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The Money Pit (1986)

PG 03/26/1986 (US) Comedy, Romance 1h 31m

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

Overview

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.

Richard Benjamin

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David Giler

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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
Carmine Caridi

Brad Shirk
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A review by Kamurai

70%

Written by Kamurai on August 14, 2020

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 a... read the rest.

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