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) | 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:

Continuity: Indiana must sure have some odd weather, like in August. In some scenes we see Preston on the water slide and his pool, but yet others he's wearing a jacket and long sleeves.

Quotes:

Comuter Voice: Ralph and Damien sleep butt to face, butt to face, butt to face...

Movie Connections:

References "Beavis and Butt-Head" (1993)

Soundtrack:

WONDERMAN

"Blank Check" is a great movie.

Brian Bonsall, Karen Duffy, Miguel Ferrer, James Rebhorn, Jayne Atkinson, Michael Lerner, and Tone Loc star in this great movie about how when a child gets a million dollars nothing is impossible. Preston Waters (Brian Bonsall) has just got his bike totally ruined and received a blank check from the guy who ran over it. When he discovers it's blank he writes in One Million Dollars and gets everything he could ever dream of. When he runs into trouble with everybody he realizes being rich isn't all he expected. The whole family will enjoy this movie.