History Film / ScavengerHunt1979

* ChineseFireDrill: The servants manage to steal a toilet from a fancy hotel this way.

* PaperbagMask: Jenkins, Jackson and Henri pull paper bags over their heads when they rob the grocery store. Henri forget to out any eye holes in his.

* PaperbagMask: Jenkins, Jackson and Henri pull paper bags over their heads when they rob the grocery store. Henri forget to out any eye holes in his.

* {{Mummy}}: Marvin tries disguising himself as one so Sam (Scatman Crothers), the guard from the bridal shop who has subsequently teamed up with Marvin, can steal a suit of armor. It doesn't work out the way they planned.

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->'''Mildred Carruthers:''' Why, that worm! What's he trying to prove? Georgie and I are his legitimate heirs. Why should we have to play some dumb game just to get what's rightfully ours? I'm going to contest this will!

''Scavenger Hunt'' is a 1979 comedy film directed by Michael Schultz and starring, among others, Richard Benjamin, James Coco, Ruth Gordon, Creator/ClorisLeachman, Creator/RoddyMcDowall, Richard Mulligan, and Tony Randall.

The plot centers around, well, ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. Specifically, a ScavengerHunt arranged by the late game inventor Milton Parker (Creator/VincentPrice) for the $200 million in his will. There are five teams consisting of Mr. Parker's servants led by cook Henri (Coco) and valet Jenkins ([=McDowall=]), his greedy widowed sister Mildred (Leachman) with her dumb son Georgie and their AmoralAttorney Selsome (Benjamin), son-in-law Henry Motley (Randall) and his four kids, nephews Kenny and Jeff Stevens, and cab driver Marvin Dummitz (Mulligan). HilarityEnsues.

* AllStarCast

%%* BadassBiker: Scum

%%* BulletproofVest: One of the items.

%%* CoolCar: The limousine used by the servants.
%%* TheDitz: Babbette, the maid
%%* FalseTeethTomfoolery: One of the items on the list.
%%* FrenchMaid: Babbette
%%* {{Manchild}}: Georgie
%%* {{Megane}}: Georgie.

* {{Mummy}}: Marvin tries disguising himself as one so Sam (Scatman Crothers), the guard from the bridal shop who has subesquently teamed up with Marvin, can steal a suit of armor. It doesn't work out the way they planned.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: The character Marvin Dummitz and the story of how Mr. Parker's business partner had the misfortune of hailing Dummitz's cab on the day of an important meeting, and never making it to the meeting, is a parody of the real-life story of Melvin Dummar and Howard Hughes.
%%* ScavengerHunt: Well, duh.
%%* SiblingTeam: Kenny and Jeff.
%%* StealingFromTheHotel: How the servants get a toilet.
%%* ToiletHumour: Literally, as its one of the items.

%%* ScavengerHunt: [[CaptainObvious Well, duh.]]

!!! "This trope is a contest":

''Scavenger Hunt'' is a 1979 comedy film directed by Michael Schultz and starring, among others, Richard Benjamin, James Coco, Ruth Gordon, Cloris Leachman, Creator/RoddyMcDowall, Richard Mulligan, and Tony Randall.

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''Scavenger Hunt'' is a 1979 comedy film directed by Michael Schultz and starring, among others, Richard Benjamin, James Coco, Ruth Gordon, Cloris Leachman, Roddy [=McDowall=], Richard Mulligan, and Tony Randall.

* Toys/TeddyBear: One of the items.

* [[TheGoodGuysAlwaysWin The Good Guys Win]]

* BadassBiker: Scum

* BulletproofVest: One of the items.

* CoolCar: The limousine used by the servants.
* TheDitz: Babbette, the maid
* FalseTeethTomfoolery: One of the items on the list.
* FrenchMaid: Babbette

* {{Manchild}}: Georgie
* {{Megane}}: Georgie.

* ScavengerHunt: [[CaptainObvious Well, duh.]]
* SiblingTeam: Kenny and Jeff.
* StealingFromTheHotel: How the servants get a toilet.

* ToiletHumour: Literally, as its one of the items.

* {{California}}: Everything was filmed in different parts of San Diego except for the scene where Dummitz tries to steal a wedding gown (one of the items), which was shot in La Mesa.

'''''Scavenger Hunt''''' is a 1979 comedy film directed by Michael Schultz and starring, among others, Richard Benjamin, James Coco, Ruth Gordon, Cloris Leachman, Roddy [=McDowall=], Richard Mulligan, and Tony Randall.

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As usual, you can find the basics at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scavenger_Hunt The Other Wiki]] and at [[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079858/combined IMDB]].

* {{Tuckerization}}: The name "Milton Parker" is a combination of Creator/MiltonBradley and Creator/ParkerBrothers.

