Scavenger Hunt

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. Milton Parker, 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. The ensemble cast includes Richard Benjamin,... more

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. Milton Parker, 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. 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,James Coco and Vincent Price. 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. Filming took place in and around San Diego, California. The film itself was first issued onto the home video market in 1984, only on videocassette (both Beta... less