---
title: 'The Money Pit (1986)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Richard Benjamin'
released: '1986-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 90
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-money-pit-1986'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091541/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Money Pit (1986)

1986 · 90 min · Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

The Money Pit is a 1986 American comedy film directed by Richard Benjamin and starring Tom Hanks and Shelley Long as Walter Fielding and Anna Crowley, a couple who attempt to renovate a recently purchased house. The film is a loose remake of the 1948 Cary Grant comedy film Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House, and was filmed in New York City and Lattingtown, New York. It was co-executive produced by Steven Spielberg.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Shelley Long](https://cinepixo.com/people/shelley-long)
- **Director:** [Richard Benjamin](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-benjamin)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Michel Colombier](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-colombier)
- **Producer:** [Steven Spielberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-spielberg)
- **Director of Photography:** [Gordon Willis](https://cinepixo.com/people/gordon-willis)
- **Editor:** [Jacqueline Cambas](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacqueline-cambas)

## Cast

- [Nestor Serrano](https://cinepixo.com/people/nestor-serrano)
- [Michael Jeter](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-jeter)
- [Shelley Long](https://cinepixo.com/people/shelley-long)
- [Frankie Faison](https://cinepixo.com/people/frankie-faison)
- [Yakov Smirnoff](https://cinepixo.com/people/yakov-smirnoff)
- [Leslie West](https://cinepixo.com/people/leslie-west)
- [Tzi Ma](https://cinepixo.com/people/tzi-ma)
- [Joe Mantegna](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-mantegna)
- [Philip Bosco](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-bosco)
- [Maureen Stapleton](https://cinepixo.com/people/maureen-stapleton)
- [Josh Mostel](https://cinepixo.com/people/josh-mostel)
- [John van Dreelen](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-van-dreelen)
- [Tom Hanks](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-hanks)
- [Tetchie Agbayani](https://cinepixo.com/people/tetchie-agbayani)
- [Wendell Pierce](https://cinepixo.com/people/wendell-pierce)

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