Love Don't Cost a Thing (2003)

Director:

Troy Beyer

Writers (WGA):

Michael Swerdlick (screenplay)
Troy Beyer (screenplay) and
Michael Swerdlick (screenplay)

Release Date:

12 December 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance | Drama

Tagline:

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

Plot:

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. |

Plot Keywords:

Love | Remake | Cheerleader | Ironing | Teen Comedy

Awards:

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 (as Gay Thomas Wilson)
Al Thompson	...	Ted
Sam Sarpong	...	Kadeem
Nichole Mercedes Robinson	...	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

Also Known As:

"Love Don't Co$t a Thing" - USA (promotional title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content/humor. (edited version)

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Brazil:12 | Netherlands:AL | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Singapore:PG | Germany:6 | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 (edited for re-rating) (certificate #40254) | Italy:T

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

Alcon Entertainment

Goofs:

Continuity: At the dinner table while Clarence is talking to Alvin, Clarence has a fork in his hand, then in the next shot he isn't holding anything.

Quotes:

Mia:This ain't Burger King! You can't always have it your way!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Making of 'Love Don't Cost a Thing' (2004) (V)

Soundtrack:

Take All My Money

A Teen flick unlike many other

Love don't cost a thing came as a wave of fresh air for me. I've always had a bias against American High School teen flicks coz i found them soo superficial and cliché.....but Love Don't cost a thing was a bit, just a tinsy bit more mature than that. There was nothing original about the cast or story line but i can contentedly say that it had a positive effect viewing it. LDCAT was well acted out and the cast suit it perfectly, i loved Harvey as usual...being his cocky self and Nick Cannon and the chick added flavour to the story line....the plot was the usual dorky guy goes cool and reverts back to dorkiness after he finds out that "coolness" doesn't live up to what its projected to be. It evoked emotion and thought...enough of it to warrant a watch. I actually felt the torment going through the characters lives as he strived to adapt to the system...and as i presume, a good movie is one that has the power to connect us with the characters. To cut the long story short...i think each and everyone can identify with at least one of the characters and i can undoubtedly say that most of us have at least gone through what is projected in the movie. My scepticism as to Teen Flicks diminished when i got to the core of the movie and without a doubt, LDCAT is an emotion evoker. It tells the story of American suburban youth trying to adapt and this can be replicated all over the world and in all walks of life. It was a good watch and i gave it a clean 8 out of 10. The ending was quite abrupt though but the chick really carried her role well...emotional distress and all....and as Steve Harvey would say....GET OF YOUR ASS AND HANDLE YOUR BIZZZNESS...my favorite quote of the movie.