Blank Check Page #4

Synopsis: After committing check fraud, Preston Waters begins to live out his 12 year old fantasies by spending a million dollars in six days. But when it came to being an adult, he quickly realized that he didn't quite fit the bill. Miguel Ferrer and Brian Bonsall star in this 1994 kid classic that will leave you asking the question "why didn't this kid get grounded?"
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Family
Director(s): Rupert Wainwright
Production: Buena Vista
 
IMDB:
5.2
Rotten Tomatoes:
11%
PG
Year:
1994
93 min
2,021 Views


- Well, who is Macintosh?|- I work for him. He's paying me.

Yeah, but who is he?|I never met him.

- You mean you haven't met him?|- No, I haven't met him.

- He's heard about you.|- Really?

Yeah, about work and stuff.|Really good things.

- Well... His stuff is|blocking our driveway.|- Dad.

Boys!

Could you clear a path,|please?

Get a move on it!

All set, Dad.

"I knew a guy who was tough|but sweet"

[Henry]|Go, go, go, go, go, go, go!

"He's the one|He can't be beat"

"He's got everything|that I desire"

- "Sets the summer sun on fire"|- Brake, brake!

"I want candy"

- "I want candy"|- Flip, flip, flip, flip, flip!

- "Yeah"|- [Game] Body blow. Uppercut.

- Body blow. Left hook.|Uppercut. Body blow.|- Ow.

- Uppercut.|- Come on, come on, come on,|come on, come on!

Body blow.|Ten, nine...

- "I want candy"|- Yeah! Yes!

"I want candy"

"Go to see him|when the sun goes down"

- Come on, Henry! Come on!|- "Ain't no finer boy in town"

- Hey! Whoa!|- "I want candy"

- Oh, Henry!|- "I want candy"

- The blood rushed to my head.|- "Hey"

"Hey"

"Hey"

"Hey, hey"

[Woman]|Is something wrong?

No. I was wondering who could spend|cash like that these days.

Oh, yeah.|The man's name is Macintosh.

- Macintosh?|- Mm-hmm. He just moved here.

- Apparently loaded.|- Apparently.

I don't feel good about being here.|People may get the wrong idea.

Really?|You don't feel good?

How do you think I felt when you|gave away my million dollars, huh?

Juice. See anybody|that looks like him?

Oh, yeah. He looks like him.|Uh, she looks like him right there.

Way back over there,|uh, there goes his little twin brother.

You give me one picture and expect me|to find him out of all these kids?

You must be crazy. I'm gonna get on|the water slide. I'm startin' to sweat.

Hey, mister, you know|where the refreshment stands are?

- [Pops Balloon]|- No.

[Girl Crying]

Boom, boom, boom!|I got you!

Boom, boom,|boom, boom!

[Electronic Gunfire]

- [Butch Whimpering]|- He says he knows you, boss.

Oh, well, just throw him out.

[Screaming]|Ow! Ow!

- Banzai!|- "I want candy"

- [Preston Screaming]|- "I want candy"

"Hey"

"Hey"

- "Hey"|- Hiya.

I didn't expect|to see you here.

- Oh, what you doin' here?|- I came by to see Mr Macintosh.

- Oh, no, he's in a meeting.|- That's okay, I'll wait.|I just really need to see him.

- He's in meetings all day.|- All day?

- Swamped.|- Hey, I missed you at the bank.

I thought you were gonna come by|and see me about opening up an account.

- Oh, I had to work.|- Wow. This is where you work?

- Not too shabby.|- Comfortable.|- I brought an application.

- Do you still want to open up|an account with me?|- Yeah.

- Okay. Do you have your deposit?|- I'll go get it.

Okay. Great.

[Preston Screaming]

- Whoa!|- That's amazing!

Sorry, just printed it.

Two hundred dollars. Looks like|you fell into some money, huh?

- I make a living.|- Yeah, well, I guess Mr Macintosh...

He knows a good man|when he sees one.

- Will he be opening|up an account with us?|- Uh, maybe.

Yeah? Great. You know, I'd love|to meet him. How's tonight?

- Uh, tonight. What's tonight?|- Tonight's Wednesday.

Wednesday.

Wednesday.|I'm sorry, he's busy.

- Too bad.|- Uh, but I'm not.

Oh, I handle|all his financial affairs.

- You do?|- Not all of them,

but I can tell you a lot about him,|sort of like a pre-meeting.

