Love Don't Cost a Thing (2003)
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- PG-13
- 1h 40min
- Comedy, Romance
- 12 Dec 2003 (USA)
- Movie
A high school loser pays a cheerleader to pose as his girlfriend so he can be considered cool.
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Stars:
Awards:
- 6 nominations.
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| Nick Cannon | ... |
Alvin Johnson
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Jordan Burg | ... |
Little Boy
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Jackie Benoit | ... |
Old Lady
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George Cedar | ... |
Old Man
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| Gay Thomas Wilson | ... |
Judy Morgan
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| Al Thompson | ... |
Ted
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| Sam Sarpong | ... |
Kadeem
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| Nichole Galicia | ... |
Yvonne Freeman
(as Nichole Robinson)
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| Melissa Schuman | ... |
Zoe Parks
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Imani Parks | ... |
Mia
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Ian Chidlaw | ... |
Eddie
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| J.B. Ghuman Jr. | ... |
JB
(as JB Guhman)
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| Christina Milian | ... |
Paris Morgan
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Russell Howard | ... |
Anthony
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| Elimu Nelson | ... |
Dru Hilton
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| Stuart Scott | ... |
Self
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| Kevin Christy | ... |
Chuck Mattock
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| Kenan Thompson | ... |
Walter Colley
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| Kal Penn | ... |
Kenneth Warman
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| Steve Harvey | ... |
Clarence Johnson
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| Vanessa Bell Calloway | ... |
Vivian Johnson
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| Ashley Monique Clark | ... |
Aretha Johnson
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Michael Q. Davis | ... |
Junior
(as Michael Davis)
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| Nicole Scherzinger | ... |
Champagne Girl
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| Peter Siragusa | ... |
Ben
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| Maria Carmen | ... |
Chemistry Teacher
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Damon Butler | ... |
Martial Arts Mambo Instructor
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| Shani Pride | ... |
Jasmine
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Raistalla | ... |
Drill Team Member
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Kelly Becerra | ... |
Drill Team Member
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Lindsey Blaufarb | ... |
Drill Team Member
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| Crystal Colar | ... |
Drill Team Member
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Rocio Mendoza | ... |
Drill Team Member
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| Benjamin Stephens | ... |
Jock #1
(as Ben Stephens)
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| Dante Basco | ... |
Spoken Word Artist
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Charles Owen | ... |
Jazz Musician
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| Mayte Garcia | ... |
Dancer
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Ralph Scherer | ... |
Poetry Reader
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Ernestine Parks | ... |
Singer
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| Shvona Chung | ... |
Guitar Playing Vocalist
(as Shvona Lavette Williams)
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| Reagan Gomez-Preston | ... |
Olivia
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| Ray Buffer | ... |
Mechanic (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Troy Byer | ... | (directed by) (as Troy Beyer) |
Written by
| Michael Swerdlick | ... | (screenplay "Can't Buy Me Love") |
| Troy Byer | ... | (screenplay) (as Troy Beyer) and |
| Michael Swerdlick | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Mark Burg | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Reuben Cannon | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Kira Davis | ... | co-producer |
| Alex Gayner | ... | associate producer (as Alexander H. Gayner) |
| Broderick Johnson | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Andrew A. Kosove | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Oren Koules | ... | executive producer |
| Nava Levin | ... | co-producer |
| Steven P. Wegner | ... | co-producer |
Music by
| Richard Gibbs | ... | (original score by) |
Cinematography by
| Chuck Cohen | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| David Codron | ... | (edited by) |
Editorial Department
| Terrell Clegg | ... | first assistant editor |
| Vivian Hengsteler | ... | negative cutter |
| Robert Raring | ... | color timer |
| Michael T. Wilson | ... | assistant editor (as Mike Wilson) |
Casting By
| Reuben Cannon | ... | (casting by) |
| Kim Williams | ... | (casting by) |
Production Design by
| Cabot McMullen | ||
Art Direction by
| David Ellis | ||
Set Decoration by
| Joyce Anne Gilstrap | ||
