The Money Pit

Name: The Money Pit
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: 1986-03-26
Duration: 1 h 31 min
Cast: Tom Hanks, Shelley Long, Alexander Godunov, Maureen Stapleton

1986 · 1h 31m · Comedy, Romance · United States of America · Rated PG (US)

For everyone who's ever been deeply in love or deeply in debt.

After being evicted from their Manhattan apartment, a couple buy what looks like the home of their dreams—only to find themselves saddled with a bank-account-draining nightmare. Struggling to keep their relationship together as their rambling mansion falls to pieces around them, the two watch in hilarious horror as everything—including the kitchen sink—disappears into the Money Pit.

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Richard Benjamin

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David Giler

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Tom Hanks, Shelley Long, Alexander Godunov, Maureen Stapleton

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