Blank Check (1994)

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 | Cheque | Bank | Gangster

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) | USA:PG (certificate #32909) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | 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 total amount of money that Preston spent equals $504,071.08. According to his expense report, it says he has spent $999,667.85. Even with the house he bought earlier in the movie, that would only total up to $804,071.08.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Preston's expense report towards the end of the movie indicates that he spent $999,667.83. However, after calculating the math and tracking the listed expenses with their appearances through the movie, the actual amount Preston had spent at this time totaled $504,879.08. Also the list does not include the amount that he paid for the house or the cash he had in the backpack. The maximum that the bottom should read is: $804,879.08.

Quotes:

Biderman: You can use these checks. They're temporary.
Carl Quigley: Thank you, Edward.
Biderman: Like our relationship.

Movie Connections:

References "Beavis and Butt-Head" (1993)

Soundtrack:

GIMME BACK MY GROOVE

Former child star proves his worth in this light tale

Little Preston Waters (Brian Bonsall) is down on his luck. He needs money. Badly. He attends a little brat's birthday party and after seeing all his big-spending friends and the birthday boy, decides it's time for a change. Now we know his own special day is approaching. His thrifty father provides him with an $11 check, and as he goes down to his local bank to cash it, a recently-released thief named Carl Quigley(played convincingly by Miguel Ferrer) runs over his little bicycle. Eager to avoid the police, Quigley gives the kid a blank check and takes off. The check has fallen into the wrong hands, as Preston fills it in for a cool $1m and what do you know, has no trouble cashing it! Things get worse for the boy after a spending spree, as the money will eventually disappear, and a certain someone will be longing for that fortune.

I enjoyed Brian Bonsall's and Karen Duffy's little friendship, along with friendly limousine driver Rick Ducommun, but the plot is way too basic, and my opinion remains the same now, as it did in 1994, when I first saw the film.