

The Money Pit
1986-03-26 · 91 min · ★ 6.5
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.
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Production details
- Directors
- Richard Benjamin
- Production companies
- Amblin Entertainment, Universal Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 10,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 54,999,651
Top Cast
Tom HanksWalter Fielding, Jr.
Shelley LongAnna Crowley
Alexander GodunovMax Beissart
Maureen StapletonEstelle
Joe MantegnaArt Shirk
Philip BoscoCurly
Josh MostelJack Schnittman
Yakov SmirnoffShatov
Carmine CaridiBrad Shirk
Brian BackerEthan
Mia DillonMarika
John van DreelenCarlos
Douglass WatsonWalter Fielding, Sr.
Tetchie AgbayaniFlorinda FieldingTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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