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The Money Pit
Sign in to saveAlso known as Money Pit, Esta casa es una ruina
1986 film by Richard Benjamin
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The Money Pit is a 1986 American comedy film directed by Richard Benjamin. The screenplay was written by Shelley Long, who also stars in the cast alongside Tom Hanks, Alexander Godunov, and Maureen Stapleton. Steven Spielberg produced the movie, which was created by Amblin Entertainment and distributed by Universal Pictures and Netflix. The narrative is set in New York City, where filming also took place. Michel Colombier composed the score, and Gordon Willis served as the director of photography.
The film has a runtime of approximately 90 to 91 minutes. Its budget was 10,000,000, and it generated revenue of 54,999,651. The tagline describes it as being for everyone who has been deeply in love or deeply in debt. Keywords associated with the work include rock star, chaos, price, house, and home ownership. The film was released in 1986, with specific dates including January 1, March 26, and July 21. It is available via video on demand.
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Film · TMDB
6.5After 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.
Cast
- Tom Hanks as Walter Fielding, Jr.
- Shelley Long as Anna Crowley
- Alexander Godunov as Max Beissart
- Maureen Stapleton as Estelle
- Joe Mantegna as Art Shirk
- Philip Bosco as Curly
Themes
- rock star
- chaos
- price
- house
- home ownership
- old house
- absurd
- hilarious
- ambiguous
- amused
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Richard Benjamin
- Screenwriter
- Shelley Long
- Cast member
- John van Dreelen
- Composer
- Michel Colombier
- Producer
- Steven Spielberg
- Production company
- Amblin Entertainment
- Cinematographer
- Gordon Willis
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Filming location
- New York City
- Duration
- 90
- FilmAffinity ID
- 339042
- Distribution format
- video on demand
Show 5 more facts
- publication date
- 1986-01-01
- title
- The Money Pit
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 50%
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