Walter (Tom Hanks) gets distracted on the way to fetch a bucket of water for Anna (Shelley Long), resulting in a series of disasters. TM & © Universal (2011) Buy Movie: www.amazon.com Scene: Chain Reaction – movieclips.com Movie Details: The Money Pit (1986) – movieclips.com Cast: Philip Bosco, Tom Hanks, Nestor Serrano, Shelley Long Director: Richard Benjamin Producer: David Giler, Frank Marshall, Steven Spielberg Screenwriter: David Giler Film Description: 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 as Walter Fielding Jr., an entertainment industry lawyer and Shelley Long as Anna Crowley, a violist. 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. Plot: The story begins with Walter and Anna learning of his father’s escape from the country after having embezzled millions of dollars. Walter and Anna hear noises and are surprised to find workmen putting furnishings around their apartment and Shatov (Yakov Smirnoff), Max’s assistant, 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 (Alexander Godunov), who has returned unexpectedly early from a tour abroad and intends to take up residence again.) Walter and Anna now need a place of …

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