Steven Spielberg’s winning streak was starting to take on some water by the mid 80’s, with Young Sherlock Holmes, Batteries Not Included and Innerspace all failing to capture the same box office magic as Gremlins or Poltergeist.
The Money Pit was no exception.
But Amblin is where I lived, and I unabashedly loved everything the house of Steven, Frank and Kathleen produced that decade. Sure, it’s a bit of a fixer-upper, but even as a cynical semi-rebellious teen type thing, I could relate to this manic tale of yuppy real-estate woes. -Pop
The Money Pit arrived on Home Video Today in 1986, after a March 26th theatrical release.