- And he wouldn't mind?|- Hasn't complained yet.

Okay. I'll come by|around 8:00.

Okay. Wait, I could|send a car for you.

Okay. Cool.|It's a date then. Bye-bye.

A date?

A date?

I've never been on a date.

You know what they call me|downtown? The Babe-Meister.

Think about it.

Okay, I'm gonna tell you about|the real deal on dating, which I know.

First of all, women love a great body.|They love... Look at this bod.

- Whoa. See?|- Yeah, yeah.

Of course, you've got a bod now that's|of a Greek god. Really. Think about it.

Women like you to have|a good bod because they want|to feel they're protected.

You might have to fight some guy,|you know? But not with those arms.

You don't want to hit a guy with|those arms 'cause those pythons|would take a guy's head off.

Seriously. You're buff, but we're|gonna get you chiseled.

Okay? Oh, wait.|Whoa, whoa, whoa.

I'm having a vision|here of a date.

- The perfect date for you guys.|- Uh, Steak Heaven!

Ho, ho! My little friend, you really|have the hots for this one, huh?

You know, if you really|want to go upscale,

that all-you-can-eat salad bar...|women love that.

And take some with you. You know,|line your pockets with plastic bags.

Put the food in there. 'Cause|it doesn't say "All you can eat here."

Does it say "here" on the sign?|I don't think so.

So you take something back for later.|A little snackaroo.

Oh, women love that. You get home|and you got a pocketful of hot wings.

There's nothing more|that impresses a woman.

Get yourself some flowers.|Get yourself a great body,

some nice hair,|some good clothes, a car,

and learn to say words|like "noncommittal."

You are a date|and a half, pal.

"There he is|Some Tiny Tim"

"There he is|Six foot and risin'"

"Ooh, there he is|He's a knockout machine"

- "He's number one He's double cool"|- Yeah!

"He's the naked truth|in magazines"

- "I believe in him"|- "Wonderman"

- "He is a Mr Wonderman"|- "Wonderman"

"He is a Mr Wonderman"

"Ah, yes"

- "Wonderman"|- Ew.

- "Wonderman"|- One more! Yes, yes, yes!

Ah!

[Preston]|Hey, I'm gonna get you!

[Henry] You are little sushi man.|Sushi man down. Big boy throw.

Then they chase around. Come around|other way, fall down. Splat.

- [Preston Screaming]|- " Here comes the wonderman|He'd like to say bye-bye"

- Why are you dressed|like a game show host?|- I'm going out tonight.

Just a minute, young man.|You're still grounded.

- But it's for Mr Macintosh.|- I don't care.

Macintosh may have a pile of|money, but he doesn't decide...

when my son|is or isn't grounded.

- But it's for my job.|- Your job is to be grounded.

- [Both] Grounded.|- So much for Plan 442.

What do you know|about Plan 442?

Well, it's the investment plan you've|been working on, your "prespectus."

Prospectus. What are you doing|going through my work?

Well, I didn't want to say it,|but I told Mr Macintosh...

about your Plan 442, and he was|very, very interested.

Yep, I promised him I'd bring a copy|of it tonight and show it to him.

But I didn't want to tell you just|in case you got your hopes all up and...

No, no, no, no, no,|of course not.

Let me get you a fresh copy|of the "prespectus."

- I'll get a copy of it, sweetheart.|- Prospectus.

Yeah.

- Here. You're welcome.|- Oh, thank you.

Hurry up. Go. Go!|You want the car keys?

Nah, that's okay, Dad.

I don't drive yet.

- [Dad] You want me to drive you?|- [Preston] No, it's okay.

You know, I still haven't met Macintosh.|Maybe I should go over and...

- No! You'll ruin everything.|- Why not?

He has a date tonight|and he's very nervous about it.

- I guess I can see him|first thing in the morning.|- Oh, I don't know, Dad.

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Blake Snyder

Blake Snyder (October 3, 1957 – August 4, 2009) was an American screenwriter, consultant, author and educator based in Los Angeles who, through his Save The Cat trilogy of books on screenwriting and story structures, became one of the most popular writing mentors in the film industry. Snyder led international seminars and workshops for writers in various disciplines, as well as consultation sessions for some of Hollywood's largest studios. Snyder died unexpectedly August 4, 2009, of what was characterized as either a pulmonary embolism or cardiac arrest, with a public memorial being held at the Writers Guild of America, West on September 29, 2009. more…

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