Can't Buy Me Love (1987)

A nerdy outcast secretly pays the most popular girl in school one thousand dollars to be his girlfriend.

Director:

Steve Rash

Writer:

Michael Swerdlick

Stars:

Patrick Dempsey, Amanda Peterson, Courtney Gains

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Patrick Dempsey	...	Ronald Miller
Amanda Peterson	...	Cindy Mancini
Courtney Gains	...	Kenneth Wurman
Tina Caspary	...	Barbara
Seth Green	...	Chuckie Miller
Sharon Farrell	...	Mrs. Mancini
Darcy DeMoss	...	Patty
Dennis Dugan	...	David Miller
Cloyce Morrow	...	Judy Miller
Devin DeVasquez	...	Iris
Cort McCown	...	Quint
Eric Bruskotter	...	Big John
Gerardo Mejía	...	Ricky
Ami Dolenz	...	Fran
Max Perlich	...	Lester

Storyline

Ronald Miller is tired of being a nerd, and makes a deal with one of the most popular girls in school to help him break into the "cool" clic. He offers her a thousand dollars to pretend to be his girlfriend for a month. It succeeds, but he soon learns that the price of popularity may be higher than he expected.

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Plot Keywords:

popularity | money | poker game | cheerleader | nerd | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 August 1987 (USA)

Also Known As:

Boy Rents Girl

Filming Locations:

3050 N Hill Farm Drive, Tucson, Arizona, USA

Box Office

Gross:

$31,623,833 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Apollo Pictures, Silver Screen Partners III, The Mount Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Airplane Graveyard/Boneyard is located just outside of Davis Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson.

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Goofs

When Cindy goes to get on the lawnmower with Ronald, she is wearing silver bracelets on her left arm. After she is sitting behind him, the bracelets are on her right arm.

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Quotes

[the girls are in Cindy's car]
Barbara: Why wouldn't we go out with Ronald. I mean he's cute and sweet...
Patty: And good...
[Cindy and Barbara stares at her]
Patty: Come on, a lady never talks.
Cindy Mancini: Well I'll have to remember that the next time I see one.

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Connections

Spoofed in Drawn Together: Mexican't Buy Me Love (2006)

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Soundtracks

"Don't Wanna Be Your Fool"
Written and Performed by Britton (as Brittan)

User Reviews

80's Entertainment At Its Best

I love those cheesy 80's teenage love stories. They are fun and entertaining. "Can't Buy Me Love" is one of the better ones for sure. It is one of those movies that you can watch over and over and still love it. The story is interesting and the performances are great. Amanda Peterson is fantastic as the high-priced yet emotionally repressed love interest of lawnboy Patrick Dempsey. The story is funny and moving and can even make you cry. Watch it with friends, watch it alone, watch it with someone you love and remember the pressures of high school and the friends that got you through it.