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The Money Pit ()

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A young couple struggles to repair a hopelessly dilapidated house.
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Walter Fielding
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Anna Crowley
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Max Beissart
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Estelle
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Art Shirk
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Curly
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Jack Schnittman
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Shatov
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Brad Shirk
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Ethan
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Benny (as Billy Lombardo)
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Marika
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Carlos
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Walter Fielding, Sr.
Lucille Dobrin ...
Macumba Lady
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Florinda Fielding
Scott Turchin ...
Mover #1
Radu Gavor ...
Mover #2
Grisha Dimant ...
Mover #3
Lutz Rath ...
Geza
Joey Balin ...
Jimmy
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Paramedic
Susan Browning ...
Samantha
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Oscar (as Henry Baker)
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Benny's Mom
Irving Metzman ...
Sid
Frank Maraden ...
Mattress Man #1
Michael Russo ...
Mattress Man #2 (as Mike Russo)
Joe Ponazecki ...
Montgomery Shrapp
Michael Hyde ...
Driver of Eighteen-Wheeler
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Lenny
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James
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Duke
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Marty
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Julio
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Arnie
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Bernie
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Sol
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Record Producer
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Volkswagen Driver
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Hwang
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Benny's Girlfriend (as Cindy Brooks)
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Lana
Tom Filiault ...
'Cheap Girls'
Doug Plavin ...
'Cheap Girls'
Chris Tuttle ...
'Cheap Girls'
Ed Vadas ...
'Cheap Girls'
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Rock Group
Louise Robey ...
Female Vocalist (as Robey)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Melissa Ann Green ...
Wedding Choir (uncredited)
Pete Richardson ...
Construction Worker (uncredited)
Ricci Rondinelli ...
Construction Worker (uncredited)
Vincent Russo ...
Construction Worker (uncredited)
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Cab Driver (uncredited)
Tazariah Wolffe ...
Carpenter (uncredited)

Directed by

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Richard Benjamin ... (directed by)

Written by

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David Giler ... (written by)

Produced by

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David Giler ... executive producer
Kathleen Kennedy ... producer (produced by)
Art Levinson ... producer (produced by)
Frank Marshall ... producer (produced by)
Steven Spielberg ... executive producer

Music by

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Michel Colombier ... (music composed by)

Cinematography by

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Gordon Willis ... director of photography

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Jacqueline Cambas ... (edited by)

Editorial Department

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Donah Bassett ... negative cutter (as Donah J. Bassett)
Patrick Crane ... post-production assistant
Geno Escarrega ... assistant film editor
Seth Flaum ... associate film editor
Pamela Ghaleb ... apprentice film editor
Martha Huntley ... apprentice film editor
Jim Passon ... color timer
Jill Savitt ... assistant film editor
Jim Schurmann ... color timer
Melissa Tynan-Lagorio ... post-production assistant
Tracy Granger ... assistant/apprentice editor (uncredited)

Casting By

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Howard Feuer ... (casting by)

Production Design by

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Patrizia von Brandenstein ... (production designed by)

Art Direction by

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W. Steven Graham

Set Decoration by

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George DeTitta Sr.

Costume Design by

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Ruth Morley ... (costumes designed by)

Makeup Department

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Lyndell Quiyou ... hair stylist
Mickey Scott ... makeup artist

Production Management

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Art Levinson ... unit production manager
Arthur F. Repola ... post-production supervisor
Clayton Townsend ... assistant unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Michael Haley ... first assistant director
Ellen Rauch ... second assistant director
Tomaz Remec ... dga trainee
James W. Skotchdopole ... second assistant director
Dick Ziker ... second unit director

