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FilmComedyDramaFamilyRomance

Can't Buy Me Love (1987)

PG-13 · 1987-08-14 · 1h 34m · EN
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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.

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.

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Steve RashDirectorMichael SwerdlickWriter
Budget
$1.8M
Box office
$31.6M

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Patrick DempseyPatrick DempseyRonald MillerAmanda PetersonAmanda PetersonCindy ManciniSeth GreenSeth GreenChuckie MillerGerardo MejíaGerardo MejíaRickyCourtney GainsCourtney GainsKenneth WurmanSharon FarrellSharon FarrellMrs. ManciniDarcy DeMossDarcy DeMossPattyTina CasparyTina CasparyBarbaraDennis DuganDennis DuganDavid MillerAmi DolenzAmi DolenzFranEric BruskotterEric BruskotterBig JohnCloyce MorrowCloyce MorrowJudy Miller

Keywords

NerdComing of ageHigh schoolBreak-upTeen comedyCheerleaderTeen dramaNew year's eve

Movie DNA

Genre affinityComedy · Drama · FamilyTheme affinityNerd · Coming Of Age · High SchoolMood preferenceRomanceDialogue densityComedy · DramaEmotional intensityFamily · RomanceDirector preference56899

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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.

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Can't Buy Me Love has a runtime of 94 minutes.

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