Blank Check

Description

All it takes is a little quick thinking and 11-year-old Preston Waters' life becomes a million-dollar adventure! When a crook runs over Preston's bike, he thinks it's his unlucky day. But when a quick settlement puts a blank check in his hand -- he fills it in for a million bucks! Now Preston is rich beyond his wildest dreams! He's got his own pad, his own limo driver, and he's spending the money like there's no tomorrow! The only problem with having a million dollars is keeping it -- especially when the FBI and the bad guys are after the loot! Join the spending spree of a lifetime as Preston tries to hang on to the cash -- and you cash in on the laughs!

Customer Reviews:

LAME LAME LAME!.......2007-04-08

I seen this movie along time ago. I thought it was pretty dumb that a man could be so stupid enough to just give give a kid one of his blank checks I mean no one would be that stupid enough to do that. and that kid was such a careless theif he just slipped that blank check in his printer of his computer and typed in a million dollars and cashes it from the bank and now he becomes rich and start living a real lavish life (temporarily) having his own house and all the stuff a kid could ever dream of. The 3 men in this movie were crooks but that kid just got away with alot and he didn't go to jail for that he should. That money didn't even belong to him and he didn't pay for what he did. Well it's just a movie that can never happen in real life. I give it a 0 stars but amazon won't let me.

A Kid Review.......2007-01-02

In this movie a kid gets his bike run over by a guy who stole 1 Million Dollars. The guy who runs his bike over signs a check and leaves the amount blank, so that night he print on million dollars on and cashes it. After he cashes it he spends alot using Mr.Macantosh as the name he fakes. So when he has to pay someone he has no money left and the person who ran over his bike wanted the money back but when he finally caught him he had no money... I wont say any more becuse I guess I'm writing a book on the movie!!!!!!!!!!!

I wish I could give this 0 stars........2006-10-04

This is literally in the top 3 worst movies of all-time. Complete waste of time and life that I will never get back because of watching this crap. There's always some other movie, or show, or what have you that is a lot better than this.

GENIUS!.......2006-06-14

Like a young Paul Newman, Brian Bonsall bursts onto the screen in his first full-length feature like an acting tsunami. And his acting chops are so powerful that he leaves lots of damage in his wake (much like the horribly tragic real-life tsunamis).

If you haven't seen this wonderful comedy yet, you must check it out immediately. Any hesitation on your part will only lead to minutes of your life that are ticking away in sorrow and despair.

The plot of this movie is that Brian Bonsall gets a lot of money and--whoo boy!--that's when the fun kicks in. What will this little kid do with all the money? Well, you better get this movie now and find out!!! Hint: he spends it on things.

I wish Skippy were in it too.

And the Moral of the Story Is..........2006-02-14

There are several ways to watch this movie. The easiest way is to watch the movie as a comedy about a wimpy kid that seems to have self-esteem issues. However, if you look deeper, there are some interesting lessons regarding being yourself and loving your family, even when it seems like they do not love you. Somewhere in all this there is another moral about a fool and his money parting in six days.

Preston Waters (Brian Bonsall - the cute little kid in "Family Ties" who has now disappeared from acting) is the invisible kid in his family. Preston seems to have difficulty catching a break. He has to ride the awful rides at a theme park. His brothers move their junk into his room because they are enterprising and are starting a business. Preston is unable to start a checking account because he has less than the $200 minimum balance. However, Preston meets beautiful Shay Stanley (Karen Duffy) while at the bank, little realizing that Shay had an itty bitty secret.

Preston's life reaches a low point when a fellow named Quigley (Miguel Ferrer) runs over his bicycle and destroys it. Quigley is writing a check when a police car shows up. Since Quigley is on the run from the police, Quigley hands Preston a signed blank check to pay for the damaged bicycle and leaves as quickly as possible.

Preston gets a very clever idea. Preston wonders whether he might be able to write a check for a thousand...no, wait...a MILLION dollars. I could tell that Preston did not actually think he would be able to get away with writing a check for a million dollars. To Preston, and my, surprise, a shady bank executive named Biderman (Michael Lerner) honors the million dollar check, thinking that Quigley had sent Preston to pick the money up.

Preston departs with his new fortune as Juice (Tone Loc) shows up, sent by Quigley to pick the money up. Soon Quigley, Juice and Biderman are all searching for Preston.

Preston quickly becomes accustomed to having a million dollars and spends the money quickly. Preston acquires a house, lots of high tech toys, a chauffeur, and nice clothes. Preston culminates his short career as a boy of wealth by throwing a birthday party for himself that quickly turns bittersweet, with emphasis on the bitter.

Once you ignore the potential consequences, the movie suddenly becomes interesting and enjoyable. I admit to occasionally wondering how Preston would get himself out of the hole that he insisted on digging for himself as he created the persona of Macintosh, who was busily breaking a number of laws. Disney decides to keep the ending light and happy, and neglects the details as the bad guys get theirs and Preston learns a lesson about love and family and life in general.

As the credits roll, focus on the fun aspects of this movie. We know that it would be impossible to do what Preston did without going to jail, or serving some sort of sentence. Quigley made the unfortunate mistake of being a criminal in a Disney movie, and criminals have never fared well in Disney movies. In this movie, the criminal gets his just desserts as the essentially good kid walks back to his family and avoids responsibility as the funny bad guy Quigley walks back to prison, accepting all the responsibility. Perhaps Preston might have learned more had he accepted responsibility for his mistakes, but we have always enjoyed lovable rogues, and Brian Bonsall was a cute underdog who we wanted to walk away from his mistakes without repercussions. The clever and tidy ending allows Preston a happy ending, and lets you know that you have watched another nicely packaged Disney movie. Enjoy!

Average customer rating:

Blank Check [Region 2]
Starring: Brian Bonsall , Karen Duffy , James Rebhorn , Jayne Atkinson , and Michael Faustino
Director: Rupert Wainwright
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

( B ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video

Family Films | Kids & Family | Genres | DVD | Video
ASIN: B00004VYRI

Average customer rating:

LAME LAME LAME!
A Kid Review
I wish I could give this 0 stars.
GENIUS!
And the Moral of the Story Is...

Blank Check [Region 2]
Starring: Brian Bonsall , Karen Duffy , James Rebhorn , Jayne Atkinson , and Michael Faustino
Director: Rupert Wainwright
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

( B ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video

Family Films | Kids & Family | Genres | DVD | Video
Similar Items:

ASIN: B00004RYSE

Customer Reviews:

LAME LAME LAME!.......2007-04-08

A Kid Review.......2007-01-02

I wish I could give this 0 stars........2006-10-04

GENIUS!.......2006-06-14

And the Moral of the Story Is..........2006-02-14

Average customer rating:

LAME LAME LAME!
A Kid Review
I wish I could give this 0 stars.
GENIUS!
And the Moral of the Story Is...

Blank Check [Region 2]
Starring: Brian Bonsall , Karen Duffy , James Rebhorn , Jayne Atkinson , and Michael Faustino
Director: Rupert Wainwright
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

( B ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video

Family Films | Kids & Family | Genres | DVD | Video
Similar Items:

ASIN: B00004CZAB

Customer Reviews:

LAME LAME LAME!.......2007-04-08

A Kid Review.......2007-01-02

I wish I could give this 0 stars........2006-10-04

GENIUS!.......2006-06-14

And the Moral of the Story Is..........2006-02-14

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