Art Department

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George DeTitta Jr. ... set dresser
John R. Ford ... assistant property master
Edward Garzero ... scenic chargeman
Robert Griffon Jr. ... assistant property master
Judy Jurisek ... stand-by scenic
Doug Kraner ... assistant art director
Sherman Labby ... production illustrator
John Oates Jr. ... dresser
Tony Parmelee ... dresser
Carlos Quiles ... construction foreman
Richard Reseigne ... construction design coordinator (as Dick Reseigne)
Karen Sloe ... art department assistant
Walter Stocklin ... property master (as Wally Stocklin)
Steve Swanson ... assistant property master
Wynn Thomas ... assistant art director
Joe Williams Sr. ... head construction grip
Joseph Alfieri ... carpenter (uncredited)
Gerald DeTitta ... set dresser (uncredited)
Sherryl Sachs ... scenic artist (uncredited)
Manny Sanchez ... carpenter (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Nathan Boxer ... sound mixer
Jeff Bushelman ... sound editor
Charles L. Campbell ... supervising sound editor
Larry Carow ... sound editor
Craig Clark ... assistant sound editor
Doreen A. Dixon ... adr editor
Mike Dobie ... sound editor
Patty Dobie ... apprentice sound editor
Louis L. Edemann ... supervising sound editor
Richard C. Franklin ... sound editor (as Rick Franklin)
Ron Hitchcock ... re-recording mixer
Andy McKee ... sound recordist
Chuck Neely ... sound editor
Steve Scanlon ... sound recordist
Jerry Stanford ... sound editor (as Jerry R. Stanford)
Robert Thirlwell ... re-recording mixer
Bill Varney ... re-recording mixer
Jeffrey Kaplan ... machine room operator (uncredited)
Greg Orloff ... foley mixer (uncredited)
John Roesch ... foley artist (uncredited)

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Edward Drohan ... special effects
Mike Edmonson ... special effects (as Mike Edmondson)
Steve Krieger ... special effects
Samuel E. Price ... special effects
Gary Schaedler ... special effects
David Wood ... special effects
Michael Wood ... special effects supervisor
Tony Parmelee ... special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Craig Barron ... matte photography supervisor (uncredited)

Stunts

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Colette Alexander ... stunts
Pete Antico ... stunts
Nick Ballo ... stunts
Kenny Bates ... stunts
Robin Lynn Bonaccorsi ... stunts
Jay Boryea ... stunts
Bambi Brook ... stunts
Paul Bucossi ... stunts
Peter Bucossi ... stunts
Domingo Buster ... stunts
Lisa Cain ... stunts
Lisa Dalton ... stunts (as Lisa Loving)
Roy Farfel ... stunts
Frank Ferrara ... stunts
Lawrence Garcia ... stunts
Jeff Jensen ... stunts
Henry Kingi ... stunts
Robert Lempert ... stunts
Harry Madsen ... stunts
Anderson Martin ... stunts (as Andy Martin)
Phil Neilson ... stunts
Don Picard ... stunts
Chuck Picerni Jr. ... stunts (as Charles Picerni Jr.)
Charlie Picerni ... stunts (as Charles Picerni)
Sandy Richman ... stunts
Cisco Valderrama ... stunts (as Elliott S. Valderrama)
Joan Valderrama ... stunts
Jeff Ward ... stunts
Webster Whinery ... stunts
Anna Marie Wieder ... stunts
Scott Wilder ... stunts
Matthew F. Zanoskar ... stunts
Dick Ziker ... stunt coordinator (as Richard Ziker)
Scott Wilder ... stunt double: Tom Hanks (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Ronald Burke ... grip
Vincent Delaney ... best boy (as Vin Delaney)
Ed Egan ... grip
James Fitzpatrick ... electrician (as Jim Fitzpatrick)
Douglas C. Hart ... first assistant camera
Richard Hebrank ... grip (as Richard Hebrink)
Jim Manzione ... electrician
Tom McKibbin ... electrician
Dick Mingalone ... camera operator
Robert Paone ... second assistant camera
Michael Proscia Jr. ... electrician (as Michael Proscia)
Ray Quinlan ... gaffer
Steven Search ... camera trainee
Lorey Sebastian ... still photographer
Eric Staller ... lightmobile
Rory Walsh ... grip
Robert Ward ... key grip (as Bobby Ward)
Thomas Yacuk ... Best Boy Grip
Paul Jacobsen ... set lighting technician: second unit, Florida (uncredited)
Bob Rose ... key grip: second unit (uncredited)
Michael J. Spehar ... assistant chief set lighting technician (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Louis DiGiaimo ... extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Bill Christians ... wardrobe supervisor: men
Susan Gammie ... assistant costumer
Jennifer Nichols ... wardrobe supervisor: women
Ursula Schrader ... wardrobe (uncredited)

