Can't Buy Me Love

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

Aug 14 1987 PG-13 1h 34m
Comedy, Drama, Romance

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.

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.

Written by

Michael Swerdlick

Directed by

Steve Rash

Cast

Patrick Dempsey, Amanda Peterson, Courtney Gains

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Touchstone Pictures, Apollo Pictures, Silver Screen Partners II

Languages

English

Awards

1 win & 3 nominations total

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# of Votes
43,810
Average Rating
6.8 out of 10
Metascore
36
Popularity
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