She happily tells him that she didn't and they reconcile. This nearly happens, but he misses her and says he loves her even if she did sleep with Max. His suspicions push her to admit that she did so, but the damage is done.ĭue to Walter and Anna's stubbornness, their relationship becomes more and more hostile and in a rare moment of agreement, they vow to sell the house once it is restored and split the proceeds. Walter later asks her point-blank if she slept with Max, but she hastily denies it. He wines and dines her, and the next morning, when she wakes up in his bed, he allows her to believe that she has cheated on Walter in reality, Max slept on the couch. Although he does not care for it, he agrees to its purchase. She attempts to secure additional funds from Max by selling him some artwork she received in their divorce. The repair work continues for a grueling four months and Walter and Anna realize they need more money to complete the renovations. His continuing frustration at the escalating costs of restoring the house leads him to brand it a "money pit", whilst the Shirks continue to assure him that their work will take "two weeks".
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Among other problems, the entire front door frame rips out of the wall, the main staircase collapses, the plumbing is full of gunk, the electrical system catches fire, the bathtub crashes through the floor, the chimney collapses, and a raccoon is living in the dumbwaiter.Ĭontractors Art and Brad Shirk summarily tear the house to pieces using Walter's $5,000 down payment, leaving him and Anna embroiled in bureaucracy to secure the necessary building permits to complete the work. They decide to buy it.įrom the moment Walter and Anna take possession of the house, it quickly begins to fall apart. Her sob story and insistence at keeping the place in candlelight in order to save money "for the bloodsucking lawyers", distracts Walter and enchants Anna, who finds it romantic. He and Anna meet the owner, Estelle, who claims she must sell it quickly because her husband, Carlos, has been arrested.
Through an unscrupulous realtor friend, Walter learns about a million-dollar distress sale mansion on the market for a mere $200,000. The next morning, they are told they need to vacate the apartment they are subletting from Anna's ex-husband, Max Beissart, a self-absorbed conductor who has returned early from Europe.
A remake, Drömkåken, directed by Peter Dalle, was released to cinemas in Sweden on 28 October 1993.Īttorney Walter Fielding and his classical musician girlfriend, Anna Crowley, learn of Walter Sr.'s wedding to a woman named Florinda shortly after fleeing the country for embezzling millions of dollars from their musician clients. Blandings Builds His Dream House, and was filmed in New York City and Lattingtown, New York, and was co-executive produced by Steven Spielberg. The film is a remake of the 1948 Cary Grant comedy film Mr.
The Money Pit is a 1986 American comedy film directed by Richard Benjamin and starring Tom Hanks and Shelley Long as a couple who attempt to renovate a recently purchased house.
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