Scavenger Hunt (1979)

To inherit a fortune, various addressees of a will must compete in a wild scavenger hunt to collect selected items, but cannot be simply bought.

Director:

Michael Schultz

Writers:

Steven Vail (story) (as Steven A. Vail), John Thomson (adaptation) (as John Thompson)

Stars:

Richard Benjamin, James Coco, Scatman Crothers

1 nomination.

Cast

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

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

year 1979 | 1970s | pantyhose | black pantyhose | female stockinged legs | 

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Taglines:

Winner takes all!

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 December 1979 (USA)

Also Known As:

Galen i stålar

Filming Locations:

Centre City Building, 233 "A" Street, San Diego, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$7,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Melvin Simon Productions,Twentieth Century Fox

Technical Specs

Runtime:

116 min

Sound Mix:

Mono Mono (Glen Glenn Sound)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Filmed entirely in San Diego as according Director Michael Schultz was far more controlled environment to be able to film and in particular the final chase at the end of the film in which they were able to control traffic and allow all the stunts to go off smoothly. The film was also shot there for budgetary reasons.

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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.

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Quotes

Stuart Selsome: [Georgie pushed the contents atop the safe onto Stuart] Why did you do that?
Georgie Carruthers: You got Buzzy killed!

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Connections

Featured in Winner Takes All with Richard Masur (2017)

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Soundtracks

There's Enough For Everyone
Sung by Scatman Crothers
Music by Billy Goldenberg
Lyrics by Carol Connors

User Reviews

An Unsung Classic

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.