The Money Pit * FIRST TIME WATCHING * reaction & commentary * Millennial Movie Monday

Tom Hanks can handle anything... except this house.
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[@ThomasCorp]

The laugh that Tom Hanks lets out following the bathtub’s falling through the floor and shattering into a million pieces never fails to crack me up no matter how many times I see it.

[@pete_lind]

Fixing that will take two weeks 🙂

[@matthewodle]

Just the buildup to that scene gets me giggling. Then he starts, and I lose it!! Great scene!

[@richruksenas5992]

It is funny, but notice the goof. There's no water in the tub when it hits.

[@allisongrinnell5107]

My family had that his laugh programmed to play every time we turned on our computers back in the late 90s. Still cracks me up.

[@ThomasCorp]

@@allisongrinnell5107 Haha. That sounds awesome.

[@mike12579]

“Two Weeks” became a recurring joke catchphrase in my home for years because of this movie

[@litl_kim]

same 🤣

[@GeryonM]

It's also in the good version of Total Recall.

[@canderia]

Mine too

[@dgeneeknapp3168]

We've done many flip and keep home renovations. It became a HUGE running joke for US as well. 🤣🤣

[@angelagraves865]

@@GeryonM Yep, that's what I always think of when I hear two weeks. I'll even do an impression of it, depending on who I'm with. 🤣

[@marennicholson5444]

Tom Hanks’ mental collapse laugh when the tub falls through the floor is endlessly hilarious to me. Also shorts over sweatpants was a thing in the 80’s. I don’t know why it just was.

[@jonalberts980]

Girls wore long underwear under shorts all the time, too.

[@stevethepirate2875]

Because if you go jogging in just sweatpants your genitals jump all over the place. Also, at that time sweat pants were not the all-the-time wear they have become but mostly something you were wearing to make you sweat more. So he's wearing shorts ... with legwarmers.

[@stevenjohansen3827]

I think it had a lot to do with Super Man and Bat Man(60's era) wearing their briefs over their tights.

[@AutoPilate]

I remember Ash saying something similar about Bruno Kirby in When Harry Met Sally… wearing shorts over sweatpants.

[@johnkelly90]

I could very easily imagine Gomez Adams upon seeing how horrible the mansion was.., “WE’LL TAKE IT!”

[@rockmacher]

Tom Hanks is such a well known dramatic actor now everyone seems to forget he got his start in Comedy

[@StCerberusEngel]

As brief as it was, I loved his walk-on part in Taxi.

[@imcrystalclear3448]

When I think of Tom Hanks, I always think of "Bosom Buddies" first. 😂

[@ScientificallyStupid]

@@imcrystalclear3448 every time I hear "My Life" on the radio at work, all I can picture is the opening credits of Bosom Buddies...

[@bluebear1985]

I remember stumbling across an old "Happy Days" episode where he made a guest appearance. His character is supposed to be an old childhood nemesis of Fonzie's.

[@doughbafett]

I think Punchline was his first foray into drama. I miss the comedic Tom Hanks.

[@gettygermany]

It makes me feel old that Ashleigh didn't said "Hey, thats the girl from Cheers!"

[@richardrobbins387]

As I finished reading your comment I heard Gamora yelling 🤣 ...btw I do know what "Cheers" is.

[@jjkhawaiian]

You mean, "what's her tits?" 22:43

[@jainthomas6223]

I thought the same thing...

[@jackjones5314]

I loved how every comment you made about the movie was almost immediately shot down by the problems in the house.

[@OrAngeAnArchy]

Why i loved this movie so much, just as you think it can't get worse it sets you up again and again. Spielberg hidden gem.

[@randallgaus502]

One of my greatest childhood memories is of my father watching this movie. My father rarely smiled, let alone laugh. He didn't care for TV or movies, but I remember him laughing so hard at this movie. To this day I still have an original one sheet full size movie poster of this movie on the wall to remind me of that moment.

[@Humstuck]

When you find the funny bone of your stoic relatives or friends, its the best. It deserves to be remembered.

[@nsasupporter7557]

Yeah, for some reason this movie flew under the radar. It wasn’t as famous as other 80s Tom Hanks movies such as “Splash” or “Big.”

[@russellh.3150]

Wondering if your father may have had a few run-ins w/ money pit homes in his day. Either way, memories like that are the good stuff.

[@stephenlackey5852]

🥰

[@northshore1000]

Your comment touched my heart. My dad was a serious, quiet, even, in-the-background type of man. Yet, I remember one Christmas being in the room and he was watching “ A Christmas Story”. And laughing throughout. It was delightful to see a side of him I’d never seen before. I get you, my friend!

[@LordToddtastic666]

Now you gotta do The 'Burbs, another Hanks jewel that people seem to have forgotten about

[@ruthmeow4262]

Yes, would be a great movie for a funny Hallowbeans feature.

[@razorfett147]

Omg you HAVE to do Dragnet (1987) sometime. Tom Hanks and Dan Aykroyd are hilarious in that one 🤣

[@Pokyhawk]

"Here lies Walter Fielding. He bought a house, and it killed him." - Tom Hanks One of the best lines with the best delivery in movie history.

