8IMDB entry: tt0091541 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 11 themes, including "rock star", "chaos", "price", "house".

The technical file

Cinematography: Gordon Willis
Original score: Michel Colombier
Editing: Jacqueline Cambas
Production design: Patrizia von Brandenstein
Costume design: Ruth Morley
Makeup / hair: Lyndell Quiyou
Stunt coordinator: Dick Ziker
Runtime: 91 min · 1h 31m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $10,000,000
Box office: $54,999,651
Return: 550% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: The Money Pit (1986)

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stugood2019-03-09
★ 5/10
Tonally confused direction, a terminally contrived plot and inconsistent character actions make this nothing more than a light 1980s curio. Too bad, because Hanks and Long do show some chemistry here.
Kamurai2020-08-14
★ 7/10
Good watch, would watch again, and can recommend. Despite this movie releasing in 1986, this movie actually dates really well. With the focus being much more on the horror of real estate and property maintenance, things like smart phones aren't relevant to the story. This could easily be rebooted beat for beat as all the points are still relevant today and the script is well written. I'm not sure who the equivalent actors to Tom Hanks ("Forest Gump") and Shelley Long ("Cheers") are today, but they would have to be quality expressionists to make the movie work. While some of the jokes are baked into the script with situational destruction around the house, it really is the actor performances that sell the emotion and charm of the movie. Well worth the watch, and the trip in the way back machine.