Can't Buy Me Love

– Nerdy high schooler Ronald Miller rescues cheerleader Cindy Mancini from parental punishment after s..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.70 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 34 Minutes
Release Year:
1987
Can't Buy Me Love (1987)

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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Producing Country:
USA
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Can't Buy Me Love (1987) - Trailer

Release Date:

14 Aug 1987

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG-13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.

Director:

Steve Rash

Writer:

Michael Swerdlick

Main Actors:

Patrick Dempsey, Amanda Peterson, Courtney Gains, Tina Caspary

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" clique. He offers her a thousand dollars to pretend to be his girlfriend for a month. It succeeds, but he soon learns that the price of popularity may be higher than he expected.

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations.

Production:

Buena Vista Pictures

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
50%
Metacritic:
36%