[@StCerberusEngel]

Anna: I'm going to help you. Walter: Do you have a gun? XD The dialogue in this movie is so damn good.

[@RMBittner]

The plot of this one was inspired by the 1940s comedy “Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House.” It’s very funny as well.

[@andrewft31]

Which was based on a book so neither was an original idea

[@cindyknudson2715]

Mr Blanding's is a fun movie.

[@nataliedepriest9113]

We still use “home crap home” to this day. And “two weeks”…so many great lines and scenes. Love it!

[@ScientificallyStupid]

"An hour ago I thought the Care Bears were here!" kills me every time I hear it. I had a coworker who loved this movie as much as I do; we used to yell this to each other in the office (code that something was going to crap).

[@accidentalmusic2749]

Or geese and chickens IM RIGHT HERE!

[@StCerberusEngel]

I had the same thing with a co-worker once. Though, our code for things going to crap was "We're living in swiss cheese with a door."

[@RetroClassic66]

This was indeed an hilariously fun movie, and there’s a reason for that - it’s a remake of the 1948 comedy hit MR. BLANDINGS BUILDS HIS DREAM HOUSE, starring Cary Grant and Myrna Loy (who had co-starred the previous year with Shirley Temple in another hit comedy, THE BACHELOR AND THE BOBBY-SOXER), and based on the 1946 novel by Eric Hodgins. You should see both of those films as well! You’d like them. I remember seeing this in the theater back in 1986 when it came out. I loved it and laughed my butt off! Thanks for the throwback!

[@ldfahrni]

Came here to recommend Mr Blandings . . . Cary Grant has serious comedic chops and Myrna Loy is the perfect foil

[@jenniferleaakins]

'Bringing Up Baby' is a really good Cary Grant and Kathryn Hepburn movie.

[@johncampbell756]

I like those films, but never liked this one. Weird.

[@RyoHazuki224]

As a long time fan of Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House, I wouldn't quite say that Money Pit is a remake of it, more like it was an inspiration for it. For one, in this one the couple doesn't have kids. Minor detail, not necessary for sure. But another, in Mr. Blandings, its not like they were scammed by an old lady. They just wanted a home of their own, and wanted to build it themselves to make it their own, and sure money problems ensued. Money Pit puts a twist on that by having a house that comically falls apart around them! lol Still, both great movies!

[@alfredstimoli2590]

I also came here to highly recommend Cary Grant's Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House, you've seen the rest, now time to see the best.

[@randallshuck2976]

Good flick. Another one of Hanks at this age was "Joe vs the Volcano" it's really cute also. This one reminds me of every home remodeling project I ever did.

[@loblad]

Just watched Joe vs. the Volcano last night. Classic

[@tree6787]

Yes!

[@ksavage681]

I want nothing pink!!! "oh man, now i gotta flush out my paint brush." It's a bummer, I know.

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

LOVE "JvsTV." It is both my favorite "Tom Hanks stranded on an Island" and my favorite "Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan" film.

[@tbmike23]

Apparently Ashley still hasn't heard about the whole "Grey sweatpants problem" that men have. They don't hide anything, the shorts are so you don't poke someone's eye out.

[@wallacecallow2255]

There's always jock straps.

[@WRam-fo2sc]

You've seen Alexander Godunov (Max) before. He played the long haired Karl in everybody's favorite Christmas movie, "Die Hard." "Money Pit" did not do well because it was panned by most critics. "Steven Spielberg Presents" means he was one of the Producers or Executive Producers but he didn't direct it, just like "Poltergeist" "Gremlins" "Goonies" and "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" which all have his name stamped on them. Having never seen this movie before, Tom Hanks's little joke when he first sees the peeing statue is funny when you remember his character's medical condition in "The Green Mile." The contractor, Curly, was played by Philip Bosco. He was never the lead actor in any film, but his most memorable scene and quote is in the incredible movie "Working Girl" costarring Harrison Ford and Sigourney Weaver, a movie you should put on your radar

[@umainebearman]

Well critics panned it because its kind of a pretty shit movie. It's the same gag over and over.

[@SRG1966]

Green Mile was at least ten years after this movie. This was in 1985.

[@Bfdidc]

Alexander Godunov also appeared in Witness (along with Harrison Ford). It's a great movie but mostly forgotten, I think.

[@SRG1966]

@@Bfdidc he was a ballet dancer who defected to the US. Tragically, he died at age 46 of chronic alcoholism.

[@Dularr]

Steven didn't even produce this movie.

[@fday1964]

Bachelor Party is an early Tom Hanks comedy to check out, and Outrageous Fortune is a Bette Midler and Shelly Long comedy to add to your list.

[@RaynorBear]

I have this mental image of Ashleigh watching "Bachelor Party"... and that mental image is funny as hell!!!!!!

[@wdtb]

Ashley needs more Bette Midler in her life ☺️

[@Xerdoz]

Bacherlor Party has Nick in it.

