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Can't Buy Me Love

Name: Can't Buy Me Love
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: 1987-08-14
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 6.889

★ 6,9 /10 (727 Votes)

1987 EN 94 min

Overview

Nerdy high schooler Ronald Miller rescues cheerleader Cindy Mancini from parental punishment after she accidentally destroys her mother's designer clothes. Ronald agrees to pay for the $1,000 outfit on one condition: that she will act as though they're a couple for an entire month. As the days pass, however, Cindy grows fond of Ronald, making him popular. But when Ronald's former best friend gets left behind, he realizes that social success isn't everything.

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Release date

14/08/1987

Votes

727

Popularity

6.1

Ronald is making an investment in his senior year. He's hiring the prettiest cheerleader in school to be his girlfriend.

Genres

Comedy Romance

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

94 min

Budget

$1,800,000

Revenue

$31,623,833

Patrick Dempsey

Ronald Miller

Amanda Peterson

Cindy Mancini

Courtney Gains

Kenneth Wurman

Tina Caspary

Barbara

Seth Green

Chuckie Miller

Sharon Farrell

Mrs. Mancini

Dennis Dugan

David Miller

Darcy DeMoss

Patty

Devin DeVasquez

Iris

Eric Bruskotter

Big John

Gerardo Mejía

Ricky

Cort McCown

Quint

Cloyce Morrow

Judy Miller

Steve Franken

Moda Clerk

Ami Dolenz

Fran

Max Perlich

Lester

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David Schermerhorn

Albert

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Phillip Simms

Rock

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Tudor Sherrard

Brent

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George Gray

Bobby Hilton

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Jimmie Lee Mitchell

Mr. Webbly

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Jan O'Dell

Mrs. Hagmer

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James Gooden

Mr. Wurman

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Erin O'Flaherty

Jr. Wurman

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Ty Gray

Duane

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Will Hannah

Camera Salesman

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Todd Walsh

Stocky Jones

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Wayne Chandler

African Host

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Meredith Wagelie

Freshman #1

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Jennifer Nelson

Freshman #2

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Corissa Miller

Transfer Girl

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Lisa Christine Christiansen

Bambi La Brock

Paula Abdul

Dancer (uncredited)

Brandi Brandt

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Anastasia Coon

Dancer (uncredited)

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David Kinn

Extra (uncredited)

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The Lowpriest

Tucson High Student (uncredited)

Christopher Maleki

Frat Guy (uncredited)

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Shawn Tierney

High School Student (uncredited)

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RELEASED IN 1987 and directed by Steve Rash, “Can’t Buy Me Love” is a high school dramedy about a geek at an Arizona high school (Patrick Dempsey) who pays the most popular girl in school (Amanda Peterson) $1000 to act like she likes him for a month so he can move up the social strata. Of course, this creates unforeseen problems. Courtney Gains plays his geek friend and Seth Green his little brother. This is better than some 80’s teen flicks (e.g. Molly Ringwald’s movies), but not as good as others (“Fast Times at Ridgemont High”). It’s arguably on par with “Just One of the Guys” and “S…

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Whatever happens to your popularity, stay yourself, don't change to please others. Can't Buy Me Love is directed by Steve Rash and written by Michael Swerdlick. It stars Patrick Dempsey and Amanda Peterson. Music is by Robert Folk and cinematography by Peter Lyons Collister. Plot has Dempsey as nerdy outcast Ronald Miller, who fed up of not being popular pays Cindy Mancini (Peterson), the most popular girl in school, one thousand dollars to be his girlfriend. The 1980s was awash with films of this ilk, the teen dramedy topped up by a big hearted message and a finale of punch the air …

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