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The Money Pit

The Money Pit

1986Movie⏱️ 1h 31mPG🏆 #4406 Top Rated
Comedy
6.4
IMDB Rating
66,288 votes

A young couple struggles to repair a hopelessly dilapidated house.

Director
Richard Benjamin
Writers
N/A
Stars
Tom Hanks, Shelley Long, Alexander Godunov
Release Date
March 26, 1986
Language
English, Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Portuguese
Country
United States
💬 162
Reviews
📋 41.0K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks
as Walter Fielding
Shelley Long
Shelley Long
as Anna Crowley
Alexander Godunov
Alexander Godunov
as Max Beissart
Maureen Stapleton
Maureen Stapleton
as Estelle
Joe Mantegna
Joe Mantegna
as Art Shirk
Philip Bosco
Philip Bosco
as Curly
Josh Mostel
Josh Mostel
as Jack Schnittman
Yakov Smirnoff
Yakov Smirnoff
as Shatov
Carmine Caridi
Carmine Caridi
as Brad Shirk
Brian Backer
Brian Backer
as Ethan

💰 Box Office

$54,999,651
Worldwide Gross
$37,499,651
Domestic Gross
$5,344,555
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
DTS
Sound
Dolby Digital
Color
Color
Filming Location
199 Feeks Lane, Lattingtown, New York, USA
Production
Amblin Entertainment, U-Drive Productions, Universal Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

houseweddingdilapidated houserenovationremake

🎯 Categories

FarceSlapstickComedy

⭐ Featured Review

hanks at his physical comedy best
by jericho312002-06-14

"It continually amazes me that Tom hanks will go down as one of the best dramatic actors of our generation and little will be spoken of how good a physical comedian he was before "Philadelphia" changed his career. Hanks made a string of movies in the 80s relying on his physical comedy ability, most notable "Big", "the burbs", "dragnet", "turner & hooch" etc. But I think that with the POSSIBLE exception of "Big" - "The Money Pit" is his best. Some of the scenes involving Hanks in this movie made me laugh so hard I couldn&a..."

💡 Did You Know?

The "Money Pit" house, owned by the Ridder family in real life, was on the market to be sold when the movie was shooting.

📖 Synopsis

A young couple struggles to repair a hopelessly dilapidated house.