Bullied by his siblings and nagged by his parents, 11-year-old Preston Waters is fed up with his family — especially their frugality. But he gets his chance to teach them a lesson when a money-laundering criminal nearly bulldozes Preston with his car and compensates the boy with a blank check. Preston makes the check out for $1 million and goes on a spending spree he'll never forget.
Directed by Rupert Wainwright
money laundering
stolen money
rich kid
first crush
eccentric millionaire
spending money
money misappropriation
adventure with kids
appreciative
blank check
Rank
#79 in 1994·#8643 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
2.4 / 5
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Cast
Brian Bonsall
Preston Waters
Karen Duffy
Shay Stanley
James Rebhorn
Fred Waters
Jayne Atkinson
Sandra Waters
Michael Faustino
Ralph Waters
Chris Demetral
Damian Waters
Miguel Ferrer
Quigley
Tone Loc
Juice
Michael Lerner
Biderman
Rick Ducommun
Henry
Debbie Allen
Yvonne
Alfredo Huereca
Party Guest
Crew
Rupert Wainwright
Director
Blake Snyder
Writer
Nicholas Pike
Original Music Composer
Jill Savitt
Editor
Bill Pope
Director of Photography
Pat Romano
Stunt Coordinator
Troy Robinson
Stunts
Scott Patterson
Stunts
John C. Meier
Stunts
Andy Gill
Stunts
Nick Brett
Stunts
Heather Burton-Gibson
Stunts
Popular Reviews
178 reviews
John Paul Polus
6.0★ · 02/07/26
3⭐
3⭐
Spencer Otto
3.0★ · 01/14/26
I aspire to have Preston levels of game
I aspire to have Preston levels of game
Luciano
8.7★ · 08/29/25
Childhood Classic!
Childhood Classic!
Mike Johnston
2.8★ · 08/15/25
This movie sucks but my campers were entertained. I call that a win.
This movie sucks but my campers were entertained. I call that a win.