The Money Pit
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| Directed by | Richard Benjamin |
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Kathleen Kennedy Art Levinson Frank Marshall |
| Written by | David Giler |
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| Music by | Michel Colombier |
| Cinematography | Gordon Willis |
| Edited by | Jacqueline Cambas |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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91 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $10 million |
| Box office | $54,999,651 |
The Money Pit is a 1986 American comedy film directed by Richard Benjamin and starred Tom Hanks and Shelley Long as a couple who attempt to renovate a recently purchased house. It was filmed in New York City and Lattingtown, New York, and was co-executive produced by Steven Spielberg.
In 2013, NBC announced they were developing a TV series based on the film, but the project was later put on hold.
Attorney Walter Fielding (Tom Hanks) and his classical musician girlfriend, Anna Crowley (Shelley Long), learn of Walter Sr.'s wedding to a beautiful young woman named Florinda (Tetchie Agbayani) in Rio de Janeiro shortly after fleeing the country for embezzling millions of dollars from their musician clients. The next morning, they are told they need to vacate the apartment they are subletting from Anna's ex-husband, Max Beissart (Alexander Godunov), a self-absorbed conductor who has returned early from Europe.
Through an unscrupulous realtor friend, Walter learns about a million dollar distress sale mansion on the market for a mere $200,000. He and Anna meet the owner, Estelle (Maureen Stapleton), who claims she must sell it quickly because her husband, Carlos (John van Dreelen), has been arrested by the Israelis, having been accused of being Adolf Hitler's pool man. Her sob story and insistence at keeping the place in candlelight in order to save money "for the goddamn, bloodsucking lawyers", distracts Walter and enchants Anna, who finds it romantic. They decide to buy it, but Anna insists on putting up half of the money needed for the repairs. She turns to Max for her half by selling him back what she got in their divorce. Walter gets his half from his wealthiest client.
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