Blank Check
Quick thinking landed him a million bucks... now everybody's after it!
1994 • 93 min • Comedy · Family
Synopsis
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.
Our family guide
Best from age 7- 60 Audience · 552 · 100%
An 11-year-old boy, fed up with his family's frugality, receives a blank check from a money launderer. He fills it out for $1 million and embarks on an extravagant spending spree, unknowingly becoming entangled in the criminal's schemes. The fantasy of unlimited money leads to comedic chaos and valuable life lessons.
- Violence & peril
- 3/10
- Language
- 2/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 1/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 1/10
- Scary moments
- 2/10
Heads up
- Some comedic pratfalls and chases.
- Mild cartoonish violence with no injury detail.
- Characters engage in illegal activities (money laundering, fraud) which are ultimately resolved.
What it models well
- The importance of family
- The dangers of materialism
- Creativity and imagination
- Learning responsibility
Talk about it after
- How money affects relationships and choices.
- The difference between needs and wants.
- The consequences of dishonesty, even with good intentions.
- Why it's important to understand where things come from.
Written by the Movie Knight editorial team for Blank Check. Our own words, our own scoring — always double-check against your family's standards.
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Top billed cast
Director: Rupert Wainwright • Crew: Colby Carr, Blake Snyder
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 6.0/10 (552)
- Age rating
- PG
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $13,000,000
- Box office
- $30,600,000
- IMDb
- tt0109287
