

Blank Check
1994-02-11 · 93 min · ★ 6.0
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.
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- Directors
- Rupert Wainwright
- Production companies
- Walt Disney Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 13,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 30,600,000
Top Cast
Brian BonsallPreston Waters
Karen DuffyShay Stanley
James RebhornFred Waters
Jayne AtkinsonSandra Waters
Michael FaustinoRalph Waters
Chris DemetralDamian Waters
Miguel FerrerQuigley
Tone LocJuice
Michael LernerBiderman
Rick DucommunHenry
Debbie AllenYvonne
Alfredo HuerecaParty Guest
Alex MorrisRiggs
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