Love Don't Cost a Thing (2003)

Highschool loser (Cannon) pays a cheerleader (Milian) to pose as his girlfriend so he can be considered cool. Remake of 1987' Can't Buy Me Love, starring Patrick Dempsey.

Director:

Troy Byer

Writers:

Michael Swerdlick (screenplay), Troy Byer (screenplay),

Stars:

Nick Cannon, Jordan Burg, Jackie Benoit

6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nick Cannon	...	Alvin Johnson
Jordan Burg	...	Little Boy
Jackie Benoit	...	Old Lady
George Cedar	...	Old Man
Gay Thomas Wilson	...	Judy Morgan
Al Thompson	...	Ted
Sam Sarpong	...	Kadeem
Nichole Galicia	...	Yvonne Freeman (as Nichole Robinson)
Melissa Schuman	...	Zoe Parks
Imani Parks	...	Mia
Ian Chidlaw	...	Eddie
J.B. Ghuman Jr.	...	JB (as JB Guhman)
Christina Milian	...	Paris Morgan
Russell Howard	...	Anthony
Elimu Nelson	...	Dru Hilton

Storyline

Highschool loser (Cannon) pays a cheerleader (Milian) to pose as his girlfriend so he can be considered cool. Remake of 1987' Can't Buy Me Love, starring Patrick Dempsey.

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Plot Keywords:

cheerleader | remake | love | car repair | masturbation | 

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Taglines:

Love Don't Co$t A Thing but it pays to be yourself

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content/humor

Details

Official Sites:

Warner Bros.

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 December 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

Can't Buy Me Love

Filming Locations:

Long Beach Polytechnic High School - 1600 Atlantic Avenue, Long Beach, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$6,315,311 (USA) (12 December 2003)

Gross:

$21,897,389 (USA) (5 March 2004)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alcon Entertainment, Burg/Koules Productions, CRML Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Walter walks into the locker and falls down, you can see the mat on the floor.

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Quotes

Paris Morgan: You know Al, there's something we've been avoiding, all day. Something I think maybe we oughta do.
Alvin Johnson: I think you're right. This may sound kinda silly. How do we do it?
Paris Morgan: [laughs] Well... just go for it. Ya know?
[they turn and look at each other, Paris expecting Al to kiss her]
Alvin Johnson: We'll break up first thing tomorrow morning. In the hallway, so everyone can see. I mean make a big scene. But, a dignified scene. 'Cause you know we got to protect our reps.

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Connections

Remake of Can't Buy Me Love (1987)

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Soundtracks

"How Far Will You Go"
Written by Traci Hale, Ginuwine (as Elgin Lumpkin), Thabiso Nkhereanye and Christopher Stewart
Performed by Ginuwine
Courtesy of Epic Records
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

User Reviews

Remake

This movie was just okay. Not too sure why they decided to remake this class 80s flick. I still like the original better and Patrick Dempsey made the character much more believable than Nick Cannon can. Loved the scenes of Nick Cannon cleaning the pool and dancing to Michael Jackson. Christina Millian was okay, but the acting was not that great from her. The best actor in the movie were "Alvin"s sidekick friends, Kenan Thompson and Kumar from Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle. The soundtrack was pretty unremarkable and that was one thing I remembered from the original. It was pack full of classic 80s songs. Overall, the plot was as cheesy as the original and pretty hard to believe. Some of the plot was random, such as Christina's boyfriend being in the NBA and cheating on her. Some lines of dialog directly from the original movie.