The Money Pit
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Actor: Alexander Godunov, Joe Mantegna, Maureen Stapleton, Shelley Long, Tom HanksBrand: Universal Studios
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); French (Dubbed); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 91 minutes
Published: 2003-02-01
DVD Release Date: 2003-02-04
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Universal Studios
Movie Reviews of The Money Pit
Movie Review: The house gets top billing
Summary: 5 Stars
I once saw a tribute to Tom Hanks where they dismissed this movie as one of his inconsequential early works. Initially, I was incredulous about this because this movie has a special place in my heart as probably the funniest movie I've ever seen. But after I thought about it a bit, I think I understand the point made in that tribute. This movie is not a showcase for actors, the uncontested star of this movie is the house.
The three main actors, Hanks, Shelley Long, and Alexander Gudunov are all terrific in their roles, but the little love-triangle drama that goes on between them serves only as a backdrop and a reason to pull off all those ingenious sight-gags with the house.
In this movie, the script writer and set technicians are king. These professionals ought to have a showcase for their talents to be spotlighted from time to time, and they sure made the most of the opportunity with this one. The calamitous frailty of this ostensibly beautiful house renders so many brilliantly done scenes that this movie still makes me laugh out loud after seeing it several times. A joke loses all its power to amuse after the surprise of the punch-line is lost, but these sight-gags are so funny I can break out laughing while driving down a lonely highway just thinking about them.
Some movies lose their effectiveness because the makers get confused and try to do too may things - the message gets muddled. The best movies exhibit no such confusion and tell their story with minimal distraction. This movie is about this house, and what these artists do with this prop is brilliantly and enduringly funny.
Even in my business, where everyone has seen this movie, and we ought to be more serious, when anyone inquires about some project we know well will be completed when hell freezes over, if then, our stock answer is "Two weeks!"
Summary of The Money Pit
No Description Available.Genre: Feature Film-Comedy
Rating: PG
Release Date: 4-MAR-2003
Media Type: DVD
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