The Money Pit
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.
Critics Sentiment
The bathtub crashes through multiple floors when filled
Walter and Anna fight about Max and decide to split
The film drops sharply from the beloved bathtub disaster sequence to the relationship drama, losing nearly 4 points as critics found the romantic conflict far less engaging than the slapstick comedy
The Money Pit succeeds best in its first half when focused on Hanks's physical comedy and escalating house disasters, with the bathtub sequence representing the comedic peak. Critics consistently praised Hanks's energetic slapstick performance but found the romantic subplot in the middle act contrived and less compelling. The film recovers somewhat in the final act but never quite reaches the heights of its early disaster sequences.
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Tom Hanks
Walter Fielding, Jr.
Shelley Long
Anna Crowley
Alexander Godunov
Max Beissart
Maureen Stapleton
Estelle
Joe Mantegna
Art Shirk
Philip Bosco
Curly
Josh Mostel
Jack Schnittman
Yakov Smirnoff
Shatov
Carmine Caridi
Brad Shirk
Brian Backer
Ethan
Billy Lombardo
Benny
Mia Dillon
Marika
John van Dreelen
Carlos
Douglass Watson
Walter Fielding, Sr.
Lucille Dobrin
Macumba Lady
Tetchie Agbayani
Florinda Fielding
Scott Turchin
Mover #1
Radu Gavor
Mover #2
Grisha Dimant
Mover #3
Lutz Rath
Geza
Crew
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