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Can't Buy Me Love (1987)

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

6.9/10 1h 34m Aug 14, 1987
Drama Comedy Romance

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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Movie Details

Original Title Can't Buy Me Love
Original Language EN
Budget $1,800,000
Revenue $31,623,833
Status Released
Popularity 2.7

Cast

Patrick Dempsey
Patrick Dempsey
Ronald Miller
Popularity: 3.8
Amanda Peterson
Amanda Peterson
Cindy Mancini
Popularity: 1.8
Courtney Gains
Courtney Gains
Kenneth Wurman
Popularity: 6.9
Tina Caspary
Tina Caspary
Barbara
Popularity: 0.5
Seth Green
Seth Green
Chuckie Miller
Popularity: 3.4
Sharon Farrell
Sharon Farrell
Mrs. Mancini
Popularity: 8.8
Dennis Dugan
Dennis Dugan
David Miller
Popularity: 7.7
Darcy DeMoss
Darcy DeMoss
Patty
Popularity: 0.4
Devin DeVasquez
Devin DeVasquez
Iris
Popularity: 1.0
Eric Bruskotter
Eric Bruskotter
Big John
Popularity: 0.8
Gerardo Mejía
Gerardo Mejía
Ricky
Popularity: 0.7
Cort McCown
Cort McCown
Quint
Popularity: 0.2

Key Crew

Producer Thom Mount
Director Steve Rash
Editor Jeff Gourson
Writer Michael Swerdlick
Executive Producer Jere Henshaw, Ron Beckman

Production

Apollo Pictures
US
Touchstone Pictures
US
The Mount Company
US
Silver Screen Partners III
US

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new year's eve high school cheerleader nerd coming of age dress break-up teen comedy teen drama evening gown

Reviews from TMDB

Wuchak 7/10
Feb 10, 2018

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 cour ... Read more

John Chard 7/10
Jan 19, 2019

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 ... Read more

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Details
Release Date August 14, 1987
Runtime 1h 34m
Budget $1,800,000
Revenue $31,623,833
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 2.7
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