Blank Check Page #8

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
2,039 Views


[Muttering]

[Rooster Crowing]

- Hey, hey!|- [Cow Mooing]

Got ya! Uh-huh!

- Hey!|- Got him.

It's time for|a little batting practise.

Here we go!

Hey! What's happening?|Whoa! Hey!

Just outside.|Let's try a sinker. A sinker!

Another! Another!|Let's try a screwball!

- Turn, turn, turn!|- Be cool! Ow!

Hey! Ho!|Come on, boy!

Screwball! Boom!

Whoa! Oooh!

- That must have hurt!|- My god!

Fastball, fastball!|Just inside!

- Oooh! Ow!|- What's next, Juice?|How about tennis?

It's over, kid.|Ow! Ow!

Preston, come out, come out,|wherever you are.

None of this would have|happened, you know,

if you hadn't been|a bad boy!

Tell me something, did you think|you were going to get away with it?

Spending somebody else's|hard-earned money? Huh!

We need to have a chat.

Preston...|I'm not mad any more.

I know you're sorry.

Come on, buddy.

Pres?|Come on out now!

Banzai!

Quigley, I'll be back|in a minute.

Don't leave me here...|Oh, where am I goin'?

- Whoa! Kid!|- Don't you move.

Juice! Biderman!|Get your useless butt over here!

[Motor Revving,|Tyres Screeching]

Whoa! Oh! Oh!|Kid! Kid!

What are you doin'?|Oh! Oh!

Kid, kid, stop,|please, please! Stop!

Oh!|[Groaning]

Kid, please!|Don't do that!

Ooooh!|[Screaming]

Quigley?|Are you okay?

Aaah! I got you now!|Come get him!

I got him now. Come get him, you guys.|All right, hold him.

- Baseballs!|- You're not a very nice boy,|you know that?

- Freeze!|- Preston, are you okay?

What's this all about?|What's happening here?

Stanley?|What are you doing here?

- Let go!|- As of this moment,|you're fired from my bank!

F.B.I., Biderman. From this moment,|you're fired from your bank.

- What?|- You're with the F.B.I.?

- Yes, Preston, I am.|- Okay, kid, finally,|at long last, who's Macintosh?

Uh, uh, uh, uh,

uh, uh,

uh, uh...

- I'm Macintosh.|- You're Macintosh?

I'm Macintosh! And I want you all|off my property now!

- He's Macintosh.|- You sure?

I tell ya, I'm Macintosh!|Please tell these guys I'm Macintosh.

- Oh, he's Macintosh.|Don't you know Papa Macintosh?|- Mr Macintosh.

And Big Mama Macintosh|be hangin' out with the brothers.

Mr Macintosh, you're under arrest for|fraud, money laundering and grand theft.

- What are you talking about?|- Bring in Biderman too.

- I'm a banker!|- And take Mr Wise Guy too.

- Who? Me? I'm not wise.|- Get your hands off me.

- Man, I flunked recess.|- Take it easy, man.

- Take 'em out.|- I'm not even from here, man.|- I'm a banker.

- I was roaming down the street.|Cat said, Hey, there's a party.|- I own a bank!

Sir, stay behind the line there.|Everyone, just calm down, okay?

Honey, I'm gonna check this out,|make sure that Preston's okay.

- You take the boys home.|- [Chattering]

- What's going on?|- Something to do with Macintosh.|The F.B.I. Is all over.

- Uh, have you seen my son,|a little boy?|- He's inside with the F.B.I.

- Excuse me, excuse me,|please. Officer...|- Whoa, whoa!

- Nobody gets in there|without a badge, sir.|- I'm looking for my son.

Kind of neat.|Can I see your badge?

Shay Stanley,|F.B.I.

Cool.

Wait a minute.|So that means our date...

was just for your...|just for your job?

Well, it started out|like that.

I should have known.

Hey, you know, I wouldn't|have traded that night for anything.