[@fday1964]

@@RaynorBear ... the "hot dog" scene...!! Lol...

[@sparkysjoint1616]

Troop Beverly Hills

[@MrTech226]

Ashleigh Alexander Godunov (Max) was a ballet dancer before acting. Alexander defected from Russia to USA in 1979. One of his movie's roles was playing special forces agent turned mercenary in Die Hard. Alexander died in 1995 at the age of 45 from Hepatitis and secondary to chronic alcoholism.

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

I'm guessing he may have channeled some of his ballet directors (coaches?) to the role of the conductor.

[@williamjones6031]

He also played in "Witness" as an Amish man. Harrison Ford and Kelly McGillis.

[@yuliyacher67]

Godunov was totally healthy and happy. His death requires police investigation.

[@ksmith9715]

Speaking of HALLOWBEANS: a good movie to react to would be ARSENIC AND OLD LACE. It's an old black and white movie with Cary Grant, but I think it would fit in with Hallowbeans, especially if you want a mix of genres during Hallowbeans.

[@MichaelGMunz]

YESSS

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

Good gravy! That one has a lot of lines that have become family jokes, over time. "CHAARGE!"

[@gawainethefirst]

Boris Karloff is in it!

[@jeffmartin1026]

@@gawainethefirst Boris Karloff is not in the film version. He was still under contract for the stage play when the film was made. Raymond Massey plays the role of Johnathan in the film.

[@melissahughes4205]

Arsenic and Old Lace is a perfect movie for Hallobeans

[@jamesmoyner7499]

There was another film Tom Hanks was in that also had John Candy called Volunteers.

[@nathancruz9172]

Don’t forget splash.

[@jamesmoyner7499]

@@nathancruz9172 She’s already watched Splash and loved it.

[@shawn6669]

Good Call! Volunteers is hilarious. "What was Opium again?". :)

[@rmar67]

@@shawn6669 "Shouldn't one of us be saying 'Let's go save her'?"

[@moeball740]

Volunteers is the film where Tom met wife-to-be Rita Wilson.

[@johnfredericks4376]

Before Rachel Ray Gordon Ramsay, the Food Network, and Cooking segments on talk shows... there was Julia Child. I really think you will enjoy the 80s comedy Ruthless People. Classic!

[@moeball740]

Ruthless People is a classic! "I've been kidnapped by Kmart!" Also, the scenes with the public payphone in the plaza were filmed on Hope Street in downtown L.A. and the office building shown in the background is where I worked at the time!

[@johnfredericks4376]

@@moeball740 Ahhh... I see you love that movie as much as I do. Not too many people know the Kmart line.

[@moeball740]

@@johnfredericks4376 I was fortunate to see them filming on my lunch breaks several days! Lots of Judge Reinhold running around in a clown mask!

[@solarfed1]

The only other movie I saw with Shelly Long in it is Caveman with Ringo Starr.

[@perjus]

@@moeball740 "You look just like my mother. I HATE MY MOTHER!"

[@44excalibur]

The Money Pit is a quintessential 80s movie. It's got a young Tom Hanks, Cheers-era Shelly Long, pre-Die Hard Alexander Godunov, synth music, real estate, hair metal bands, and it's a Steven Spielberg production.

[@brendah.6366]

Don't forget that good looking wool! A young, hot Joe Montegna!!! As one of the Shirk brothers!!!

[@nsasupporter7557]

Unfortunately, it wasn’t popular like “Splash” and “Big” were. Those movies are way more remembered than Money Pit

[@44excalibur]

@@nsasupporter7557 Yeah, and it's a shame. I first saw The Money Pit on VHS in 1986 when I was a teenager and I loved it.

[@nsasupporter7557]

@@44excalibur we use to watch it we were kids (my siblings and cousins) when we went over to my great grandparents’ house. They had it recorded on a VHS tape and we watch it 🙂 my sister loved it! But yeah, those other 2 Tom Hanks movies from the 80s I mentioned were alot more famous than Money Pit

[@44excalibur]

@@nsasupporter7557 Sounds like a good memory. 🙂 Yeah, it seems like people only remember Splash and Big and forget about all of Hanks' other 80s comedies like Bachelor Party, The Money Pit, Dragnet, The 'Burbs, Turner & Hooch, Punchline, The Man With One Red Shoe, Volunteers, and one of my favorites, Nothing In Common with Jackie Gleason.

[@Hogtownboy1]

I love the “ Mad Max “ approach of the workers from the Contractors.

[@tionak]

When Tom slid through that hole in the floor, that was the hardest time I remember laughing as a kid. 😂😂

[@SeanHendy]

One of my favourites. Love the chemistry between Tom Hanks and Shelley Long.

[@xczechr]

I loved this movie back in the day. I must have seen it fifty times. When some friends recently became new homeowners I bought them this movie as part of their housewarming gift. I will always laugh at "Well, the turkey's done."

[@russellh.3150]

"For a while, I thought the Care Bears were here!" That's the one that always gets me lol. Love the channel!

