Blank Check
Quick thinking landed him a million bucks... now everybody's after it!
PG 1994 · 93 min · ★ 6.0 · Comedy, Family
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.
Directed by Rupert Wainwright · Written by Colby Carr
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