Scavenger Hunt

Scavenger Hunt

Infobox Film
name = Scavenger Hunt


caption = "Scavenger Hunt" film poster
director = Michael Schultz
producer = Melvin Simon
writer = Henry Harper
John Thomson
Steven Vail
Gerry Woolery
starring = Richard Benjamin
James Coco
Scatman Crothers
Cloris Leachman
Cleavon Little
music = Billy Goldenberg
cinematography = Ken Lamkin
editing =
distributor = 20th Century Fox
released = December 21, 1979
runtime = 116 min.
country = US
awards =
language = English
budget =
amg_id = 1:43103
imdb_id = 0079858

"Scavenger Hunt" is a 1979 comedy film with a large ensemble cast, in the mold of the 1963 comedy "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World".

Plot summary

An eccentric game inventor (Vincent Price) dies, stipulating in his will that the winner of an elaborate scavenger hunt will inherit his estate. The various (potential) beneficiaries form teams and each team gets involved in various misadventures along the way.

Cast

The ensemble cast includes Richard Benjamin, Cloris Leachman, Cleavon Little, Roddy McDowall, Dirk Benedict, Willie Aames, Robert Morley, Tony Randall, Ruth Gordon, Scatman Crothers, Richard Mulligan and James Coco. The film was directed by Michael Schultz, and released by 20th Century Fox. It is also one of the earliest movie appearances of Arnold Schwarzenegger and has a special appearance by rock legend Meat Loaf.

Availability

The film itself was first issued onto the home video market in 1984, only on videocassette (both Beta and VHS formats), by CBS/FOX Home Video. It remained available on video until it was eventually discontinued in the mid 1990s. This movie was never issued on any videodisc format (CED or Laserdisc); and, as of early 2008, has not yet been released on DVD.

External links

*imdb title|id=0079858|title=Scavenger Hunt
*amg movie|id=1:43103|title=Scavenger Hunt
*rotten-tomatoes|id=scavenger_hunt|title=Scavenger Hunt
*mojo title|id=scavengerhunt|title=Scavenger Hunt


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Scavenger Hunt — est un film américain de 1979 avec Richard Benjamin et Arnold Schwarzenegger Distribution Arnold Schwarzenegger : Lars Richard Benjamin : Stuart Selsome James Coco : Henri Scatman Crothers : Sam Ruth Gordon : Arvilla… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Scavenger hunt — Scav en*ger hunt, n. a game in which individuals or teams are given a list of items and must go out, gather them together without purchasing them, and bring them back; the first person or team to return with the complete list is the winner. The… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • scavenger hunt — ☆ scavenger hunt n. a game, as at a party, in which persons are sent out to bring back a number of prescribed, miscellaneous items without buying them …   English World dictionary

  • Scavenger hunt — A scavenger hunt is a game in which individuals or teams seek to find a number of specific items, or perform tasks, as given in a list. The goal is either to complete the list first, or to complete the list in the most creative manner. Recurring… …   Wikipedia

  • scavenger hunt — noun : a party contest in which couples are sent out with a time limit to acquire without buying one or several articles that are somewhat difficult to obtain * * * noun, pl ⋯ hunts [count] : a game in which players try to find specified items… …   Useful english dictionary

  • scavenger hunt — scav′enger hunt n. a game in which individuals or teams are sent out to get without buying a series of objects, the winner being the person or team returning first with all the items • Etymology: 1935–40, amer …   From formal English to slang

  • scavenger hunt — /ˈskævəndʒə hʌnt/ (say skavuhnjuh hunt) noun a game in which competitors are sent out to accumulate, without purchasing, a number of chosen objects, the winners being those who return first with all the objects on the target list …  

  • scavenger hunt — noun Date: 1936 a game in which players try to acquire without buying specified items within a time limit …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • scavenger hunt — a game in which individuals or teams are sent out to accumulate, without purchasing, a series of common, outlandish, or humorous objects, the winner being the person or team returning first with all the items. [1935 40, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium

  • scavenger hunt — noun A game in which individuals or teams seek to find a number of specific items, or perform tasks, as given in a list …   Wiktionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”