[@wileecoyote57flh22]

The Money Pit is one of my favourite films and one of only three Tom Hanks movies that I actually like...the other two being The 'Burbs and Dragnet...yeah, I said what I said..! It contains two of my favourite scenes...the electrics burning through the walls and the bath crashing through the floor...the latter being one of my greatest fears as a child and still up to this day...I don't take any chances...I shower instead..! 😁

[@nsasupporter7557]

Yes, my siblings and cousins and myself all use to watch this movie when we went to my great grandparents house when we were kids and we loved it.

[@emmabauer1906]

The 'Burbs 🖤

[@danoliver1975]

Tom Hanks in "The Burbs" would be really good for spoopy season.

[@sammybear7100]

I love that movie!

[@wkanost]

I was a projectionist in 1985 at an AMC theater and this was one of the films I ran. I got to see it about a bajillion times but it’s a favorite light comedy. Glad to see you watch and enjoy it. We love you Ashleigh!

[@barbarabass2189]

This was one of my late father's favorite movies. His favorite scene is the kitchen going haywire and the turkey exploding out of the oven. Watching this today brought back many memories of him for me. Calico cats rule!

[@christopherferrarelli2262]

To only echo what might’ve been stated earlier, if you’ve seen Max before you have. He’s better known for playing Karl; right-hand man to Hans Gruber, in Die Hard. Tom Hanks was just coming off Splash, Bachelor Party, and Volunteers before this film, and Shelley Long was known mostly for playing Diane on Cheers; but appeared in films like Night Shift; opposite Henry Winkler (“The Fonz”, Happy Days) and a young Michael Keaton (Batman).

[@darylabrams2]

The Burbs and Volunteers are two funny hanks films.

[@kristinehirtle6021]

He was really well known as a Russian dancer who defected.

[@stillaboveground2470]

"Cheers" to Shelley Long, whose movie career never really took off.

[@michaelceraso1977]

she was a smug know it all actress , who I didnt think even fit the Cheers character and kirstie alley was waaay better and she proved it

[@stillaboveground2470]

@@michaelceraso1977 She was also in "Night Shift", playing a "lady of the night". IMO, they could have casted her role better.

[@melenatorr]

@@michaelceraso1977 I'm going to courteously disagree with you about Shelley Long: I always felt she had magnificent comic timing, and a good sense of the character of Diane. Special notice of this for me goes to the episode where her cat died, and the one where Sam and she had a complicated competition about publishing poetry, and where Long swung from one emotional extreme to another with dizzying skill. If she was difficult, I point to the slow destruction of Diane's character by the writers over the last few seasons she was on the show, and which would have (and did) annoy me as well. Notably, the same thing happened with Rebecca's character over the years, and that Alley did very well with the material she was given.

[@angelagraves865]

@@michaelceraso1977 💯 At first I just thought it was the character of Diane that I hated, but then I saw her in a few other movies and realized I just can't f*cking stand Shelley Long.

[@dgeneeknapp3168]

@@melenatorr I agree...Whatser Tits was pretty funny...not that common among petite blinds ...sort of Goldy Hawn-like. I never understood why her roles didn't follow in the vein of Goldy's.

[@BigLisaFan]

This movie is a hoot. See this, you'll never buy a house, ever. LOL Had a new neighbour move in. The grading on the back of the house was changed and the first big storm 2 weeks later flooded her basement. When that was all done, they had to dig up the basement floor for a plumbing issue. I asked her if she had ever seen the Money Pit? She said, " Seen it! I'm living in it!" Actually, things did settle down after that. Now you have to see The 'Burbs. Anyone recognize Maureen Stapleton from All In The Family?

[@micksplace]

Jean was in AITF

[@BigLisaFan]

@@micksplace Yes, you are right. Somehow got them confused. A sign of old age. At least someone reads my replies, thank you.

[@LG123ABC]

@@BigLisaFan I like your screen name. Sounds like a character from a gothic horror novel.

[@BigLisaFan]

@@LG123ABC Well, I do have a rather dark past. LOL

[@djmeghan]

Yes, The Burbs!!!!

[@BillTheScribe]

Some cast notes: The real estate guy at the start with the accent was Russian stand up comedian Yakov Smirnov. He was a in a lot of stuff in the 80's. He defected and most of his jokes are about life in Russia during the Cold War. He had a bigger part in a movie called Mosow on the Hudson with another of your favorites. The conductor was in Die Hard as the Hans' Lead minion. The wife was Shelly Long, who was in the early seasons of Cheers. She also did a number of comedies in the 80's, where she played the same basic character in all of them.

[@brownstarslots]

Shelly Long started with Henry Winkler (the Fonz) in a movie called Night Shift.

[@StCerberusEngel]

In New York subburb, house demolishes you!

[@MsWaif]

This was one I loved as a kid but not a super fan of now, though I do still enjoy parts of it. To me, Shelley Long and Tom Hanks don't really have much in the way of chemistry. That said, I just know you're gonna love "The 'Burbs" when it finally has its moment. Tom Hanks is just so great and I love its quirky humor and quotable lines. Also would recommend "Julie & Julia" if you'd like to see a cute film based on a true story about a gal who started a blog about trying all of Julia Child's recipes, it jumps back and forth between Julia Child (Meryl Streep) in the past and Julie (Amy Adams) in the present.