So when can|I see you again, Shay?

Mmm, why don't you give me a call|in, say, about ten years?

- Five.|- Seven.

- Six.|- Okay, it's a date.

Good night, Preston.

[Dad]|Preston!

Preston?|Oh, my god, he's in shock.

Oh, oh, I'm fine, Dad. I'm fine now.|Oh, I'm glad to see you.

- What's going on here?|- It's a long story.

- Well, why don't we go on home,|you tell me all about it?|- Okay.

I want to say goodbye|to a friend, okay, Dad?

Wow, this is just great. I can't|step out for a couple of seconds.

I miss all the action.|Thanks.

- Are you okay?|- I thought you left, man.

No, I didn't leave. What did we say|the party needed? Ice cream, right?

I just went to get ice cream.|I don't know if I got the exact recipe,

but I think I got it close.

- So?|- Hey, it's pretty close.

Well, I guess Macintosh|is no more, huh?

It's too bad, because, uh,|I really enjoyed working for him.

- I had a good time too...|- Do me a favour?

Next time you see him,

tell him, uh,|that I'm really gonna miss him.

I'll miss you too, Henry.

You're gonna do|just fine.

See ya.

- Hey, Henry.|- Huh?

- Know what you have?|- What?

- S-T-Y-L-E, style.|- Style.

Hey, Preston, you're not gonna|finish this ice cream, I guess, huh?

Well, no sense|lettin' this go to waste.

So, what happened?

Oh, well, uh,|Macintosh wasn't...

He... He wasn't|who he thought he was.

- How do you mean?|- Well, he shouldn't|have done what he did.

He shouldn't have|fooled everybody.

I think you're right.

It's been a long night.|Better get on up to bed.

Yeah, I think I ought|to get some sleep too, Dad.

And tomorrow, I'll tell you|all about Mr Macintosh.

Sleep well, Preston.

[Group]|Ta-da!

"Happy birthday to you"

"Happy birthday|dear Preston"

"Happy birthday to you"

Make a wish.

You know what they say,|"Be careful what you wish for."

Oh.

What else do I want?|I mean, I got everything...

that I need right here.

On the other hand.

"I'll wait just|a little more time"

"Just a little more time"

"To move in a new direction"

"I'll wait just|a little more time"

"'Til you make up your mind"

"You know that|you're needin' me too, yeah"

"Why now are you feeling|so scared"

"And unwilling to be there"

"When someone's|there for you"

"Why time has|to be so unkind"

"For no reason|but love has no measure"

"This is true"

"Oh, well, I know what|I feel inside"

"I trust in love|and what my heart tells me"

"Haven't I been good|the way I should"

"I'm willing, I'm able|I need you to give me a sign"

"Now, I'll wait just|a little more time"

- "Just a little more time"|- "Just a little more"

"To move in a new direction"

"I'll wait just|a little more time"

"'Til you make up|your mind"

"I know what|you're feeling is true"

- "I'll wait"|- "I'll wait"

- "Yes, I'll wait"|- "I'll wait"

"Just a little more time|baby"

- "New directions"|- "I'll wait"

"Just a little more time|'til you make up your mind"

"I know that|you're needing me too"

"Baby"

"Yeah, haven't I been|good to you"

"The way I said|I would be"

"Why are you|leaving me now"

"Well, I know what|I feel inside"

"I trust in love and what|my heart's been telling me"

"Haven't I been good|the way I should"

"I'm willing, I'm able|I need you to give me a sign"

- " I'll wait|- "Just a little more time"

- "Just a little more time"|- "Just a little more"

- "To move in a new direction"|- "I'll wait"

"Just a little more time|'til you make up your mind"

"I know that|you're needin' me too"

- "I'll wait"|- "I'll wait"

- "Yes, I'll wait"|- "I'll wait"

- "I'll wait"|- "I'll wait"

- "Yes, I'll wait"|- "I'll wait"

"I'll wait just|a little more time"

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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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