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For everyone who's ever been deeply in love or deeply in debt. - The Money Pit
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Title: The Money Pit

Release Date: 26 Mar 1986

Runtime: 1h 31m

Genre: Comedy, Romance

Director: Amblin Entertainment, Universal Pictures

Production Companies: Amblin Entertainment, Universal Pictures

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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.5 (1137 votes)

Cast

  • Walter Fielding, Jr.: Tom Hanks
  • Anna Crowley: Shelley Long
  • Max Beissart: Alexander Godunov
  • Estelle: Maureen Stapleton
  • Art Shirk: Joe Mantegna
  • Curly: Philip Bosco
  • Jack Schnittman: Josh Mostel
  • Shatov: Yakov Smirnoff
  • Brad Shirk: Carmine Caridi
  • Ethan: Brian Backer
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