Blank Check (1994)

User Rating:

4.2/10   

Director:

Rupert Wainwright

Writers (WGA):

Blake Snyder (written by) &
Colby Carr (written by)

Release Date:

11 February 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family

Tagline:

He knew what to do with a million dollars.

Plot:

By accident, the 12-year-old Preston is given a blank check and when he fills in $1,000,000 - he is able to get it...

Plot Keywords:

Money | Check | Bank | Gangster | Boy

Cast

Brian Bonsall	...	Preston Waters
Karen Duffy	...	Shay Stanley
James Rebhorn	...	Fred Waters
Jayne Atkinson	...	Sandra Waters
Michael Faustino	...	Ralph Waters
Chris Demetral	...	Damian Waters
Miguel Ferrer	...	Quigley
Michael Lerner	...	Biderman
Tone Loc	...	Juice
Rick Ducommun	...	Henry
Alex Zuckerman	...	Butch
Alex Morris	...	Riggs (as Alex Allen Morris)
Debbie Allen	...	Yvonne
Michael Polk	...	Yvonne's Assistant
Lu Leonard	...	Udowitz

Also Known As:

Blank Cheque (UK)

MPAA:

Rated PG for language, and for some threatening situations.

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

South Korea:12 | Netherlands:6 | Canada:G (Nova Scotia/Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | USA:PG (certificate #32909) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Belgium:KT | Chile:TE | Finland:K-8/5 | Germany:6 | Norway:10 | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | UK:PG | Iceland:L

Filming Locations:

Austin, Texas, USA

Company:

Walt Disney Pictures

Trivia:

The Amusement Park is Six Flags Fiesta Texas in San Antonio, Texas.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: Near the end of the film, where Preston is using a go-cart to push Quigley around in a cage-ball, a metal ring can clearly be seen mounted on the front of the go-cart (to keep the ball from straying).

Quotes:

[Fred Waters is determining how much to fill in the blank check Preston got from Grandma]
Sandra Waters: How much money did you get last year?
Preston Waters: A thousand.
Fred Waters: Ten dollars!
Preston Waters: Wait, Dad, what about inflation?
Fred Waters: Okay, I'll make it eleven.

Movie Connections:

References "Beavis and Butt-Head" (1993)

Soundtrack:

HEAVEN

unrealistic, but fun to fantasize

Eleven year old Preston Waters (Brian Bonsall) who is low kid on the family totem pole gets a lecture from his father Fred (James Rebhorn) on saving his money, while his older brothers, Ralph (Michael Faustino) and Damian (Chris Demetral), are bully brothers. The final insult arrives when Preston is invited to a friend's birthday party at an amusement park, Preston doesn't have enough money to go on any of the new cool rides. Preston wishes to the gods in heaven that he had his own money. At that point, a criminal named Quigley (Miguel Ferrer) runs over Preston's bike with his car. Eager to leave before the cops arrive, Quigley gives Preston a half written check and disappears. Preston looks down at the check and notices that the amount has not been filled in, so he completes the transaction by adding six zeroes and a one for a cold million dollars. This amount by coincidence, happens to be the exact amount that Quigley has deposited in a money laundering bank run by his partner Biderman (Michael Lerner). Preston goes to the bank, cashes the check, and purchases a mansion with all the toys he has ever wanted. Quigley and his gang want the money back, they arrive at Preston's to take back the cash. Blank Check is an entertaining fantasy movie, this would never happen in real life, but it was fun to imagine if it did. Miguel Ferrer is always a bad guy and he plays the role so well in this.