The plot centers around, well, ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. Specifically, a ScavengerHunt arranged by the late game inventor Milton Parker (Creator/VincentPrice) for the $200 million in his will. There are five teams consisting of Mr. Parker's servants led by cook Henri (Coco) and valet Jenkins ([=McDowall=]), his greedy widowed sister Mildred (Leachman) with her dumb son Georgie (Richard Masur) and their AmoralAttorney Selsome (Benjamin), son-in-law Henry Motley (Randall) and his four kids, nephews Kenny and Jeff Stevens, and cab driver Marvin Dummitz (Mulligan). HilarityEnsues.

The plot centers around, well, ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. Specifically, a ScavengerHunt arranged by the late game inventor Milton Parker (Creator/VincentPrice) for the $200 million in his will.

There are five teams consisting of Mr. Parker's servants led by cook Henri (Coco) and valet Jenkins ([=McDowall=]), his greedy widowed sister Mildred (Leachman) with her dumb son Georgie (Richard Masur) and their AmoralAttorney Selsome (Benjamin), son-in-law Henry Motley (Randall) and his four kids, nephews Kenny and Jeff Stevens, and cab driver Marvin Dummitz (Mulligan). HilarityEnsues.

There are five teams consisting of Mr. Parker's servants led by cook Henri (Coco) and valet Jenkins ([=McDowall=]), his greedy widowed sister Mildred (Leachman) with her dumb son Georgie (Richard Masur) and their AmoralAttorney Selsome (Benjamin), son-in-law Henry Motley (Randall) and his four kids, nephews Kenny and Jeff Stevens, and cab driver Marvin Dummitz (Mulligan). HilarityEnsues, naturally.

->'''Mildred Carruthers''' (Cloris Leachman):"Why that worm. What's he trying to prove? Georgie and I are his legitimate heirs. Why should we have to play some dumb game just to get what's rightfully ours? I'm going to contest this will!"
->'''Charles Bernstein''' (Robert Morley):"That's the point, Mrs. Carruthers. This will is a contest."

'''''Scavenger Hunt''''' is a 1979 comedy film directed by Michael Schultz and starring, among others, Richard Benjamin, James Coco, Richard Mulligan, Ruth Gordon, Cloris Leachman, Roddy [=McDowall=], and Tony Randall.

'''''Scavenger Hunt''''' is a 1979 comedy film directed by Michael Schultz and starring, among others, Richard Benjamin, James Coco, Richard Mulligan, Ruth Gordon and Cloris Leachman.

There are five teams consisting of Mr. Parker's servants led by cook Henri (Coco) and valet Jenkins (Roddy [=McDowall=]), his greedy widowed sister Mildred (Leachman) with her dumb son Georgie (Richard Masur) and their AmoralAttorney Selsome (Benjamin), son-in-law Henry Motley (Tony Randall) and his four kids, nephews Kenny and Jeff Stevens, and cab driver Marvin Dummitz (Mulligan). HilarityEnsues, naturally.

* AlliterativeName: '''S'''tewart '''S'''ellsome, which is appropriate because he's a SmugSnake.

There are five teams consisting of Mr. Parker's servants led by cook Henri (Coco) and valet Jenkins (Roddy [=McDowall=]), his greedy widowed sister Mildred (Leachman) with her dumb son Georgie (Richard Masur) and their AmoralAttorney Selsome (Benjamin), son-in-law Henry Motley (Tony Randall) and his four kids, nephews Kenny and Jeff Stevens, and cab driver Marvin Dummitz (Mulligan). HilarityEnsues.

There are five teams consisting of Mr. Parker's servants led by cook Henri (Coco) and valet Jenkins (Roddy [=McDowall=]), his greedy widowed sister Mildred (Leachman) with her dumb son Georgie (Richard Masur) and their AmoralAttorney Selsome (Benjamin), son-in-law Henry Motley (Tony Randall) and his four kids, nephews Kenny and Jeff Stevens, and cab driver Marvin Dummitz (Mulligan). (See below under NoCelebritiesWereHarmed.) HilarityEnsues.

The plot centers around, well, ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. Specifically, a ScavengerHunt arranged by the late game inventor Milton Parker (Creator/VincentPrice) for the $200 million in his will. There are five teams consisting of Mr. Parker's servants led by cook Henri (Coco) and valet Jenkins (Roddy [=McDowall=]), his greedy widowed sister Mildred (Leachman) with her dumb son Georgie (Richard Masur) and their AmoralAttorney Selsome (Benjamin), son-in-law Henry Motley (Tony Randall) and his four kids, nephews Kenny and Jeff Stevens, and cab driver Marvin Dummitz (Mulligan). (See below under NoCelebritiesWereHarmed.) HilarityEnsues.

The plot centers around, well, ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. Specifically, a ScavengerHunt arranged by the late game inventor Milton Parker (Creator/VincentPrice) for the $200 million in his will. There are five teams consisting of Mr. Parker's servants, his greedy widowed sister Mildred (Leachman) with her dumb son Georgie (Richard Masur) and their AmoralAttorney Selsome (Benjamin), son-in-law Henry Motley (Tony Randall) and his four kids, nephews Kenny and Jeff Stevens, and cab driver Marvin Dummitz (Mulligan). (See below under NoCelebritiesWereHarmed.) HilarityEnsues.