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Can't Buy Me Love

Can't Buy Me Love

Comedy • PG-13 • 1987 • 1 hr 34 min
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6.7
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6.8

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.

Starring

Patrick Dempsey, Amanda Peterson, Courtney Gains, Tina Caspary, Seth Green

Directed By

Steve Rash

Written By

Michael Swerdlick

Attributes

SimpleLight

Genre

ComedyRomanceDrama

Release Date

August 14, 1987

User Reviews

Haley Ammons
Haley Ammons
One of my favorite not so popular 80s movies. And did I mention young Patrick Dempsey!!
Joe Shimp
Joe Shimp
Enjoyable high school movie about a geek paying his cheerleader crush to be pretend to be his girlfriend for a month.
awesome guy
awesome guy
seth green is in this mvoie and i think he like dies or soemthing. not really LOL! JK! um he like falls over once or twice and like gets hit
Kim B
Kim B
An "of the moment" 80s teen comedy about popularity that will amuse anyone with nostalgia for this decade.
Aaron Kowal
Aaron Kowal
Really enjoyed even though I'm not a fan of Patrick Dempsie
𝐸𝑙𝑖𝑧𝑎𝑏𝑒𝑡ℎ
𝐸𝑙𝑖𝑧𝑎𝑏𝑒𝑡ℎ
Iconic cheesy 80’s romcom that hasn’t lost its charm.
Maddie
Maddie
we love mcdreamy and we love mcdreamy in high school
Lucia
Lucia
It has a great plot and is just an all over good movie
Mickey Beach
Mickey Beach
Formulaic rom-com. But the high school woes are relatable. Dempsey is extremely charming yet quirky. And Peterson is stunning throughout.
HG MacLeod
HG MacLeod
So so cute. An original, short rom com that I can watch over and over

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Ratings
52 (4%)
250 (19%)
756 (58%)
242 (19%)
6.7 – Based on 1.3k ratings
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can't buy me love

Cast & Crew

Steve Rash
Steve
Rash
Patrick Dempsey
Patrick
Dempsey
Amanda Peterson
Amanda
Peterson
Courtney Gains
Courtney
Gains
Tina Caspary
Tina
Caspary
Seth Green
Seth
Green
Sharon Farrell
Sharon
Farrell
Dennis Dugan
Dennis
Dugan
Darcy DeMoss
Darcy
DeMoss
Devin DeVasquez
Devin
DeVasquez
Eric Bruskotter
Eric
Bruskotter
Michael Swerdlick
Michael
Swerdlick

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