Blank Check

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Blank Check

PG

1994

1h 33m

Kids & Family

Comedy

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After a crook named Carl Quigley (Miguel Ferrer) nearly kills 11-year-old Preston Waters (Brian Bonsall) by running over the boy's bike, he mistakenly gives the boy a blank check. The resourceful Preston makes out the check for a million dollars and cashes it. As Preston enjoys spending his windfall, Carl realizes his mistake and goes looking for the boy, while the FBI searches for Preston's alias, the mysterious Macintosh. Preston soon learns the real value of money.

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Justin Brown

Medium Popcorn

This movie just makes no real logistical sense. It's out of control, the characters are weird...was nobody in this entire world thrown off by a little kid with disposable income spending crazy cash?

Rated: 1/5

Jan 10, 2019

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Brandon Collins

Medium Popcorn

You just can't congratulate films this bad...I think this was a money-grab from all the actors.

Rated: 2/5

Jan 10, 2019

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Barbara Shulgasser

Common Sense Media

Boy spends a million dollars in lame '90s comedy; peril.

Rated: 2/5

Apr 25, 2017

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Lisa Schwarzbaum

Entertainment Weekly

Rated: C

Sep 7, 2011

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Film Threat

One of the worst films to pass itself off as family entertainment features a flirtatious woman, a rich kid no one questions, and a brutal series of gags.

Rated: 1/5

Jul 16, 2007

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Nov 7, 2005

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thiago s

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

09/27/25

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Jeffrey D

You needed to be there at the right time to like this movie as many have. Early 90s, a Macintosh computer, and an imagining of what is possible. $1,000,000 budget. What are all the things a kid would buy? This was back when $1 million was the number for having a lot of money. The agent kissing the kid at the end was a little weird. You also have to remember this movie came out four years after Home Alone so an independent kid battling it out with hardened criminals was the 'thing' at this time. Last but not least, this is a movie that was free on public broadcasting from time to time for us kids that didn't grow up with cable.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/18/25

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Sil L

This movie is so messed up. It was very uncomfortable for my 10 years old to watch the interaction between Preston who is 11 and a female adult. I cant believe this movie is still out. It is wrong in so many levels. I cant believe its on Disney platform and rated PG.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/14/25

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Daniel F

Great, fun 90s family movie. I'm sure every kid had this fantasy at some point. I still watch it sometimes when I need to watch something lighthearted.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/28/25

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Conor S

It’s a fun movie, I liked the characters, and he story was interesting.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/06/25

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Stephen C

What are you all thinking?!!!!!!!! This is a success!!!!!!!!! The worldwide gross is $30,577,969.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/13/25

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Synopsis

After a crook named Carl Quigley (Miguel Ferrer) nearly kills 11-year-old Preston Waters (Brian Bonsall) by running over the boy's bike, he mistakenly gives the boy a blank check. The resourceful Preston makes out the check for a million dollars and cashes it. As Preston enjoys spending his windfall, Carl realizes his mistake and goes looking for the boy, while the FBI searches for Preston's alias, the mysterious Macintosh. Preston soon learns the real value of money.

Director: Rupert Wainwright
Producer: Gary Adelson, Craig Baumgarten
Screenwriter: Blake Snyder, Colby Carr
Distributor: Buena Vista International [us], Walt Disney Pictures, Buena Vista Pictures
Production Co: Agelson, Walt Disney Pictures, Baumgarten
Rating: PG (Some Threatening Situations|Language)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 11, 1994, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $30.6M
Runtime: 1h 33m
Sound Mix: Dolby, Surround

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