THE MONEY PIT Maureen Stapleton: Real Estate Grifter | SUPERCUT
By the '80s, upward mobility turned homeownership into an outpriced tiki. Maureen Stapleton, acclaimed of the stage and screen, bridges some kind of gap in this film with her gift for zany charm in a small but standout role hawking questionable properties and jaunty jalopies. In Carlos' words: "It's a steal." (See also: MR. BLANDINGS BUILDS HIS DREAM HOUSE.)
1986. Starring Tom Hanks, Shelley Long, Joe Mantegna, Alexander Godunov, Philip Bosco, Yakov Smirnoff. Song "The Heart is So Willing" by Stephen Bishop. Add'l music by Michel Colombier. Cinematography by Gordon Willis.
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