Costume Design by
| Jennifer Mallini | ||
| Christine Peters | ||
Makeup Department
| Carol Brown | ... | key makeup artist |
| Kweli Calderon | ... | makeup artist |
| Capucine Deveroux | ... | makeup and hair |
| Erma Kent | ... | hair department head |
| Jasmine Kimble | ... | key hair stylist |
| Denise Pugh-Ruiz | ... | assistant makeup department head |
| Edna Sheen | ... | makeup department head (as Edna M. Sheen) |
| Cat'Ania McCoy-Howze | ... | third makeup artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Brad Arensman | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Nava Levin | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Alex Gayner | ... | first assistant director |
| Steve Lonano | ... | second second assistant director |
| Melissa St. Onge | ... | additional second second assistant director |
| David Waters | ... | second second assistant director: weekly player |
| Darrell Woodard | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
| Steven Atwell | ... | swing (as Steve Atwell) |
| Sharon Barnebey | ... | construction crew (as Sharon Jo Barnebey) |
| Deedy Douglas | ... | set dresser (as Brad Douglas) |
| Joshua Foster | ... | swing |
| Dick Girod | ... | construction crew (as Richard L. Girod) |
| Gabriel Higgins | ... | property master |
| Matthew C. Kime | ... | assistant property master |
| Todd Michaels | ... | swing (as Todd Mayne) |
| Brian Mulchy | ... | art department assistant |
| James V. Oliveri | ... | construction coordinator |
| Sharon Oliveri | ... | painter |
| Bill Scholl | ... | construction crew |
| Robert Simpson | ... | construction crew (as Robert D. Simpson) |
| Tim Snowber | ... | on-set dresser |
| Greg Thran | ... | storyboard artist |
| Tim Woodruff | ... | lead man |
| Gaston Wurth | ... | set dresser |
Sound Department
| Jessy Bender | ... | sound utility |
| Stu Bernstein | ... | sound editor (as Stew Bernstein) |
| Brent Brewington | ... | boom operator |
| Barney Cabral | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Rickley W. Dumm | ... | first assistant sound editor |
| Richard Dwan Jr. | ... | sound editor |
| William Freesh | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Robert Nichols II | ... | sound recordist |
| David Pattee | ... | boom operator |
| Timothy Pearson | ... | foley artist |
| John Peccatiello | ... | foley coordinator |
| Herb Pedersen | ... | foley mixer |
| Perry Robertson | ... | sound editor |
| Scott Sanders | ... | sound editor |
| Brian Smith | ... | adr mixer |
| R. Russell Smith | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Frederick H. Stahly | ... | sound editor |
| Stephen Tibbo | ... | production sound mixer |
| Noel Vought | ... | foley artist |
| Kevin Zimmerman | ... | assistant sound editor |
Special Effects by
| John C. Hartigan | ... | special effects coordinator |
Visual Effects by
| Rodrigo Teixeira | ... | digital artist (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Johnny Martin | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Angela Meryl | ... | stunt double: Christina Milian |
| Diane Reneé | ... | stunts |
| Keith Woulard | ... | stunt coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Bret Bagley | ... | best boy grip |
| Brandi Borden | ... | camera loader |
| Bob Carmichael | ... | camera operator: "c" camera |
| Xiomara Comrie | ... | second assistant camera |
| Tom Connole | ... | camera operator: "b" camera |
| C.E. Courtney | ... | rigging electrician |
| Don Davis | ... | first assistant camera: "c" camera |
| Glen Deitell | ... | first assistant camera: "b" camera |
| Frank 'Paco' Fisher | ... | rigging grip |
| Jeff Gatesman | ... | best boy rigging electric |
| Gregory Gayne | ... | second assistant camera |
| Bill Gilleran | ... | key rigging grip (as Billy Gilleran) |
| Daniel C. Gold | ... | additional camera operator (as Daniel Gold) |
| Sam Griffin | ... | electrician |
| Tony Guzman | ... | rigging electrician |
| Emil Hampton | ... | first assistant camera |
| Orlando Hernandez | ... | best boy electric |
| George Kallimanis | ... | key rigging grip |
| Hakim Kent | ... | electrician |
| Mark Marchetti | ... | gaffer: second unit |
| Jeffrey Maroun | ... | electrician |
| Mike McGarry | ... | company grip |
| Geary McLeod | ... | additional camera operator (as Gearey McLeod) |
| Gary Molyneux | ... | rigging grip |
| Jon Munson | ... | rigging electrician |
| Tim Nash | ... | company grip |
| Chris Pavlu | ... | electrician |
| Aaron Pazanti | ... | camera operator |
| Haydn Pazanti | ... | additional camera loader |
| Daniel Pershing | ... | dolly grip |
| Bradley Richard | ... | second assistant camera: "b" camera |
| Michael Rogers | ... | gaffer: second unit |
| David Santana | ... | company grip |
| Ralph Scherer | ... | key grip |
| Jim Sheldon | ... | still photographer |
| Nicole Turegano | ... | camera intern |
| Kieran Waugh | ... | rigging gaffer |
| Jeff Zucker | ... | gaffer |
Casting Department
| David Anthony | ... | extras casting |
| Carol Grant | ... | extras casting |
| Barbara Harris | ... | voice casting |
| Kimberly McCollum | ... | casting assistant (as Kimberly Lenae Foster) |
| Blyth Nailling | ... | casting assistant |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Nicole Capasso | ... | key costumer |
| Lisa Hyde | ... | set costumer: extras |
| Alyson MacInnis | ... | set costumer |
| Suzy Magnin | ... | costume assistant |
| Carmen Milian | ... | stylist: Christina Milian |
| Tron Morgan | ... | costumer |
| Jerry M. Ross | ... | wardrobe |
| Kate Swartz | ... | set costumer (as Kate Samhat) |
