The novel opens with Dr. Marina Singh reading a letter from Dr. Annick Swenson to Mr. Fox, Marina's boss and secret lover.
 Anders Eckman, her co-worker at the pharmaceutical company Vogel, has reportedly died at Dr. Swenson’s research site in the Amazonian rainforest.
 Dr. Eckman’s widow begs Marina to find out what happened, and Mr. Fox agrees to send her.
 Mr. Fox’s other motive is that Dr. Swenson has been given a blank check to conduct research into a new miracle drug, and refuses to inform him of her progress.
Bedknobs and Broomsticks is a 1971 British-American musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by Buena Vista Distribution Company in North America on December 13, 1971.
 It is based upon the books "The Magic Bedknob; or, How to Become a Witch in Ten Easy Lessons" (1943) and "Bonfires and Broomsticks" (1945) by English children's author Mary Norton.
 The film, which combines live action and animation, stars Angela Lansbury and David Tomlinson.
Griffin Claude Beresford Dauphin Hunter Newman (born February 19, 1989), known professionally as Griffin Newman, is an American actor and comedian.
 He currently stars as Arthur in Amazon's remake of "The Tick" TV series.
 He co-hosts the podcast "Blank Check (with Griffin and David)" in which he and David Sims over-analyze filmographies of directors they deem to have earned a "blank check" in Hollywood.
The Sword in the Stone is a 1963 American animated musical fantasy comedy film produced by Walt Disney and released by Buena Vista Distribution.
 The 18th Disney animated feature film, it was the final Disney animated film to be released before Walt Disney's death.
 The songs in the film were written and composed by the Sherman Brothers, who later wrote music for other Disney films like "Mary Poppins" (1964), "The Jungle Book" (1967), "The Aristocats" (1970), and "Bedknobs and Broomsticks" (1971).
A blank cheque (US: blank check) or carte blanche, in the literal sense, is a cheque that has no numerical value written in, but is already signed.
 In the figurative sense, it is used to describe a situation in which an agreement has been made that is open-ended or vague, and therefore subject to abuse, or in which a party is willing to consider any expense in the pursuance of their goals.
Blank Check is a 1994 American comedy film directed by Rupert Wainwright and starring Brian Bonsall, Karen Duffy, Miguel Ferrer, James Rebhorn, Tone Lōc, Jayne Atkinson and Michael Lerner.
 It was released on February 11, 1994 by Walt Disney Pictures.
Blank Check is an American game show that aired on NBC from January 6 to July 4, 1975.
 It was promoted as "television's first ESP game".
 Art James was host, with Johnny Jacobs as announcer (though Johnny Gilbert would fill in on occasion).
The Magnificent Marble Machine is an American television game show which featured a giant pinball machine as its centerpiece.
 The program premiered on NBC on July 7, 1975, at 12:00 pm ET, replacing the short-lived game show "Blank Check", whose time slot had been taken over by "Jackpot".
Soul Dancing is the third album by American singer-songwriter Taylor Dayne.
 It was released in 1993 on Arista Records and peaked at #51 on the US "Billboard" 200.
 The album includes the hit singles "Send Me a Lover", "I'll Wait", "Say a Prayer", and her rendition of Barry White's "Can't Get Enough of Your Love".
 The song "I'll Wait" was featured in the 1994 Disney comedy "Blank Check".
Amalgamated Meat Cutters v. Connally, 337 F.Supp.
 737 (1971) is a court case decided by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia relating to the limits of the nondelegation doctrine.
 The district court upheld the delegation of legislative power to the executive branch that was contained in the Economic Stabilization Act.
 Even though the Act gave a broad grant of legislative power (what opponents called a "blank check"), the court reasoned that discretion of the executive branch would be limited by:

Question: Which film was released first, Bedknobs and Broomsticks or Blank Check?
Answer: Bedknobs and Broomsticks