FEATURE FILM

The Money Pit

6.5/10
TMDB1,299 votes
1986Original: English91 min

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.

Genres: Comedy, Romance
Cast: Tom Hanks, Shelley Long, Alexander Godunov, Maureen Stapleton, Joe Mantegna

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THE STORY & THE PEOPLE

About The Money Pit

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

The Money Pit (1986) is a film in the comedy, romance genres. Directed by Richard Benjamin. The cast includes Tom Hanks, Shelley Long, Alexander Godunov, Maureen Stapleton.

Released
1986-03-26
Original language
English
Runtime
91 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
United States of America
Production companies
Amblin Entertainment, Universal Pictures
Writers
David Giler

The Money Pit cast & characters

Audience reviews

6.5/10 from 1,299 TMDB votes. Ratings and reviews are supplied by TMDB. Reviews are attributed to their original authors.

stugood

TMDB member review

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.

Kamurai

TMDB member review

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…

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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.

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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.

Who stars in The Money Pit?

Tom Hanks, Shelley Long, Alexander Godunov, Maureen Stapleton, Joe Mantegna, Philip Bosco. See the cast cards above for character names.

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