Blank Check

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

1994 1h 33m EN

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6.0

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★6.0TMDB · 559

ComedyFamily

Synopsis

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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.

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

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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
Tone Loc
Juice

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Rupert Wainwright
Writers: Colby Carr, Blake Snyder
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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32 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Rupert Wainwright, shot by Bill Pope. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Nicholas Pike. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Hubert de La Bouillerie shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Brian Bonsall and Karen Duffy and James Rebhorn carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Quick thinking landed him a million bucks... now everybody's after it!".

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0109287 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Rupert Wainwright directs. Bill Pope behind the camera. Nicholas Pike scores. Hubert de La Bouillerie cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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132 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Rupert Wainwright, shot by Bill Pope. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Nicholas Pike. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Hubert de La Bouillerie shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Brian Bonsall and Karen Duffy and James Rebhorn carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Quick thinking landed him a million bucks... now everybody's after it!".
7IMDB entry: tt0109287 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 10 themes, including "money laundering", "stolen money", "rich kid", "first crush".