# The Money Pit (1986)

> A cash-strapped couple’s bargain mansion becomes an escalating slapstick catastrophe that tests their relationship and their resolve to build a home.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/5543

## Facts

- Runtime: 91 min
- Genres: Comedy, Romance
- Director: Richard Benjamin
- Cast: Tom Hanks, Shelley Long, Alexander Godunov, Maureen Stapleton, Joe Mantegna, Philip Bosco, Josh Mostel, Yakov Smirnoff
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091541/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: mild
- Mood: wacky, frantic, absurd, lazy sunday, nostalgic comedy night

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