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The Money Pit

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The Money Pit (1986)

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Reviews Counted:19

Fresh:9

Rotten:10

Average Rating:4.8/10

Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: An updating of MR. BLANDINGS BUILDS HIS DREAM HOUSE in which an up-and-coming entertainment lawyer takes the big step with his girlfriend and purchases a fixer-upper for a "steal." As it turns out,... An updating of MR. BLANDINGS BUILDS HIS DREAM HOUSE in which an up-and-coming entertainment lawyer takes the big step with his girlfriend and purchases a fixer-upper for a "steal." As it turns out, the "steal" is really a "rip-off" and everything that can go wrong, does. [More]

Starring: Tom Hanks, Shelley Long, Alexander Godunov, Maureen Stapleton

Starring: Tom Hanks, Shelley Long, Alexander Godunov, Maureen Stapleton, Joe Mantegna, Philip Bosco, Josh Mostel, Yakov Smirnoff, Carmine Caridi, Brian Backer, Billy Lombardo, Mia Dillon, John Van Dreelen, Douglass Watson, Lucille Dobrin, Tetchie Agbayani, Frankie R. Faison, Mike Starr, White Lion

Director: Richard Benjamin

Director: Richard Benjamin
Producer: Frank Marshall, Kathleen Kennedy, Art Levinson
Screenwriter: David Giler
Composer: Michel Colombier

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Derek Adams

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Rich Cline

Silly but engaging.

comment Comment | Jun., 05 2004 03:28 AM

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2.5/4

David Nusair

...enhanced by Hanks' increasingly hysterical and appropriately broad performance.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Feb., 25 2006 03:43 AM

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1/5

Jake Euker

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comment Comment | Jul., 29 2005 10:55 PM

F5 (Wichita, KS)

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Emanuel Levy

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comment Comment | Jun., 19 2005 01:50 PM

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Greg Maki

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comment Comment | Feb., 11 2005 08:53 PM

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Randy Shulman

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comment Comment | Sep., 04 2004 05:04 AM

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Vincent Canby

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Slapstick comedy about the problems that come with a couple's purchase of a dilapidated suburban house.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Aug., 26 2004 01:47 PM

Spirituality and Practice

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2/5

Ken Hanke

Lacklustre star comedy.

comment Comment | Jul., 19 2004 06:00 PM

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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3/5

Nick Davis

Memorably hilarious, with ace work by the two leads.

comment Comment | Jun., 20 2004 07:33 PM

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4/5

Rumsey Taylor

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comment Comment | Jan., 05 2004 08:46 PM

Not Coming to a Theater Near You

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2/5

Leonard Klady

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comment Comment | Jul., 18 2003 04:05 PM

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2/4

Bill Chambers

A stop-and-go feature that would kill as a short.

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Dan Jardine

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comment Comment | Dec., 01 2002 07:51 PM

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Mark Palermo

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comment Comment | Oct., 13 2002 10:26 PM

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