stugood
5.0/10Mar 09, 2019
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.
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The Money Pit (1986)
6.5 ?
Mar 26, 1986
Comedy, Romance
1h 31m
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.
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.
Genres
Comedy
Romance
Release Date
March 26, 1986
Rating
6.5
/10
Runtime
1h 31m
Official Trailer from YouTube
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
Brian Backer
Ethan
Billy Lombardo
Benny
Mia Dillon
Marika
John van Dreelen
Carlos
Douglass Watson
Walter Fielding, Sr.
Lucille Dobrin
Macumba Lady
Tetchie Agbayani
Florinda Fielding
Scott Turchin
Mover #1
Radu Gavor
Mover #2
Grisha Dimant
Mover #3
Lutz Rath
Geza
Kamurai
7.0/10Aug 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 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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