Ruth Gordon, Cloris Leachman, Roddy McDowall

To inherit a fortune, various addressees of a will must compete in a wild scavenger hunt to collect selected items, but cannot be simply bought.

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PG, 116 min.

Directed by: Michael Schultz

Release Date: December 21, 1979

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  • July 30, 2007
    A wacky fun comedy. I remember one of my family members recording over one of my valuable video tapes with this damned movie.
  • July 10, 2008
    Great comedy with an all star cast on the coolest scavenger hunt you'll ever see on the big screen.
  • November 8, 2007
    A great, simple premise and entertaining comedy, Scavenger Hunt feels ahead of its time. A few of the characters are a little annoying, but this is forgivable. Also, there are numerous surprising cameos, rivaling those of I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry.

    If you c...( read more)an find this film (it's not released on DVD), it is well worth a watch.
  • October 28, 2007
    This is one of my favorite pre-80s films. 5 groups of people set out on a scavenger hunt to win $200 million dollars. Now that's entertainment.

    The story for this film is absolutely entertaining. The scavenger hunt is only a few hours so the pace of this film moves rather qu

    ...( read more)ickly. Not only that, but there are more than enough characters to follow so the film never gets boring, although it is a little difficult to remember everybody's names. You can't help but laugh at some of the items that these groups of people have to get, without purchasing them. That is the rule. You have some usual everyday stuff, but there are other unique items which this film focuses on. A toilet, a suit of armor, a wedding dress, a beehive, and a live OSTRICH, just to name a few. Did I mention that there are bonus points awarded to the team that gets the heaviest person? Well there is that as well. Not only are the items laughable, but so are the ridiculous events that take place while getting them. It is hard to see anybody getting bored with this flick.

    The acting for the most part is great. There are a few performers that get irritating after a while, but the others are enjoyable. Richard Benjamin and Cleavon Little put on great performances. It was also funny to see cameos from Meat Loaf, Vincent Price, and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

    You probably won't see this film around too often, so if you get the chance to see it, I would highly recommend it. There is nothing like teamwork.

  • April 23, 2007
    If you havent seen it than you should you will piss your pants
  • April 10, 2007
    Very Funny! I want a copy!
  • April 6, 2007
    Saw this as a kid and love it. Took forever to find a copy of it. Waiting for it to arrive on DVD.
  • February 23, 2007
    I loved this movie when i was little. I would love to see it avaliable on DVD. It is almost impossible to find unless you want to pay a small fortune.

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