[@BuffaloC305]

I'll never understand the chemistry issue, but you've named the two good examples: Shelley and Tom, meh... Tom and Princess Leia? Oh yeah... and her performance in MAN WITH ONE RED SHOE is soooo excellent and fun, too. THE BURBS therefore just had to pair those two, together again.

[@Cloudy_SkieZ1]

Love The Burbs. Probably one of my favorite Hanks movie

[@ThAlEdison]

Huh, my parents loved this movie, but I didn't like it as a kid. I think it's alright, for this kind of movie I prefer "Funny Farm".

[@LG123ABC]

@@ThAlEdison Yes! Funny Farm is a very underrated film. And the actress that plays Chevy Chase's wife was GORGEOUS.

[@sammybear7100]

Oooo I love Julie and Julia it's so sweet and makes me hungry!

[@tomchesley2604]

I saw this in the theatre when I was around 14ish. I laughed my arse off. It's not talked about more because it was pretty well bashed by the critics of the day. But it certainly in my opinion (and yours) is a hidden gem. Much like "Joe vs The Volcano" and "The Burbs" both featuring a baby Tom Hanks. You know what else is a hidden gem?....."Best In Show"

[@D.J.-]

Shorts over the sweatpants was one of those bizarre 80’s “fashion” things…kind of like jelly shoes and shoulder pads the size of cinder blocks.

[@LG123ABC]

It kept your sweatpants from sagging and also kept your junk from moving around too much and causing chafing. Hey, it worked for Superman.

[@D.J.-]

@@LG123ABC 🤣.

[@TheNightBadger]

Those 80's fashions always seem normal to me... it was when the world ditched them things got bizarre (and I got confused!)

[@koelekahuna9370]

Julia Child was a big deal because she brought classical French cooking to the everyday. She made it and cooking in general accessible to Americans. She had one of the first cooking shows on television. You'd probably like any one of the recent biopics, One Julie & Julia has Meryl Streep.

[@TheAbstruseOne]

She was also a spy during World War II.

[@CRabbit42]

She also invented a shark repellant for the Navy during WWII.

[@2buxaslice]

I would love to see Ashleigh watch Julie & Julia. I love that movie. Though I heard Julia Child was not happy with it.

[@TheAbstruseOne]

@@2buxaslice And after the movie deal, things got...weird. Julie's follow-up book was another blog-like story writing about the disintegration of her marriage that also happened to deal with her becoming an apprentice butcher. It was nowhere near as well-received as her other book and she hasn't really done anything since nobody wanted to read a book about how many people they both had affairs with.

[@TheDaringPastry1313]

If Murphy's law was a movie. Wanted to add that the conductor is the evil blonde-haired guy from Die Hard. Tom Hanks asking the statue about prostate trouble when he is the one that had the UTI in The Green Mile years later as we all know haha

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

What with those two, and "A League Of Their Own," I think Hanks is the actor I've seen peeing more than any other. Indeed, more than any other person, except myself.

[@auntvesuvi3872]

Thanks, Ashleigh! 🏚 I hope you and Blake are enjoying your holiday excursion. ❧ This movie is actually a remake of MR. BLANDINGS BUILD HIS DREAM HOUSE (1948). You might enjoy comparing it someday. #AshleighBurton #MillennialMovieMonday #RichardBenjamin #TheMoneyPit

[@katiemayo1518]

This movie was on repeat when I was a kid. '2 weeks! 2 weeks!' was often quoted when talking about things that just didn't happen according to schedule lol

[@StCerberusEngel]

There's so many times in daily life when you can quote this movie. I've been paged over the intercom at work, while I'm standing in the middle of the department I'm being paged to. It's all I can do to not scream "I'M RIGHT HERE!"🪑

[@RyoHazuki224]

YAY! I'm so dang happy that somebody finally reacted to one of my favorite 80's comedies! I kept on hoping somebody would some day, and I'm glad you did, Ash! And I'm glad you liked it too! My favorite part is when the oven blew up, the way Tom Hanks does that quick look as the turkey shoots out of the oven, cracks me up every time!! XD

[@Paineinyourblank]

Ive always liked Shelly Long in her older movies. Long time watcher here, please please please consider Troop Beverly Hills. It's right up your alley for a good comedy ❤

[@laustcawz2089]

One of her first movies was directed by Ron Howard--"Night Shift", with Henry Winkler & Michael Keaton.

[@SaraBanartist]

Oh man I hope Ashleigh does The Burbs for October.

[@sammybear7100]

Hopefully! It's the next logical movie for her to watch lol

[@robertmolton6761]

I've always loved this movie. It's the perfect and extreme example of the phrase "when it rains, it pours". That's the way it feels sometimes. lol Also, Tom Hanks' reactions are priceless.

