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Category: Directed by Richard Benjamin

  • The Money Pit (1986, Richard Benjamin)

    The Money Pit (1986, Richard Benjamin)

    Without any subplots–and a running time, sans end credits, less than ninety minutes–it seems likely The Money Pit had some post-production issues. There are a bunch of recognizable character actors–Josh Mostel, Yakov Smirnoff, Joe Mantegna–who show up for a scene or two then disappear. Still, Money Pit is a great example of a (possibly) problematic…

  • The Pentagon Wars (1998, Richard Benjamin)

    The Pentagon Wars (1998, Richard Benjamin)

    I can’t remember why I queued The Pentagon Wars. When it started, I kept waiting for the writing credits because I figured it must have been for the writers (it wasn’t). The Pentagon Wars chronicles a colonel’s efforts to get the Pentagon to responsibly develop an armored personnel carrier. It’s also an absurdist comedy. Kelsey…