Blank Check (film)

Blank Check is a 1994 American comedy film directed by Rupert Wainwright and starring Brian Bonsall, Karen Duffy, Miguel Ferrer, James Rebhorn, Tone Lōc, Jayne Atkinson and Michael Lerner. Preston Waters is an eleven-year-old boy who laments his relative lack of money.

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Summary Blank Check (film)Blank Check is a 1994 American comedy film directed by Rupert Wainwright and starring Brian Bonsall, Karen Duffy, Miguel Ferrer, James Rebhorn, Tone Lōc, Jayne Atkinson and Michael Lerner. Preston Waters is an eleven-year-old boy who laments his relative lack of money compared to his entrepreneurial brothers and his office worker father. One day he’s involved in a bike accident with escaped convict Carl Quigley who had just left a Zero Halliburton briefcase with USD 1,000,000 stolen cash inside in the care of bank president Edward Biderman. Preston is chewed out by his father for not taking care of his possessions. He then uses his computer to fill out the check himself for USD 1,.000 and attempts to cash it the next day.

Meanwhile, Preston goes on a spending spree purchasing a large house, a limousine service with a chauffeur named Henry, and then fills the house with toys, gadgets, and electronics all in the name of a mysterious employer he created named \”Macintosh\”. Shay, an undercover FBI agent investigating Bidersman for money laundering, is suspicious of the sudden flow of cash and follows the trail to PrestonMacintosh. Preston says goodbye to Shay and Henry before returning to his family to celebrate his birthday, now understanding that money can’t buy happiness and that his family is what matters most.