[@TSIRKLAND]

A couple of people have already recommended it, but I'm here to add my vote for "Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House" (1948), the film that inspired The Money Pit. You haven't watched a Cary Grant film on this channel, yet. But I'm sure that once you do, you'll be a fan. His reputation as a handsome, charming leading man is well-deserved, and his comedic chops are also top-notch. If you wanted to throw Cary Grant's "Arsenic and Old Lace" (1944) into the Hallobeans "lights-on, not-so-scary" selections, it would be a terrific experience!

[@Loko-wl7fo]

I always loved this movie. First time I saw it I was in tears on the floor laughing. Rewound it over and over in many places to laugh all over again. Thanks for watching and reviewing this movie. My I suggest “Bringing Up Baby” with Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant.

[@RMBittner]

To me, “Bringing Up Baby” is in the top 3 funniest films ever made.

[@StCerberusEngel]

The bathtub scene was my rewind moment. Kills me every time he breaks down laughing.

[@marcovacca9144]

In honor of Labor Day may I suggest watching two movies: Office Space and Take This Job and Shove It

[@JCResDoc94]

*"early is on time, on time is early" is what my band instructer use to tell me too.* so we could hook up in his car, then both go to class late. i know, i know, it is frowned upon now. but i never had to learn how to play the triangle properly. -JC

[@dpcnreactions7062]

The conductor was one of the Henchmen Bruce Willis killed in Die Hard and I can't get enough of Yackoff, the guy that kicked them out of their place early in the movie.

[@jamesmoyner7499]

Julia Child was a big deal because she was one of the first female chefs to make it big and appeal not just in Europe, but across the pond as well.

[@michaelriddick7116]

She also beat Gordon Ramsay in a Rap Battle! 🤣😂🤣

[@foljs5858]

I don't think she was ever popular or even that known in Europe before the movie about her, except as some vague remote celebrity. She studied cooking in France, but then he did her career in the US, popularizing french style cooking. The french already knew how to cook french, and had french chefs, so had no use for her, as for the rest of Europe we didn't know or care. Her success wasn't "across the pond as well" (if you mean across the Atlantic, in the US, in addition to Europe) but solely in the US.

[@DP-nl4uq]

Check out the channe “anti chef” he’s been going through Julia Childs cookbooks

[@adventuresinlaurenland]

Ya, an American chef wasn't going to "make it big" in Europe. She only appealed to the American audience, she was laughed at in Europe.

[@Dularr]

Huh? Julia Childs celebrity came from her New York published cook book and landmark public broadcasting show.

[@KyLyonness]

Another young and fun Tom Hanks movie to watch is "Bachelor Party" (1984)

[@Rallarbusen]

Turner & Hooch. It got a sweet little puppy!

[@davelister2961]

No one ever reacts to that one. Loved that movie when I was growing up. 👍

[@LG123ABC]

Dragnet (1987) with Dan Aykroyd.

[@LEGENDCITYest1963]

Chicks and guns and fire trucks and hookers

[@thejamppa]

Turner and Hooch, The Burbs, the Dragnet and this are top four young Tom Hanks films. Thanks for reacting one of them . I really enjoyed this reaction :)

[@benlee8436]

When I was a kid in the 80s my parents bought 'a unique fixer upper'. We all relate to this film so much! I have fond memories of climbing a ladder and walking across a plank to get to my bedroom, my dad yelling at builders and that time a hundred years of soot fell down the chimney and exploded turning the entire ground floor black. I can't really reminisce though as my parents turn pale whenever I bring it up. We did love this film though and had it on VHS.

[@benlee8436]

And YES! five out of five here too! A lost gem.

[@frodofraggins]

Julia Child was a PBS cooking influencer before we had interwebs

[@WJCuffe]

It was quite fun watching the movie reflected in your KZbin subscribers award.

[@bolasblancas420]

I knew I wasn’t the only one noticing the alignment.

[@rodneygerdes3791]

"The Man with One Red Shoe" is another young Tom Hanks movie. Includes Dabny Coleman, Carrie Fisher, and Jim Belushi.

[@DBCuzitis]

I have a soft spot for this movie. I know it doesn’t get glowing reviews but that just makes it my sneaky pleasure. I luv building crazy (What? Who snuck that pun in?) just hits my funny bone so sweetly. Tom Hanks is great!

[@LordToddtastic666]

This is one of my fave Hanks films ever. So slapstick, but so worth it just for the bathtub scene alone! "Let's try BRAD!"

[@stillaboveground2470]

The actor who played Max was also in "Die Hard" and "Witness".

[@lavondabland3179]

Shelley Long is an excellent comedian too, I don't think anyone else will have balanced so well with Tom. And I'm a huge Shelley Long fan Hello again, Outrageous Fortune, and Troop Beverly Hills are a must watch. 😊

[@TxSonofLiberty]

Hello Again (1987) is one of her best. Sadly, her Career peaked and truly only spanned a hair more than single decade, then she sort of faded into background and obscurity... from 1981 to 1993 she rose, soared, and then poofed... she took 4 years to move from minor player to lead female role, would stay in the lead for 12 years, then almost overnight (okay, she faded for two years, then) just become a minor player all over again (no, seriously, I didn't even realize she'd worked in over a decade, making a Disney Channel Appearance, and that I thought was a failed attempt after another decade of nothing to jump-start her career since her brief reprise of Diane Chambers from Cheers on its spin-off show, Fraiser...)

