On This Day: March 26 1986 The Money Pit Premiered in Theaters

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Mar 26, 2025

Pete

Mr. Eighties

Pete has published a news story:

On This Day: March 26 1986 The Money Pit Premiered in Theaters.

On this day March 26 1986 the comedy film The Money Pit premiered in theaters. Starring Tom Hanks and Shelley Long the movie followed a young couple who think they’ve found their dream home only to discover it’s falling apart piece by piece.

Directed by Richard Benjamin the film delivered slapstick humor and escalating chaos as the characters faced plumbing disasters collapsing staircases and endless renovations. The chemistry between Hanks and Long brought charm to the madness and helped...

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