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The Money Pit

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Young lovers Walter (Tom Hanks) and Anna (Shelley Long) are house-sitting the New York City apartment owned by Max (Alexander Godunov), Anna's ex-husband, who suddenly decides to toss them out. Needing a new home, they settle on buying a country estate outside the city, which is available for a suspiciously low price. It soon becomes apparent why, as doors fall off their hinges, staircases come tumbling down and a bathtub falls through the floor. The couple's relationship suffers similarly.
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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 01/01/2000
1/4
A movie that contains one funny scene and 91 minutes of running time to kill. Go to Full Review
Ben Miller InSession Film Apr 2
B-
It might not be revolutionary cinema, but The Money Pit is stupid fun all these years later. More than anything, it’s a testament to the longevity of Hanks and how far he has come. Go to Full Review
Pablo Villaça Cinema em Cena 01/15/2021
4/5
Not only Tom Hanks and Shelley Long share a fantastic chemistry, the physical humor (full of brilliant set pieces) is first-rate and allows Hanks to show off his impeccable comedy chops. Go to Full Review
Sergio Benítez Espinof 05/14/2020
Films like these are much more valid than all the comedies by Judd Apatow and Adam Sandler combined. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
William Wolf Gannett News Service 11/05/2019
The film would have been a lot better had there been a much stronger script that didn't seem to be straining to keep the basic idea alive. Go to Full Review
JoBlo JoBlo's Movie Network 07/07/2006
7/10
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Melissa M @Lisey 9h Tom Hanks plays a likable lawyer named walter. Shelley Long plays a struggling musician named anna. They are living in a posh Manhattan apartment owned by her ex. Unfortunately they have to vacate the premises. They then decide to search for their dream house. It starts out as a unrealistic dream. And turns into a realistic nightmare. They are duped into buying a house that seems too good to be true. However the house turns out to be a money pit. The Shirk Brothers are are satirical but accurate look at contractors. Who say that it will be a simple 2-week job but it turns into a 6-month fun-tasco. It's hard to pick one funny moment in this movie. The whole movie is hilarious from start to finish. It's one of the best movies of the '80s. If not one of the funniest. Like the big '80s the film is over the top & goes to extremes. But it's a movie that everybody can relate to we've all been in The money pit at one time or another. This is one movie you can Bank on. See more Allen G @RT45844975 1d If you don't think this is possibly one of the greatest comedies of all time, then you probably have more money than brains. Whenever I think I've seen it too many times to ever laugh at it again, it ALWAYS proves me wrong! It combines nostalgia, reality, and absurdity in the best way possible! See more Emb3rGamer66 T @Emb3r.G Dec 18 I always crack a laugh when I watch this movie, easily my #2 Favorite Movie (My Favorite is the Terminator) the Kitchen Scene is my favorite part of the movie, that and the stairs are out, great movie See more Traci F @Trace922 Dec 15 Sold! This movie taught me don't dive in to things too quickly and think you're getting a great deal when you're really getting a lemon. See more Julian B @Spursy153 Oct 27 A very underrated Steven Spielberg classic 80s movie full of laughs, great performances from Tom Hanks & Shelley Long. See more David F @dfulmer Jun 29 This was a mildly funny film about a couple who are getting kicked out of the apartment they’ve been living in and are forced to quickly buy a very large house to live in. The house looks great, stately, old, and sizable, but once they move in there are a variety of problems with it, both cosmetic and structural. There are laughs aplenty when showing all the things that can go wrong with a house that’s a “money pit” - stairs collapse, chimneys cave in, and the roof leaks in about a half dozen places that shoot jets of water straight down as though it is coming out of a garden hose. These scenes of housing disasters are often very funny. The story about the relationship between the couple that lives in the house is a little bit less entertaining, as they work through their trust issues involving the woman’s past boyfriend who is still in her life because she plays an instrument in his orchestra. The combination of romantic comedy and home renovation misadventures is an odd pairing but it kind of works. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Young lovers Walter (Tom Hanks) and Anna (Shelley Long) are house-sitting the New York City apartment owned by Max (Alexander Godunov), Anna's ex-husband, who suddenly decides to toss them out. Needing a new home, they settle on buying a country estate outside the city, which is available for a suspiciously low price. It soon becomes apparent why, as doors fall off their hinges, staircases come tumbling down and a bathtub falls through the floor. The couple's relationship suffers similarly.
Director
Richard Benjamin
Producer
Kathleen Kennedy, Art Levinson, Frank Marshall
Screenwriter
David Giler
Production Co
Universal Pictures, Amblin Entertainment
Rating
PG
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
May 23, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$30.9M
Runtime
1h 30m