[@stephenolan5539]

And Night Shift.

[@LG123ABC]

@@TxSonofLiberty She was good in the Brady Bunch movies.

[@TxSonofLiberty]

@@LG123ABC She was good, but she was not really a central character, the Brady Children were more the leads, with Gary Cole as Mike to give the speeches and she just nodded or chimed in with a "Jan" or something..

[@jahrolo]

I remember as clear as it was yesterday, that over 30 years ago I watched this movie with my parents. When the tub rushes through the floor, my Dad almost choked to death - I´ve never seen him laughing that hard ever since :D

[@jamesdawson2393]

One of my all time favourite films, Tom Hanks is hilarious in this.

[@nsasupporter7557]

Unfortunately it wasn’t as famous his other 80s movies such as “Splash” and “Big.”

[@Vince1266]

The original 1948 Cary Grant version was much funnier. Its called Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

[@joedirt3449]

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[@SonicLamb]

The 'Burbs is another great movie you should react to.

[@Greybeardmedic]

Julia Childs was a quirky but charismatic woman who fell in love with French food while her husband was posted in France as a diplomat during WW2 and after. She learned to cook, wrote a very popular cookbook and then went on to film TV episodes on public TV. You should watch Julie and Julia, and you might then appreciate who Julia Childs is when it comes to American Cooking.

[@thefatman2780]

WATCHED THIS ONE A BUGILLION TIMES AS AN 80s & 90s KID. DAMN FUN FLICK. ENJOY THE DAY LOVELY

[@morningcoffeebreak7367]

If you liked Shelly Long in this movie, you need to check out "Outrageous Fortune" with her, Bette Midler and George Carlin. It's sooooo fun!

[@wdtb]

I think Ashley would LOVE Outrageous Fortune

[@stephenolan5539]

Night Shift. With the Fonz and Beetlejuice along with Diane Chambers.

[@MsWaif]

My favorite of hers was Troop Beverly Hills.

[@stephenolan5539]

@@MsWaif Badges? We don't need no stinkin badges.

[@morningcoffeebreak7367]

@@wdtb OMG...I can just see her cracking up / crying laughing over "Pencil *ick" Only Bette could pull off that line!

[@tconlon251]

Lois Griffin: “The language they’re speaking is a language of subtlety; it’s something you don’t understand.” Peter Griffin: “I love ‘The Money Pit.’ That is my answer to that statement.”

[@jennymunday7913]

Julia Child was a big deal back in the day because there weren't many channels (like less than 10 in most parts of the country) and she was the first accessible cooking show for beginners (and if not the first, then one of the first televised celebrity chef). Her show premiered in the 60s. Tastes became more sophisticated at the time nationwide. Prior to the 50s it was very meat and potatoes, bread, a vegetable boiled to death maybe etc. So, there were a lot of women trying to cook fancier dishes and no one to really show them. Julia shows up, she's hilarious but she's also confident and says its ok to make mistakes. Plus, one of the very few pre-women's-lib shows aimed at women. Her impact was felt for decades. I myself learned how to cook from Julia Child at the ripe old age of 8. My single mom had to work 2 jobs and I was left alone pretty much all day. PB&J gets old fast, and I was already watching PBS to see Mr. Rogers so it wasn't that hard to start cooking. I've been told I'm a pretty good cook ;) Anyway, if you want to see someone learn to cook Julias recipes and kind of see what learning to cook looks like in real time then check out ANTI-CHEF channel on yt. He's pretty funny.

[@smalltownfamadventuresmore5109]

good movie. I love the burbs you should watch

[@kjholm8342]

Have you seen "The 'Burbs" yet? I forget if you have ... or if I'm just remembering *me* watching it a million times. Is also a Tom Hanks movie. It is a not-quite Halloween movie, maybe pre-Halloween movie.

[@markant9534]

Shelley Lee Long (born August 23, 1949) is an American actress, singer and comedian. Long is best known for playing Diane Chambers on the hit sitcom Cheers, for which she received five Emmy nominations, winning in 1983 for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. She won two Golden Globe Awards for the role. Long reprised her role as Diane Chambers in three episodes of the spin-off Frasier, for which she received an additional guest star Emmy nomination. In 2009, she began playing a recurring role as DeDe Pritchett on the ABC comedy series Modern Family.

[@bluebear1985]

The actress who plays Anna in this film is Shelley Long. She's probably best known for her role as Diane Chambers in the first five seasons of the sitcom "Cheers" from 1982 to 1987. She would briefly return to the show toward the end of its run in 1993.

[@westlock]

This is a remake of _Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House_ , starring Cary Grant and Myrna Loy.

[@cheshirekat528]

Ashleigh would enjoy Mr. Blandings as well. Such a classic!

