Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2381 in DVD
• Released on: 2003-08-18
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: PAL
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: Arabic, Turkish, Czech, Greek, Hungarian, Romanian
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 88 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
Steven Spielberg produced this underwhelming 1986 effort at a slapstick spin on Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House. The pre-Oscar Tom Hanks stars with Shelley Long as a married couple whose efforts to finish construction on their home are sabotaged by costly and sporadically funny accidents. The unfinished domicile becomes a metaphor for their troubled relationship, as evidenced by the attraction of Long's character to a madman violinist (Alexander Godunov). Hanks is the only reason at this point to check this film out. Richard Benjamin (My Favorite Year) directs but with no flair or distinction. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com

Special Features
English
Region 2

Synopsis
An updating of MR BLANDINGS BUILDS HIS DREAM HOUSE in which an up-and-coming entertainment lawyer takes the big step with his girlfriend and purchases a fixer-upper for a 'steal.' As it turns out, the steal is really a rip-off and everything that can go wrong, does. Some think this is one of Tom Hanks' finest comic performances. He demonstrates his knack for physical comedy when he, for example, tries to climb a flight of stairs that literally crumbles beneath his feet. Anyone who has ever had a big dream and had to fight for it will appreciate the way this film is structured and the pay-off in the end.

Customer Reviews

funny? You must be joking.
I saw this film some time ago, and frankly can't remember very much about it, except that I could see no connection between this and the original version 'Mr Blandings builds his dreamhouse'; the original was after all a comedy. Perhaps I should re-aquaint myself with this effort, maybe the grey cells have deteriorated through several years of more recent tosh to make this seem hilarious today. I am prepared to change my mind, but don't hold your breath.

The Money Pit - A Classic
This film will have you ROLLING around with laughter. It simply is THAT funny. Particularly special moments are the: The turkey flying, the ever decreasing stairs, the dissappearing carpet (and the endless song that ensued). Special homage should be paid to both Hanks and Long who play what can only be described as 'A blinder' in this film. A true true comic piece of film history. BUY IT!

The Money Pit - It Says It All!
Me and my brothers watched The Money Pit when we were kids and loved it. I bought it recently not really knowing if I'd feel the same way about it as an adult but was glad to find it as I remembered.

Shelly Long and a very young looking Tom Hanks are a couple in love who, in desperate need of somewhere to live, put all their money into buying a very large house for a bargain price - only to find it not quite up to their expectations.

How the pressure of their evaporating dreams coupled with Shelly's ever-present and over-bearing ex-husband effects their relationship is the basis of the movie - and it's very funny to watch. There are some really great, very colourful characters interspersed throughout, resulting in some great comedy. There's also a lot of slap-stick which even if it's not your usual cup-of-tea would be hard not to enjoy. We came away with a real urge to watch some Laurel and Hardy!

Enjoy this movie - and remember it's underlying lesson .... If it sounds too good to be true - it probably is!