A young couple struggles to repair a hopelessly dilapidated house.A young couple struggles to repair a hopelessly dilapidated house.A young couple struggles to repair a hopelessly dilapidated house.
William Lombardo
- Benny
- (as Billy Lombardo)
John Van Dreelen
- Carlos
- (as John van Dreelen)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
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- GoofsAfter Walter and Anna have hauled two two-gallon buckets of water up the ladder and dumped them into the bathtub, Walter goes back downstairs and, after the kitchen fire, brings up the third recently heated on the stove. That is also dumped into the tub, causing the tub to crash through the floor and land below. As the camera angle picks up the tub falling through the floor and the ensuing crash and breakage, there is no water spray from the broken tub.
- Alternate versionsWhen originally released theatrically in the UK, the BBFC made cuts of 5 seconds to secure a 'PG' rating. All cuts were waived later in 1986 when the film was re-rated with a '15' certificate for home video.
- ConnectionsFeatured in At the Movies: The Money Pit/Ginger and Fred (1986)
- SoundtracksThe Heart Is So Willing
Performed by Stephen Bishop
Written by Michel Colombier and Kathleen Wakefield
Produced by Robbie Buchanan
Featured review
Funny remake of a remake of a.......
One of the things that makes this movie so enjoyable is that millions of Americans can easily empathize and draw upon their own experiences with the travails of fixing up a dilapidated house.
The plot is a familiar one and follows in the footsteps (which usually collapse) of such classic films as "George Washington Slept Here," "The Egg and I" and "Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House."
Shelley Long and Tom Hanks seem evenly matched as the tormented couple who suffer almost every wacky indignity and calamity imaginable. Tom Hanks has a flair for physical comedy, which he rarely got the chance to exploit in his later films. Unfortunately, except for Philip Bosco and Maureen Stapleton, the supporting players in "The Money Pit" are not in the same league as the actors who added so much flavor to films in the old studio days.
Indeed, as a classic movie buff, I find today's crop of character actors pallid in comparison with their counterparts of more than 50 years ago.
Who can forget Percy Kilbride and Hattie McDaniel as Mr. Kimber and Hester the maid in "George Washington," and Harry Shannon As Mr. Tesander, the well digger, in "Blandings"? Don't forget Donald MacBride and the coupling of Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride as Ma and Pa Kettle in "The Egg." We'll never see the likes of them again.
Still, "The Money Pit" is all good fun and very entertaining.
The plot is a familiar one and follows in the footsteps (which usually collapse) of such classic films as "George Washington Slept Here," "The Egg and I" and "Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House."
Shelley Long and Tom Hanks seem evenly matched as the tormented couple who suffer almost every wacky indignity and calamity imaginable. Tom Hanks has a flair for physical comedy, which he rarely got the chance to exploit in his later films. Unfortunately, except for Philip Bosco and Maureen Stapleton, the supporting players in "The Money Pit" are not in the same league as the actors who added so much flavor to films in the old studio days.
Indeed, as a classic movie buff, I find today's crop of character actors pallid in comparison with their counterparts of more than 50 years ago.
Who can forget Percy Kilbride and Hattie McDaniel as Mr. Kimber and Hester the maid in "George Washington," and Harry Shannon As Mr. Tesander, the well digger, in "Blandings"? Don't forget Donald MacBride and the coupling of Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride as Ma and Pa Kettle in "The Egg." We'll never see the likes of them again.
Still, "The Money Pit" is all good fun and very entertaining.
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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- Geschenkt ist noch zu teuer
- Filming locations
- 199 Feeks Lane, Lattingtown, New York, USA(Home Exteriors)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $18,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $37,499,651
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $5,344,555
- Mar 30, 1986
- Gross worldwide
- $54,999,651
- Runtime1 hour 31 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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