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Blank Check

1994Movie1 h 33 minPG

37

WeakGoodWatch score

37

WeakGoodWatch score

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Rotten Tomatoes

Summary

Bullied by his siblings and nagged by his parents, 11-year-old Preston Waters is fed up with his family - especially their frugality.

Good for

Family movie night
Friends night
Party vibe

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Warms you up.
Feels like comfort food.
Makes you laugh.
Takes you back.
Feels like real life.

Not for brutality, scares or tears.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+22)
Critics 26Audiences 48GoodWatch 38
Metascore42
Tomatometer9%
IMDb5.3
User score5.3
Letterboxd · 29 K ratings2.4/5
Audience score35%
Box office
2.4×its budget
Budget
$13 M
Worldwide
$31 M
Worldwide it earned $18 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 33 min
A typical length for comedies, −7 min on the typical 100
typical 10093
Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 53 countries, rent or buy in 2 more
+43
Released
1994
February 11, 1994
32 years ago
Genres
ComedyFamily
Language
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- PGUnited States
Yes: it's rated PG in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
ViolenceLittle or none
Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
Frightening scenesLittle or none
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesLittle or none
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalKidsPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchPure Escapism
15 of 15
Directing · 2
Rupert Wainwright Director
David R. Ellis Second Unit Director
Writing · 2
Blake Snyder Writer
Colby Carr Writer
Production · 1
Reuben Cannon Casting
Camera · 2
Bill Pope Director of Photography
James Fitzgerald Second Assistant Camera
Editing · 2
Hubert de La Bouillerie Editor
Jill Savitt Editor
Sound · 1
Nicholas Pike Original Music Composer
Art · 1
Nelson Coates Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 1
Deborah Everton Costume Design
Other crew · 18
Pat Romano Stunt Coordinator
Scott Patterson Stunts
Troy Robinson Stunts
Andy Gill Stunts
John C. Meier Stunts
Heather Burton-Gibson Stunts

Tropes

Inflation NegationRare · in 45 titlesPreston is given just $2 to spend at the carnival; he ends up finding only two kiddie rides worth that little.Credit Card Plotin 68 titlesThe movie has this where a villain planning to embezzle $1 million from a bank runs over a kid's bicycle, and since he's in a hurry, gives the kid a blank check to buy a new one.All 48 tropes

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