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  1. 10 Great Movie Rentals That Will Pay You BackRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 30 | Kiplinger Online

    ... MR. BLANDING BUILDS HIS DREAM HOUSE (1948) Tom Hanks and Shelley Long starred in a 1980s remake entitled 'The Money Pit.' But we like the original best. Ad man Cary Grant can no longer stand the cramped quarters of his New York City apartment, so he ...

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  2. Ron Simon: Homes pick worst time to fall apart

    Nov 29, 2009 | News Journal

    ... that was done we had a new roof put on -- and now it leaks. Years ago Tom Hanks starred in a comedy called 'The Money Pit,' which was about the travails of a couple who bought a dream house and found it was falling to pieces. To my eternal ...

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  3. What Does Buying a Home a oeAs isa Really Mean??Read the original story w/Photo

    Nov 21, 2009 | Real Estate Investing for Real

    ... worth it considering the headache you would have had in the future trying to make the house livable. Go Watch "The Money Pit" starring Tom Hanks and Shelly Long and you'll be making sure you know the "As is" condition of every home you purchase from ...

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    Related Topix: Home Buying, Home, Victorville, CA

  4. Lessons from the movies about going brokeRead the original story w/Photo

    Oct 26, 2009 | KHGI

    ... Blandings Builds His Dream House struck such a chord with moviegoers, it's been remade for both Tom Hanks ( The Money Pit ) and Ice Cube ( Are We Done Yet? ). And, with the housing market the way it is, you can expect it to return to the big screen ...

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  5. Living History: It was a labor of love, but this Craftsman is restored to gloryRead the original story

    Oct 19, 2009 | LA Daily News

    ... pillars with lights were added. Schwenk compares the experience of fixing the home to the Tom Hanks comedy "The Money Pit," in which a couple faces a string of home renovation debacles. For example, with the kitchen window needing to be replaced, ... 1 comment

    Related Topix: Home Listing, Pasadena, CA

  6. Living History: It was a labor of love, but this Craftsman is restored to gloryRead the original story

    Oct 16, 2009 | Pasadena Star-News

    ... pillars with lights were added. Schwenk compares the experience of fixing the home to the Tom Hanks comedy "The Money Pit," in which a couple faces a string of home renovation debacles. For example, with the kitchen window needing to be replaced, ... 1 comment

    Related Topix: Home Listing, Pasadena, CA

  7. Critic's picks: TuesdayRead the original story

    Oct 5, 2009 | Star Tribune

    ... and Frances O'Connor don't make this an interesting history lesson. If you think Tom Hanks had it rough in "The Money Pit," wait until you see what contractor Josh Temple does to "Disaster House" (9 p.m., DIY). The new series puts a suburban abode ...

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  8. Idaho high court sides with Hanks in home lawsuitRead the original story

    Feb 10, 2009 | Fulton County Daily Report

    ... Arthur Harrigan Jr., the attorney representing Wilson and Hanks, whose character in the 1986 movie "The Money Pit" dealt with a dilapidated house, could not be immediately reached for comment. The couple's dispute with Storey Construction began with ...

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  9. Idaho high court sides with Tom Hanks in home lawsuitRead the original story

    Oct 2, 2009 | Belleville News

    ... Arthur Harrigan Jr., the attorney representing Wilson and Hanks, whose character in the 1986 movie "The Money Pit" dealt with a dilapidated house, could not be immediately reached for comment. The couple's dispute with Storey Construction began with ...

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  10. Real-life money pit? Idaho high court sides with Hanks in home lawsuitRead the original story w/Photo

    Oct 1, 2009 | KOMOradio

    ... Arthur Harrigan Jr., the attorney representing Wilson and Hanks, whose character in the 1986 movie "The Money Pit" dealt with a dilapidated house, could not be immediately reached for comment. The couple's dispute with Storey Construction began with ...

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  11. Idaho high court sides with Hanks in lawsuitRead the original story w/Photo

    Oct 1, 2009 | MSNBC

    ... Arthur Harrigan Jr., the attorney representing Wilson and Hanks, whose character in the 1986 movie "The Money Pit" dealt with a dilapidated house, could not be immediately reached for comment. The couple's dispute with Storey Construction began with ...

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    Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Tom Hanks, Boise, ID

  12. State court sides with Hanks in home suitRead the original story

    Oct 1, 2009 | Daily Herald

    ... Arthur Harrigan Jr., the attorney representing Wilson and Hanks, whose character in the 1986 movie "The Money Pit" dealt with a dilapidated house, could not be immediately reached for comment. The couple's dispute with Storey Construction began with ...

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  13. 06 Idaho high court hears Tom Hanks' home disputeRead the original story

    Aug 21, 2009 | The Spokesman-Review

    ... for revenge because they lost an earlier arbitration over the work. Hanks, whose character in the 1986 movie "The Money Pit" dealt with a decaying house, didn't attend the hearing, but Wilson, also a film producer and actress, was in the courtroom. ...

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  14. High court hears Tom Hanksa high-end home disputeRead the original story

    Aug 23, 2009 | WHEC-TV Rochester

    ... for revenge because they lost an earlier arbitration over the work. Hanks, whose character in the 1986 movie "The Money Pit" dealt with a decaying house, didn't attend the hearing, but Wilson, also a film producer and actress, was in the courtroom. ...

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    Related Topix: Boise, ID, Comedy Movies, Tom Hanks

  15. Actor Tom Hanks takes home battle to Idaho courtRead the original story w/Photo

    Aug 21, 2009 | CTV.ca

    ... for revenge because they lost an earlier arbitration over the work. Hanks, whose character in the 1986 movie "The Money Pit" dealt with a decaying house, didn't attend the hearing, but Wilson, also a film producer and actress, was in the courtroom. ...

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  16. Mountain embodies a real guitar heroRead the original story w/Photo

    Aug 20, 2009 | Metromix Rochester

    ... by at least nine hip-hop performers, including Kanye West. It's not all 1969. West was in the Tom Hanks film The Money Pit , playing a cross dresser, and lent his impressive howling rasp of a voice to the animated WB network series Beast Wars ...

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  17. How-to-Renovate Your Kitchen: A Guide to the Best Books

    Aug 5, 2009 | Associated Content

    Renovating your kitchen? Such projects can range from sprucing up with paint and homey touches, to a full-rip-it-down-to-the-studs renovation or restoration While contemplating what you want to do, watch the comedic Tom Hanks and Shelley Long movie, "The Money Pit." When we first began our home renovations, I thought the incidents had to be ...

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  18. An Open Letter To Paul Abdul: Leaving 'Idol' Is A Bad IdeaRead the original story

    Jul 22, 2009 | Starpulse News Blog

    ... Hills was enough to send her running from the number-one show on TV to play second banana to Tom Hanks in The Money Pit and do little else afterwards? Who doesn't recall Geri Halliwell's (nee Sexy and/or Ginger Spice) becoming so transcendent as a ...

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