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The Money Pit [DVD] [NTSC]

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4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
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  • Format: NTSC
  • Language: English, Japanese, Thai
  • Subtitles: English, Thai, Japanese, Chinese, Korean
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.78:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 12
  • Studio: Universal
  • DVD Release Date: 1 Jan 2003
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0000CD7PU
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 179,614 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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Steven Spielberg produced this underwhelming 1986 effort at a slapstick spin on Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House. The pre-Oscar Tom Hanks stars with Shelley Long as a married couple whose efforts to finish construction on their home are sabotaged by costly and sporadically funny accidents. The unfinished domicile becomes a metaphor for their troubled relationship, as evidenced by the attraction of Long's character to a madman violinist (Alexander Godunov). Hanks is the only reason at this point to check this film out. Richard Benjamin (My Favorite Year) directs but with no flair or distinction. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Tom Hanks at his BEST 5 Nov 2003
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This is one of those films that you've heard of but never got round to watching. Well, that was me until I watched it one day as there was "nothing else on". What did I discover? One of the funniest films I've EVER seen. Story: Toms Hanks & wife buy lovely too-good-to-be-true mansion for pennies. They move in, it falls apart. As does their marriage. Watch out for the flying turkey and the BEST domino effect scene you'll ever see.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Money Pit 20 Jun 2009
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This must be the funniest film ever made in my opinion.- A young couple Tom Hanks and Shelley Long are very much in love with each other and want to buy the home of their dreams. They finally find a large house going cheap and move in; but it's not long before one hilarious disaster after another happens. The house is falling apart along with their bank account and they get deeper and deeper into debt and their relationship starts to fall apart. It is a great film and well worth watching.
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4.0 out of 5 stars They testing missiles here or what? 12 May 2012
By Spike Owen TOP 500 REVIEWER
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The Money Pit is directed by Richard Benjamin and written by David Giler. It stars Tom Hanks, Shelley Long, Alexander Godunov and Maureen Stapleton. Music is by Michael Colombier and cinematography by Gordon Willis. Plot finds Hanks and Long as a young couple who buy what they think is their dream house, only to find the house falling apart around them.

Mozart is dead, his troubles are over.

He went on to be a big mover in the acting world did Tom Hanks, so much so it's always a little weird revisiting his comedy output in the 1980s because he's a vastly different actor. Yet for many of us, that decade holds many treasures, where nostalgic fever takes a hold and a warm glow does come with watching the young Hanks bound about with comedic glee. The Money Pit doesn't have the cult worship of Splash or the internet respect of Big, yet it's a wonderfully funny picture that finds Hanks on optimum energised form. The plot might be thin and Long kind of gets pushed to one side, but this has much to enjoy with a bottle of vino and snacks. That is, of course, if you don't mind laughing at the misfortune of new home owners?!

I am sinking fast into the money pit.

A number of sequences are pure farce, but in the good way, stairs collapse, as does the chimney, doors, floors and a leaking roof bring the mirth, as does a laugh out loud bath moment. It sounds a little chaotic, and it is at times, but the screenplay allows Hanks & Long, and the wonderful Godunov, time to breath life into the characters. There's a lovely romance at the core of the story, one that inevitably will be tested by the chaos of the house renovations and Godunov's third party ex. They are a very likable couple and easy to root for. Helps that Hanks is full of effervescent boyishness and Long is so pretty, the latter of which I don't think has ever looked better than during a red dress sequence here.

If the foundation is OK? Then everything else can be fixed.

It doesn't have any surprises in store, it goes exactly where you expect it too, which naturally renders the final third as being all about the sentiment and the message. With the comedy gone, picture struggles a touch to put the final coat of paint on the project. But it's nicely underplayed by the actors and really this is about love triumphant against adversity. With the laughs that came previously more than making this a blues lifter for the nostalgic amongst us. 7.5/10
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars dvd
a hilarious film. would fully recommend to everyone. tom hanks is excellant in this film.i like comedy films and weepy ones
Published 13 days ago by malcolm morrison
5.0 out of 5 stars funny film
I bought this as a present for my son and when he watches it he laughs his head off. that's got to be good
Published 19 days ago by ceri anne collins
5.0 out of 5 stars Very funny
This was a very funny film with a couple who bought a house that it turns to be junk from inside !
Published 1 month ago by johnny8922
5.0 out of 5 stars Laughed out loud
One of the funniest films I have ever seen. Funny as I have renovated several houses and this is very close to the real thing. How young is Tom Hanks in this film.
Published 2 months ago by Mr. Michael W Scoging
5.0 out of 5 stars Very funny
My husband watched this years ago and said its a must for me to see as we'd just bought a money pit ourselves.
Love Tom Hanks, it was hilarious. Read more
Published 2 months ago by pamela bradley
1.0 out of 5 stars Found with joy but disappointed with the arrival!!!
I saw this movie many years ago and always wanted but never got on sale since disappeared from the market however.
I decided to look here and for my astonishment, I found... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Lily
5.0 out of 5 stars THE MOPNEY PIT
Great film reminds us every time of our first home, had to share with the kids, laugh every time at certain parts of the film GREAT, LOVE IT.
Published 4 months ago by TINKY
4.0 out of 5 stars good gift
My family and i love this film which is why i bought two. One for my mum and one for my gran as stocking fillers. I know they will love them. Read more
Published 5 months ago by JoJo
4.0 out of 5 stars Great film
I love this film, yes its sligtly dated but its still a very good film.
Brings back memories of watching when I was younger. Read more
Published 5 months ago by E. Morgan
5.0 out of 5 stars A must for every dryer!
Still funny after all these years and Tom Hanks was so young then! Steven Spielberg delivers an hilarious build-up to a classic climax...... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Katie
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