The Money Pit

A couple runs into trouble after fleeing the country for stealing money, but their relationship is tested further when they decide to buy a dilapidated mansion, which leads to a series of challenges while renovating it; however, they eventually reconcile and decide to get married just as the previous owners of the mansion scheme to involve the attorneys father in their scam. The Money Pit is a 1986 American English-language Comedy film featuring Tom Hanks, Shelley Long, Alexander Godunov, Maureen Stapleton, Joe Mantegna, Philip Bosco and Lutz Rath. The movie is based on Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House by Melvin Frank Norman Panama. Amblin Entertainment was the production house involved in the project along with executive producer(s) Kathleen Kennedy, Art Levinson and Frank Marshall. The Money Pit is written by David Giler and directed by Richard Benjamin. Universal Pictures acquired the distribution rights for the film. The Money Pit was released on 26th March 1986 and takes a screen time of 91 minutes. The Film was successful at box office. The Money Pit was made on a budget of $18 million and it was a super hit at box office gross of $54 million. Cinematography was done by Gordon Willis and editing by Jacqueline Cambas. The music was composed by Michel Colombier.