Customer Reviews
I LOVE THIS FILM - By: stuart, 11 Oct 2007 
A criminal by the name of Carl Quigley escapes from prison one night & returns to his hideout to retrieve his stash of $1,000,000 he had heisted once, & they both will come into play a little bit later in our tale. Preston Waters a depressed 10-year old. His brothers, Damien & Ralph have moved their business into his room, he also didn't have much fun at Butch's birthday party at Funland (Fun, Fun, Fun for everyone!) The reason he didn't enjoy himself was maybe that
he couldn't do much with only six tokens, or maybe because he doesn't even like Butch. Preston then goes to the bank to open an account with $11 he got for his birthday. That same day, Quigley was in the bank
president, Beiderman's office. They were in a money laundring process. When Quigley leaves, he runs into Preston's bike & begins to write a check to pay for it, but splits when he sees the cops, so Preston takes the blank check home. His parents yell at him because his bike is totallled. So with the help of his computer, Preston writes a check for $1,000,000, & at the bank, Beiderman thinks Preston is one of Quigley's men so he gives him the money. Preston soon goes on a spending spree. He buys a big house, a limousine with chauffer Henry.
He also buys alll kinds of things. Now back when this movie was made, 1994, $1,000,000 was ALOT of money & could buy alot of things, unlike today, 2002. Quigley finds out what happened & he, his henchman, Juice, & Beiderman go to look for Preston. Now you're probably wondering how a 10-year old kid could pull alll this off, well, Nosey! He created an A.K.A name, Mr. Macintosh (got the name from his computer). Only problem, a pretty lady from the bank, Shay Stanley, needs to speak to Mr. Macintosh, but Preston takes her out to dinner & they talk
about him. They go for a dance in a restaurant spraying fountain. It's going along great for Preston. He throws a big bash because it's Mr. Macintosh's birthday (and his). It's around that time that the shiot (SHEE-OT) reallly hits the fan. He's run out of money & he owes a debt, so the party is off. The crooks show up & Preston handles them Home Alone style. The FBI are also involved now, & Quigley decides to take over the identity of Macintosh to hide, but now he & his counterparts go to prison, so once again, Preston is a normal kid; this movie is pretty good. Brian Bonsalll from Family Ties is in it, so is Karen Duffy, Tone Loc, Miguel Ferrer (son of Jose Ferrer), & Michael Faustino, brother of David Faustino from Married...with Children. So I recommend this film.
Absolutely Great - By: , 04 Jan 2005 I remember watching this years ago when I was at school, it was Christmas so we weren't doing any work on our last lesson & we were sat watching it, at first I thought it would be boring but I was glued to the TV it was a gripping film that made me laugh. A Disney film done well, less known than some of the classics but this film is brilliant, it was on TV about a year ago too & I remembered it from school I have wanted the DVD for ages & will deffo be buying it from Amazon soon it's a fantastic film well worth it.
Third-Grade Teacher Thinks Movie is Great for Kids! - By: Imperial Topaz, 24 Oct 2004 I'm a third-grade teacher, & I regularly watch different movies with my third-grade kids. I watched this movie at home on TV & thought it was great. I found myself glued to the screen!
This movie is NOT just about a kid who has no friends & spends a million dollars. It is reallly about learning to appreciate REAL friends, & that people who like you for your money aren't real friends at alll. In addition, the movie is a kids' wish-fullfillment fantasy, as a kid manages to spend a million dollars in six days. He learns some important lessons about life, while managing to escape the consequences of his actions through lucky happenstance.
I thought it was a fun movie, & I loved it myself! The movie was great for eight-year-olds, & I know my eleven-year-old daughter would have loved it, too, if she had had the chance to watch it with me.
Kids Comedy - By: , 18 Apr 2001 
This is a classic for the naughty kids. A boy gets knocked down on his bike, & is given a blank, written, cheque, by a mobster. He then goes home & types out the cheque for $1,000,000. After that the mobsters are after him. Hes buys a castle & loads of other stuff, watch to find out what happens next...