[@etmck6659]

for Hallowbeans "Stir of Echoes" underated Kevin Bacon film "Sleepy Hollow" Jonny Depp, Christina Riccie, Christopher Walken "Seven" Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman "Arachnophobia" literally is the reason i am scared of spiders "Flatliners" Lots of young A list actors

[@alanholck7995]

Add Blair Witch Project to the list

[@Theycallmejugzy]

I love love love Stir of Echoes perfect ghost story

[@manxdarcqpaw744]

I'll Second Stir or Echoes.

[@jasonp.1195]

Sleep Hollow is fantastic, would love to see a good reaction to that one.

[@toob1979]

They're remaking _Arachnophobia._ I will not be seeing that... anywhere.

[@warlock415]

Ashleigh, you've now seen several of my late mom's favorite movies (Top Gun, Steel Magnolias, Best Little Whorehouse in Texas and now this) and it makes me smile to see you discovering them and to think that somewhere, my mom is smiling too watching you appreciate these movies she loved. Thank you so much.

[@robertmolton6761]

Yeah, my mom recently passed a couple of weeks ago and she loved and raised me on these same movies so I totally feel the same. Let's give it up to the awesome moms that have passed, they will be missed. 🖤😢

[@warlock415]

@@robertmolton6761 My mom is certainly missed but she was 75 and she worked her butt off her whole life. I'm glad she's at rest now.

[@BrianSmith-kv3px]

Thanks for this one, Ashleigh. THE MONEY PIT is my favorite cheesy slapstick comedy of the Eighties (I was thirteen upon its release), one that I put on anytime I just need a good laugh and to forget my troubles. Usually by the time the tub hits the floor, I'm about as goofy as our Mr. Fielding and can't help but get in a better mood.

[@jasonsarver668]

The Burbs is a great lost in time, Tom Hanks movie.

[@allies5725]

This is such a hidden gem! "The Burbs" is another good Tom Hanks comedy, and "Night Shift" is a good Shelley Long comedy.

[@LinksPB]

The Burbs sound be a nice intro to Hallobeans

[@sarahmaske7335]

That scaffolding scene with Hanks drenched in that paint, sliding down the boards, then rolling off in that cart....never fails!

[@k.s.k.7721]

Alexander Godunov, who plays Max was the Premier Danseur at the Bolshoi Ballet He defected to the West in 1979 and joined the American Ballet Theater until 1982. He died at age 45 after appearing in several films. He was an incredible dancer.

[@redbird1202]

Such a great movie! Thanks Ashleigh!

[@joeymichealdernetz6195]

Yeah great movie

[@elizabethspears1934]

Julia Child brought fine food to American cooks. GREAT GREAT movie that will give you the basics Julie and Julia from 2009

[@shadow7796]

Tom Hanks and John Candy were in a movie together that everyone forgets about called "Volunteers". It's an excellent comedy.

[@gordon84016]

I always assumed that Ashleigh paused the movie when she makes her funny remarks...however, I kept noticing her KZbin plaque reflecting the movie, and it was not paused...so, I stand corrected. Also, Ashleigh...you are such a wonderful treasure to KZbin. I love watching your reactions and comments to films. Thanks for all of your vids.

[@mattdellarosa7365]

"I've decided I don't like him." Saw that coming. Didnt take long.

[@WelcomeToTheGoldenPage]

Now you should do Tom Hanks - The Burbs for hallowbeens

[@stephenlackey5852]

Don’t forget that you saw Max, the conductor, last year as Karl (the last gunman that Al shoots) in Die Hard.

[@williamjones6031]

I can't believe that I didn't catch this 4 months ago. I knew going in that this would be fun and I wasn't disappointed. 1. Thanks for the "Alexander Godunov love". 2. Shelly Long was in the comply wacky "Caveman" with Ringo Star and Barbara Bach. 3. Racoons are mean. They're more likely than not to kill Beans.

[@Tigermania]

If you recommend a movie to reaction channels you always hope they will like it, glad you enjoyed the movie Ashleigh.

[@AZMasterbaker]

I think you would love troop beverly hills with Shelley long

[@RicoRaynn]

This movie is fantastic and it surprises me how many people have never even heard of it cause it's a solid comedy all around.

[@masamune2984]

For some reason that Beans zoom at “Hellooo!” tickled me. It reminds me of my own cat when he is being living but is also totally non-plussed.

[@carlosrvra]

One of my favorite 80s movies; an underrated classic! ... "TWO WEEKS!" "How can I help you? // You got a gun?" And I ALSO love the closing Ode to Joy remix with the rock band. Wish that was on KZbin somewhere. If you like old school Tom Hanks, may I also recommend THE MAN WITH ONE RED SHOE, and BACHELOR PARTY.

[@TEXTMANNEN]

The 'Burbs 1989

[@laurachamberlain6864]

I'm so happy you reacted to this! Speaking of Meryl Streep, I think you would love the movie 'She-Devil'. Fingers crossed that one of your patreons has asked for it :)

[@DeadpoolTesla]

Best thing - you can visit the house in the end of the movie. It's not in Rio, but in Miami and it's called Villa Vizcaya.