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14/08/1987 Comedy, Romance 1h 34m
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Ronald is making an investment in his senior year. He's hiring the prettiest cheerleader in school to be his girlfriend.

Overview

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.

  1. Michael Swerdlick

    Writer

  2. Steve Rash

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Patrick Dempsey

    Ronald Miller

  2. Amanda Peterson

    Cindy Mancini

  3. Courtney Gains

    Kenneth Wurman

  4. Tina Caspary

    Barbara

  5. Seth Green

    Chuckie Miller

  6. Sharon Farrell

    Mrs. Mancini

  7. Dennis Dugan

    David Miller

  8. Darcy DeMoss

    Patty

  9. Devin DeVasquez

    Iris

  10. View more

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak
Written by Wuchak on 2018-02-10
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 course, this creates unforeseen problems. Courtney Gains plays his geek friend and Seth Green his little brother.

This is better than some 80’s teen flicks (e.g. Molly Ringwald’s movies), but not as good as others (“Fast Times at Ridgemont High”). It’s arguably on par with “Just One o...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$1,800,000.00

Revenue
$31,623,833.00

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