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Blank Check (1994)

Blank Check poster
Directed by
Rupert Wainwright
Genre
comedy film, children's film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 33m
Rated
PG
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 545 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young boy gets a blank check and uses it to buy a house and other luxuries while pretending to be an adult. Bank criminals and police chase him for the stolen money.

lightheartedwhimsicalcomedicfamily-friendlyfast-pacedescapistpredictablesilly

What happens

Blank Check (in the United Kingdom originally released as Blank Cheque) 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. It was released on February 11, 1994, by Walt Disney Pictures. The film follows a boy who receives a blank check and uses it to buy a house under an alter ego but is soon being searched for by several members of the bank he cashed it under. The film received negative reviews and grossed $30.8 million domestically. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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