|
Can't Buy Me Love (1987) 6.7
A nerdy outcast secretly pays the most popular girl in school one thousand dollars to be his girlfriend. Director:Steve RashWriter:Michael Swerdlick |
| 0Share... |
Top 25 Trivia Items From the Last 25 Years
Here are some amazing facts and figures to deepen your appreciation of the movies you love.
User Lists
Related lists from IMDb users
Related Items
Search for "Can't Buy Me Love" on Amazon.com
Share this Rating
Title: Can't Buy Me Love (1987)
Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.
1 win & 3 nominations.
See more awards »
Learn more
People who liked this also liked...
Loverboy
(1989)
Comedy
Director:
Joan Micklin Silver
Stars:
Patrick Dempsey,
Kate Jackson,
Robert Ginty
Some Kind of Wonderful
(1987)
Drama
|
Romance
Director:
Howard Deutch
Stars:
Eric Stoltz,
Mary Stuart Masterson,
Lea Thompson
Pretty in Pink
(1986)
Comedy
|
Drama
|
Romance
Director:
Howard Deutch
Stars:
Molly Ringwald,
Jon Cryer,
Harry Dean Stanton
Sixteen Candles
(1984)
Comedy
|
Romance
Director:
John Hughes
Stars:
Molly Ringwald,
Anthony Michael Hall,
Justin Henry
Say Anything...
(1989)
Comedy
|
Drama
|
Romance
Director:
Cameron Crowe
Stars:
John Cusack,
Ione Skye,
John Mahoney
License to Drive
(1988)
Comedy
Director:
Greg Beeman
Stars:
Corey Haim,
Corey Feldman,
Carol Kane
Adventures in Babysitting
(1987)
Action
|
Adventure
|
Comedy
Director:
Chris Columbus
Stars:
Elisabeth Shue,
Maia Brewton,
Keith Coogan
Just One of the Guys
(1985)
Comedy
|
Romance
Director:
Lisa Gottlieb
Stars:
Joyce Hyser,
Clayton Rohner,
Billy Jayne
Weird Science
(1985)
Comedy
|
Fantasy
|
Romance
Director:
John Hughes
Stars:
Anthony Michael Hall,
Ilan Mitchell-Smith,
Kelly LeBrock
Better Off Dead...
(1985)
Comedy
|
Romance
Director:
Savage Steve Holland
Stars:
John Cusack,
David Ogden Stiers,
Kim Darby
Can't Hardly Wait
(1998)
Comedy
|
Romance
Directors:
Harry Elfont,
Deborah Kaplan
Stars:
Jennifer Love Hewitt,
Ethan Embry,
Charlie Korsmo
Edit
Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Patrick Dempsey | ... | ||
| Amanda Peterson | ... | ||
| Courtney Gains | ... | ||
 |
Tina Caspary | ... |
Barbara
|
| Seth Green | ... | ||
| 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
|
|
Edit
Plot Summary
|
Add Synopsis
Storyline
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. Written by Kevin Ackley <kackley1@aol.com>
Taglines:
Ronald is making an investment in his senior year. He's hiring the prettiest cheerleader in school to be his girlfriend.Parents Guide:
View content advisory »
Edit
See more »
See full technical specs »
Details
Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
14 August 1987 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Boy Rents Girl See more »Box Office
Gross:
$31,623,833 (USA)Company Credits
Show detailed
company contact information
on
IMDbPro »
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Sound Mix:
DolbyColor:
ColorAspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
Edit
See more »
Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Performed by The Beatles
Courtesy of Capitol Records, Inc.
See more »
Did You Know?
Trivia
Actress Amanda Peterson was only 15 years old during filming and actor Patrick Dempsey was 20 years old. See more »Goofs
In the gym dance scene, the actor who plays the African-American nerd who replaces Ronald is seen at one point dancing behind Ronald (presumably as an extra) while he should be in the gym's bleachers with Ronald's former nerd friends. See more »Quotes
Cindy Mancini: Guys, take a look at forehead... do you see a sign that says information?See more »
Soundtracks
Can't Buy Me LoveWritten by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Performed by The Beatles
Courtesy of Capitol Records, Inc.
See more »
It kind of reminded me of revenge of the nerds. I liked this cute little movie about a geeky boy who pays the hottest highschool cheerleader at his school to pose as his girlfriend. This is a fun movie and one that works surprisingly well. One of the better teen comedies from the 80's. Myabe not as popular as some others but just as good and somehow does not come across as ridiculous as so many similar movies of this time period did. It's a definite must see for anyone who appreciates a movie like "Revenge of the nerds" and hasn't got to see this yet. I really enjoyed it. Obviously the movie's not an Oscar winner or to highly original but it works and as teen movies go, it is toward the top of the heap.