Blank Check
Feb 11 1994
•2h 33m
•Comedy, Family
Bullied by his siblings and nagged by his parents, 11-year-old Preston 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 gives the boy a blank check as compensation. Preston makes the check out for $1 million and goes on a spending spree he'll never forget. Maybe now, his family will take him seriously!
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Brian Bonsall
Preston Waters
Karen Duffy
Shay Stanley
James Rebhorn
Fred Waters
Jayne Atkinson
Sandra Waters
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