The Money Pit

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1. #001

   The "Money Pit" house actually belonged to the Ridder family in real life and was on the market for sale during filming.

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2. #002

   During filming, Tom Hanks enjoyed driving around in the vintage Lincoln Model L Series classic car featured in the film.

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3. #003

   This was the first film Tom Hanks worked on with Steven Spielberg. The two would become close friends, and Hanks would go on to work with Spielberg on many of his productions over the following thirty years.

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4. #004

   For the scene in which the bathtub falls through two floors after being filled with water, Tom Hanks lets out a hideous laugh (it resembles a sea lion's bark). This clip of his laugh is often used during the "Universal" backlot tour when tour guides joke with visitors.

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5. #005

   Mrs. Ridder, the co-owner of the house, was absolutely shocked to see her home half demolished. Director Richard Benjamin reportedly convinced her to appear in the film's closing scenes after the house had been fully restored by the construction crew.

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6. #006

   The real Hell's Angels from a local chapter played the bikers in the film.

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7. #007

   The start of principal photography for this film was delayed because of Shelley Long's pregnancy. After Long's daughter Juliana was born, Long began the work, which included all the necessary physical performances and acting.

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8. #008

   The leader of the group of cheaply dressed girls is Leslie West of the band Mountain, one of the greatest hard rock guitarists of the 1970s.

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9. #009

   A replica of the front facade of the "Money Pit House" was built onto the back of the residence, so that when viewers see the front of the house it actually looks like a set construction attached to the back of the building.

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10. #010

    The band White Lion performs twice in this film with a lineup that predates their first album. Between this film and White Lion's first album, the bassist joined Black Sabbath.

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11. #011

    In the end, Alexander Godunov conducts the orchestra and they perform Ludwig van Beethoven's Ode to Joy. It was also played in the vault-opening scene of Die Hard (1988), which likewise featured Godunov.

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12. #012

    The Shirk brothers are aptly named, because their name derives from the word "shirk," meaning to avoid or evade, which is what they do throughout the film before never appearing again.

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13. #013

    The film was initially planned to be released by Universal Pictures at Christmas 1985, but it was ultimately pushed back to Spring 1986. A theatrical trailer released in the fall of 1985 is evidence of this.

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14. #014

    Screenwriters Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel wrote a script that was not part of the title draft of the screenplay. However, in the film's original trailer they were credited alongside the film's writer, David Giler.

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15. #015

    At the end of the film, we see that Walter's father and his new bride have been swindled into buying a "money pit" from Estelle and her husband (who was once Hitler's pool player).

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16. #016

    This was Nestor Serrano's first film.

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17. #017

    This film was the first screenplay by writer David Giler to be produced after a five-year gap. His previous one at the time was "Southern Comfort (1981)."

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