Movie
Can't Buy Me Love
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1987-08-14
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Apollo Pictures, Touchstone Pictures, The Mount Company, Silver Screen Partners III
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Patrick Dempsey as Ronald Miller
- Amanda Peterson as Cindy Mancini
- Courtney Gains as Kenneth Wurman
- Tina Caspary as Barbara
- Seth Green as Chuckie Miller
- Sharon Farrell as Mrs. Mancini
- Dennis Dugan as David Miller
- Darcy DeMoss as Patty
- Devin DeVasquez as Iris
- Eric Bruskotter as Big John
- Gerardo Mejía as Ricky
- Cort McCown as Quint
Crew
- Steve Rash - Director
- Michael Swerdlick - Writer
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