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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Richard Benjamin | ... | Stuart Selsome | |
| James Coco | ... | Henri | |
| Scatman Crothers | ... | Sam | |
| Ruth Gordon | ... | Arvilla Droll | |
| Cloris Leachman | ... | Mildred Carruthers | |
| Cleavon Little | ... | Jackson | |
| Roddy McDowall | ... | Jenkins | |
| Robert Morley | ... | Bernstein | |
| Richard Mulligan | ... | Marvin Dummitz | |
| Tony Randall | ... | Henry Motley | |
| Dirk Benedict | ... | Jeff Stevens | |
| Willie Aames | ... | Kenny Stevens | |
| Stephanie Faracy | ... | Babbette | |
| Stephen Furst | ... | Merle | |
| Richard Masur | ... | Georgie Carruthers | |
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Milton Parker has made millions inventing and selling games. Upon his death, his relatives and domestic staff gather for the reading of the will. However, Old Mr. Parker is a game player to the last, and his will stipulates that a Scavenger Hunt will be held to determine the beneficiaries of his sizeable estate. The winning team gets all the money, the rest get nothing. Written by Afterburner <aburner@erols.com>, bearhawkpilot@gmail.com
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21 December 1979 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Marvin Dummitz: You mean someone else is late now?
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Stephen Furst, who appears briefly as the plump character Merle, also co-starred in Disney's Midnight Madness, which had a very similar premise to this film. See more »Goofs
Just before Jeff, Kenny & Lisa head back to the house to drop the first load of stuff in their van following the laughing gas scene, Lisa is still wearing the outfit (minus one or two items) she was in when the will was read. When they return to unload what they collected she is wearing a checkered shirt & jeans, yet had no change of clothes. See more »Quotes
Charles Bernstein: I'm Charles Bernstein. Attorney for the late Milton Parker.Marvin Dummitz: You mean someone else is late now?
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This movie has not been given the credit it deserves. An all star cast, well written script, and crazy situations makes this movie a classic, in my opinion.
If you enjoy movies like "Rat Race", "It's A Mad Mad Mad World", and "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels", you'll love Scavenger Hunt. It is very dated (1970s period) but it is definately worth watching. By the way...keep an eye out for several camios including a very young Meatloaf and Arnold Schwarzenegger.