The Money Pit
Comedy
Universal Studios  (1986) 91 mins PG

5.7 (13,212 votes)
Walter Fielding II (Tom Hanks) and Anna Crowley (Shelly Long) lose their apartment and have to find new housing. A crooked realtor sells them a million dollar mansion really cheap. After visiting the old lady who owns the place, touring the beautiful mansion, and listening to the tales of woe from the owner, they decide to buy the place. Almost from the moment they arrive things start to fall apart on it. The main staircase falls. The plumbing doesn't work. The electricity blows out. So the couple hires contractors who promise to have the house completely renovated in two weeks. Instead, they tear the place up even more, digging up the yard and completely making a mess of everything. Anna goes to her ex-husband, Max (Alexander Gudunov) to get money to help pay for all the renovations. He fools her into thinking she slept with him, so when Walter asks her, she says she did. That's about t...

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Cast and Crew
Tom Hanks  ......  Walter Fielding
Shelley Long  ......  Anna Crowley
Alexander Godunov  ......  Max Beissart
Maureen Stapleton  ......  Estelle
Joe Mantegna  ......  Art Shirk
Philip Bosco  ......  Curly
Director  .....  Richard Benjamin
Producer  .....  Frank Marshall; Kathleen Kennedy; Art Levinson
Writer  .....  David Giler
Notes
Goofs:
Continuity: When the bathtub makes its spectacular plunge through the floor after the last two buckets of water are dumped into it, there is no water in it as it explodes on impact with the lower floor. (more)

Trivia:
The band White Lion performs twice in this movie with a line-up that was pre their debut album. The bass player joined Black Sabbath between this movie and White Lion's first album. (more)

Filming Locations:
Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA (more)

Quotes:
'Cheap Girl' # 1: We want to change the name of the band.
Walter: You can't do that! You've spent years making your name a household word. Your name is perfect! Cheap Girls. I love it.
'Cheap Girl' # 1: I'm not sure it's us. We want to call ourselves Meryl Streep.
Walter: No, no you cannot call yourselves Meryl Streep.
'Cheap Girl' # 1: Maybe she'll be flattered!
Walter: No, in fact considering your act, I think I can guarantee a giant lawsuit.
[Walter tells Anna they're leaving]
Walter: Forget it, you are not calling yourselves Meryl Streep.
'Cheap Girl' # 1: How 'bout Debbie Reynolds?
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