Scavenger Hunt | 
| Director: Michael Schultz
Actors: Richard Benjamin, James Coco, Scatman Crothers, Ruth Gordon, Cloris Leachman
Studio: Fox Home Entertainment
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Rating:  43 reviews
Sales Rank: 3745
Format: Color, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: VHS Tape
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
UPC: 086162622434
EAN: 0086162622434
ASIN: B00000F5ZW
Theatrical Release Date: December 21, 1979
Release Date: January 1, 2002
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Condition: original box cover in plastic case, sticker # on the outside plastic case has been cleaned, plays great, guaranteed good condition
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 Scavenger Hunt : an excellent movie and cast July 17, 2000
22 out of 23 found this review helpful
Scavenger Hunt is one of the best films of the 70's. I laughed really hard at parts like when Duane (stuart Pankin)eats Cheeseburgers , frys , apple turnovers, a pizza , and a dozen donuts and he turns around to Dirk Benedict and Willie Aames and says ''Guys my stomach is starting to Growl!''.the part where Scum (Meatloaf)and his biker freinds beat up Stuart (Richard Benjamin) for touching there bikes then they run over him.There are so many other hilarious parts in the film too.This Film also has an allstar cast with James Coco , Richard mulligan , Richard Benjamin, Cleavon Little,& Scatman Crothers in the lead roles with Special appearances from Meatloaf whose ''Bat Out of hell'' album was 3x platinium , Avery Schreiber A great comedian,Vincent Price , and Arnold Schwarzenegger Whom got lots of sucess with Terminator and other action films.A great show about how far people will go for money , in this case a wealthy game creator dies and his will is left in form of a scavenger Hunt .
One of my all-time favorites ! November 8, 1999
18 out of 18 found this review helpful
The first time I saw this movie I ended up laughing so hard mystomach hurt. The part where the chauffeur, the butler and the cooktry to steal a cash register from a convenience store (as one of the items needed for their scavenger hunt) and James Coco puts a pair of panty hose over his face with the legs hanging down in front(so he wouldn't be recognizable) was absolutely hysterical. Georgie (Richard Masur) is another winner as the spoiled and malicious son of Cloris Leachman. This entire movie was fun from beginning to end and it's loaded with great movie stars. This movie reminded me a little of "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, World" (my absolute favorite movie of all time ) Do yourself a favor and buy this movie. It will have you laughing until you cry !
 Why no rerelease of this sweet family movie? June 18, 2006
Valjean (Salem, Ma United States)
17 out of 17 found this review helpful
The synopsis of the movie: An eccentric toy company magnate (voice of Vincent Price)dies and wills his estate to the winner(s) of a strange Scavenger Hunt. The family members and servants form teams to obtain odd things like an ostrich, an authentic suit of armor and the "worlds fattest man" each of which is worth a number of points. The movie is very amusing and great for children and adults.
I find it perplexing that they (whoever "they" is!) will not release this classic on DVD. Most of the humor is not side-splitting, but not vulgar either. In fact, most if it's downright corny, but it's a good movie when youre in the mood for something not complicated. Judging from all the commmentary on this page, it seems to have a huge "cult" fan base! I keep thinking that "they" could make a boatload of money if they did rerelease it.
I also wish they would release this on DVD so I could share it with my kids. Furthermore, I find it perplexing that no one has released it yet since some of the biggest names in the 70's show up in this movie. Among these are: Richard Benjamin, Dirk Benedict, Cloris Leachman, Tony Randall - to name a few.
I have looked for the rerelease of this movie for about 8 years on Amazon. I'm starting to think there's a conspiracy. Maybe one of those "korean copies" will do... nyah
Scavenger Hunt should be rereleased on DVD! March 7, 2003
Martin Leach (Rocky Mountains)
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
This is a classic comedy. Cleverly written. Great acting. I am puzzled why this movie has not been rereleased on DVD!
A Very Different Kind of Fun March 22, 2005
The Mechanic
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
Movies like this aren't made anymore. Can you imagine Tom
Cruise or Angelina Jolie making (or being in) a film like Scavenger Hunt? Though a lot of big stars (at the time) are in this movie, it's not a serious movie, nor is it meant to be. In fact, that's the beauty of this movie. I could describe the plot, etc. in detail (I've seen it at least 50 times), but suffice it to say that on a warm, summer day in 1979 (in San Diego), a diverse group of people set out to win $200 million dollars by taking part in a scavenger hunt. This movie is dumb, most of the acting is amateur or 'phoned in', and the action is near nonexistent until the end. But, again, if you like this kind of movie, you're in no hurry to see the movie end. You like the characters because they try so hard to make the best of a thin script and contrived action and humor. I'm a fan of what I call 'C' movies. Movies that were intended to be good (someone thought so at some point), but really aren't in the 'normal' sense. These types of movies differ from 'B' movies in that they're not niche, genre, etc. type movies that will appeal to a specific cult audience (such as "Evil Dead" or "Repo Man"), but movies that, for lack of a better way to put it, failed. But, only at the box office. These types of movies don't make any money, but in the long run, fans of them don't care. Like "Midnight Madness", "Scavenger Hunt" is very much a movie of its time, i.e. the late 70s. This was a laid back time in the U.S.A., and movies like this 'slipped' out of major studios from time to time. Studios don't allow things like that to happen anymore. Enjoy this movie in the spirit of 'beautiful accidents', and you may discover something that you won't find in any of today's movies. I'd sure like to ask
Arnold about this movie...
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