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Blank Check

Blank Check

Quick thinking landed him a million bucks... now everybody's after it!

19946.01h 33m

Overview

Bullied by his siblings and nagged by his parents, 11-year-old Preston Waters is fed up with his family — especially their frugality. But he gets his chance to teach them a lesson when a money-laundering criminal nearly bulldozes Preston with his car and compensates the boy with a blank check. Preston makes the check out for $1 million and goes on a spending spree he'll never forget.

Directed by Rupert Wainwright
Written by Blake Snyder, Colby Carr
Box OfficeBudget: $13.0MRevenue: $30.6M

Top Cast

Brian Bonsall

Brian Bonsall

Preston Waters

Karen Duffy

Karen Duffy

Shay Stanley

James Rebhorn

James Rebhorn

Fred Waters

Jayne Atkinson

Jayne Atkinson

Sandra Waters

Michael Faustino

Michael Faustino

Ralph Waters

Chris Demetral

Chris Demetral

Damian Waters

Miguel Ferrer

Miguel Ferrer

Quigley

Tone Loc

Tone Loc

Juice

Michael Lerner

Michael Lerner

Biderman

Rick Ducommun

Rick Ducommun

Henry

Themes & Keywords

money launderingstolen moneyrich kidfirst crusheccentric millionairespending moneymoney misappropriationadventure with kidsappreciativeblank check

About Blank Check

Blank Check is a comedy, family film released in 1994 exploring themes of money laundering, stolen money, rich kid, first crush, eccentric millionaire, spending money. Directed by Rupert Wainwright, it stars Brian Bonsall, Karen Duffy, James Rebhorn. Bullied by his siblings and nagged by his parents, 11-year-old Preston Waters is fed up with his family — especially their frugality. But he gets his chance to teach them a lesson when a money-laundering criminal nearly bulldozes Preston with his car and compensates the boy with a blank check. Preston makes the check out for $1 million and goes on a spending spree he'll never forget.

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