The Money Pit is a 1986 comedy film and remake of Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House. Directed by Richard Benjamin and executive produced by Steven Spielberg, the film stars Tom Hanks and Shelley Long as a couple who attempt to renovate a recently purchased house. The Money Pit was filmed in New York City and Lattingtown, Long Island, New York. Villa Vizcaya in Miami, Florida was used for the epilogue scene set in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. The story begins with attorney Walter Fielding and his girlfriend Anna Crowley learning of his father Walter Sr.’s wedding in Rio de Janiero, after... escaping the country after having embezzled millions of dollars from their musician clients. The next morning, the couple hears noises and are surprised to find workmen putting furnishings around their apartment and a man asking them, "you’re still here?!" We learn that Walter and Anna do not own the apartment; it belongs to Anna's ex-husband Max Beissart , a self-loving conductor who has returned unexpectedly early from a tour in Europe and intends to take up residence again. Walter and Anna now need a place of their own.
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| Release date: | March 26, 1986 |
| Directed by: | Richard Benjamin |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 91 Minutes |
| Producer: | Kathleen Kennedy, Art Levinson |
| Editor: | Jacqueline Cambas |
| Music by: | Michel Colombier |
| Cinematography: | Gordon Willis |
| Screenplay by: | David Giler |
| Genre: | Comedy, Musical |