Can't Buy Me Love (1987)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Steve Rash

Writer:

Michael Swerdlick (writer)

Release Date:

14 August 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Ronald is making an investment in his senior year. He's hiring the prettiest cheerleader in school to be his girlfriend.

Plot:

Ronald Miller is tired of being a nerd, and makes a deal with one of the most popular girls in school to help him break into the "cool" clic...

Plot Keywords:

Money | Popularity | Poker Game | Cheerleader | Nerd

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Patrick Dempsey	...	Ronald Miller
Amanda Peterson	...	Cindy Mancini
Courtney Gains	...	Kenneth Wurman
Tina Caspary	...	Barbara
Seth Green	...	Chuckie Miller
Sharon Farrell	...	Mrs. Mancini
Darcy DeMoss	...	Patty
Dennis Dugan	...	David Miller
Cloyce Morrow	...	Judy Miller
Devin DeVasquez	...	Iris
Cort McCown	...	Quint
Eric Bruskotter	...	Big John
Gerardo Mejía	...	Ricky
Ami Dolenz	...	Fran
Max Perlich	...	Lester

Also Known As:

Boy Rents Girl
1000 dolaria aisthima (Greece) [el]
Can't Buy Me Love (Finland) [fi]
Näytön paikka (Finland) [fi]
Namorada de Aluguel (Brazil) [pt]
Nie kupisz milosci (Poland) [pl]
No puedes comprar mi amor (Spain) [es]
Novia se alquila (Argentina) (video title) [es]
Playboy in prova (Italy) [it]

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | UK:PG (cut version) | Australia:M | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 | West Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Hill Farm, Tucson, Arizona, USA

Company:

Apollo Pictures

Trivia:

The Airplane Graveyard/Boneyard is located just outside of Davis Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson.

Goofs:

Continuity: Fran's position after Quint throws the wine on Cindy.

Quotes:

Transfer Girl: Didn't you take economics? You could have had me for $49.95.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Frasier: Can't Buy Me Love (#1.14)" (1994)

Soundtrack:

ONE FOR THE MOCKINGBIRD

80's Entertainment At Its Best

I love those cheesy 80's teenage love stories. They are fun and entertaining. "Can't Buy Me Love" is one of the better ones for sure. It is one of those movies that you can watch over and over and still love it. The story is interesting and the performances are great. Amanda Peterson is fantastic as the high-priced yet emotionally repressed love interest of lawnboy Patrick Dempsey. The story is funny and moving and can even make you cry. Watch it with friends, watch it alone, watch it with someone you love and remember the pressures of high school and the friends that got you through it.