| David Swope | ... | costume supervisor |
| Gilda Texter | ... | key costumer |
Location Management
| Justin Healy | ... | assistant location manager |
| Tim Hillman | ... | location manager |
| Martin L. Hudson | ... | assistant location manager (as Martin Hudson) |
Music Department
| Michael Baber | ... | music editor |
| Christine Bergren | ... | music business and legal affairs |
| Gordon Fordyce | ... | score mixer |
| Leah Harmony | ... | music coordinator |
| Mitchell Leib | ... | soundtrack producer |
| Michael McQuarn | ... | music supervisor |
| Ainz Brainz Prasad | ... | composer: additional music (as Ainz Prasad) |
| Gary Raymond | ... | music playback operator: ProTools |
| Ty Swaggalee Scott | ... | assistant music coordinator |
| Jimmy Stewart Jr. | ... | assistant music supervisor |
Script and Continuity Department
| Steve Gehrke | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| L. Chip Crosby Jr. | ... | dispatcher |
| Kelsey Kimes | ... | driver |
| James Lowder | ... | transportation coordinator |
| Jim Moores | ... | picture car coordinator |
| Jack Jay Reece | ... | driver (as Jay Reece) |
| John Simanovich | ... | transportation captain |
Additional Crew
| Jamie Lynn Arsenault | ... | production coordinator |
| April Baker | ... | production assistant |
| Tayla Brookman | ... | production assistant |
| Lisette Bustamante | ... | choreographer |
| Reuben Cannon | ... | production assistant |
| Kate Christensen | ... | editorial staff assistant |
| Yolanda T. Cochran | ... | production controller |
| Chad Cole | ... | assistant: Mr. Burg |
| Mike Daneshrad | ... | production assistant |
| Cris De Arce | ... | key production assistant |
| Heidi Falconer | ... | unit publicist |
| Christopher Fealy | ... | development executive |
| Aaron Fitzgerald | ... | helicopter pilot |
| John Formichella | ... | assistant: Mr. Johnson and Mr. Kosove |
| Connor Gaffney | ... | set production assistant |
| Marc C. Geschwind | ... | extras coordinator |
| Veloz Gomez | ... | production assistant |
| Blake Hamilton | ... | assistant: Mr. Johnson and Mr. Kosove |
| Robyn Harwood | ... | assistant: Mr. Wegner |
| Scott R. Kowalchyk | ... | set production assistant (as Scott Kowalchyk) |
| Cashalà L'Shauntyelle | ... | stand-in (as Cashala L'Shauntyelle) |
| Jerry Lee | ... | payroll accountant |
| Maya Levin | ... | accounting production assistant |
| Stephen Lippross | ... | First Assistant Production Accountant |
| Karri Lucas | ... | assistant: Ms. Davis |
| Chris Machado | ... | set production assistant |
| David Melito | ... | assistant accountant |
| Sam Montiforte | ... | post-production accountant |
| Redmond O'Neal | ... | production assistant |
| Steve Page | ... | craft service |
| Ramona Reeves | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Julie Schultz | ... | animal wrangler (as Julie Shultz) |
| Amy Shook | ... | assistant: Ms. Levin |
| Molly Smith | ... | assistant: Ms. Beyer |
| Chonique Sneed | ... | choreographer |
| Billy Taylor | ... | production assistant |
| Ryan Tighe | ... | additional production assistant |
| Jon Van Dyke | ... | animal wrangler (as John Van Dyke) |
| Craig Vegas | ... | production assistant |
| Whitney J. Willard | ... | production accountant |
| Trey Wilson | ... | production assistant |
| Yvonne Woodworth | ... | craft service |
| Tony Zequeira | ... | assistant: Mr. Burg |
| Michael J. Harker | ... | completion bond company representative (uncredited) |
| Jack E. Herman | ... | extras set coordinator (uncredited) |
| Arif S. Kinchen | ... | additional voices (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Warner Bros. (2003) (United States) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (2003) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Argentina Video Home (2004) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Argentina Video Home (2004) (Argentina) (VHS)
- HBO Max (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- Net5 (2007) (Netherlands) (tv)
- Warner Bros. (2004) (Argentina)
- Warner Home Video (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (2003) (United States) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
Special Effects
- Pacific Title (opticals)
Other Companies
- 11:24 Design Advertising (poster design)
- Birds & Animals Unlimited (animals provided by)
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (cranes and dollies)
- DTS (acknowledgement)
- Dolby Digital (in selected theatres)
- EarCandy (sound post-production)
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under jurisdiction of: affiliated with A.F.L.-C.I.O.-C.L.C.)
- Jelly's Jams LLC (music published by)
- Jellybean Music Publishing (music published by)
- SDDS Sony Dynamic Digital Sound (in selected theatres)
Storyline
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| Taglines | Love Don't Co$t A Thing but it pays to be yourself See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Opening Weekend United States | $6,315,311, 14 Dec 2003 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Film critic Roger Ebert gave the film a positive three-star rating after only giving the original, Can't Buy Me Love (1987), half a star. See more » |
| Goofs | When Walter walks into the locker and falls down, you can see the mat on the floor. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Making of 'Love Don't Cost a Thing' (2004). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Luv Me Baby See more » |
| 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. See more » |