Location Management

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Susan Fazekas ... location scout
Amy Sayres ... location manager

Music Department

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Michel Colombier ... conductor
Curt Sobel ... music editor
Tom Boyd ... musician: oboe soloist (uncredited)
Orion Crawford ... music copyist (uncredited)
Sally Stevens ... singer (uncredited)
Louise Di Tullio ... musician: flute (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Renee Bodner ... script supervisor
Lowell Ganz ... script revisions (uncredited)
Babaloo Mandel ... script revisions (uncredited)

Transportation Department

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Michael Hyde ... transportation captain

Additional Crew

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Kate Barker ... assistant: Ms. Kennedy
Jane Bartelme ... production associate
Carolyn Bauer ... assistant: Mr. Benjamin
Carla Corwin ... production assistant
Lynn D. Ezelle ... assistant production accountant
Monte Farber ... production assistant
Vic Heutschy ... publicist
Harriette Kanew ... production coordinator
Richard Kraft ... production associate
Michael McCormick ... assistant production accountant
Blair Bellis Mohr ... assistant production coordinator
Lesley Moore ... production assistant
Julie Moskowitz ... assistant: Mr. Spielberg
Joe Murphy ... production accountant
Richard Patrick ... production assistant
Desiree Perri ... assistant production accountant
Bonne Radford ... production controller
Mary T. Radford ... assistant: Mr. Marshall
Steven Spielberg ... presenter
Lisa Burnett ... assistant production coordinator (uncredited)
Alan Jacques ... projectionist (uncredited)

Thanks

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Julia Child ... special thanks
Richard Feigen ... special thanks
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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Walter Fielding and Anna Crowley must start looking for a new house, but they can't afford much. This changes when they meet a lonely con artist who sells them a beautiful mansion at a ridiculously low price. The catch: the second they move into the house, it falls apart, starting with the stairway collapsing, to the bathtub falling through the floor, to the chimney eventually falling into the house. Finally, they must renovate the house before the frame collapses, but the renovations also prove disastrous. Written by Michael Feller

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Taglines For everyone who's ever been deeply in Love or deeply in debt. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Une baraque à tout casser (France)
  • Geschenkt ist noch zu teuer (Germany)
  • Esta casa es una ruina (Spain)
  • Hogar dulce hogar (Mexico)
  • Το κελεπούρι (Greece)
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Runtime
  • 91 min
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Box Office

Budget $18,500,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $5,344,555, 30 Mar 1986
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $17,500,000

Did You Know?

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Trivia During breaks in filming, Tom Hanks liked to drive around in the vintage Lincoln Model L Series classic car which is featured in the movie. See more »
Goofs After Walter and Anna have hauled two two-gallon buckets of water up the ladder and dumped them into the bathtub, Walter goes back downstairs and, after the kitchen fire, brings up the third recently heated on the stove. That is also dumped into the tub, causing the tub to crash through the floor and land below. As the camera angle picks up the tub falling through the floor and the ensuing crash and breakage, there is no water spray from the broken tub. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in The Money Pit/Ginger and Fred (1986). See more »
Soundtracks The Heart Is So Willing See more »
Quotes Walter: Ahh, home crap home!
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