Can't Buy Me Love

1987
PG-13
1h 34m

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Amanda Peterson and Patrick Dempsey in Can't Buy Me Love (1987)

An outcast secretly pays the most popular girl in school one thousand dollars to pretend to be his girlfriend for a month.

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An outcast secretly pays the most popular girl in school one thousand dollars to pretend to be his girlfriend for a month.An outcast secretly pays the most popular girl in school one thousand dollars to pretend to be his girlfriend for a month.An outcast secretly pays the most popular girl in school one thousand dollars to pretend to be his girlfriend for a month.

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IMDb RATING

6.8/10

44K

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POPULARITY

3,213

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 3 nominations total

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Trivia
Amanda Peterson was 15 years old during filming, and Patrick Dempsey was 20 years old.

Goofs
Striking crew members, with picket signs, are visible during cheerleader practice.

Quotes
Ronald Miller: Nerds, jocks. My side, your side. It's all bullshit. Its hard enough just trying to be yourself.

Alternate versions
UK theatrical version was edited by 1m 14sec to secure a PG rating.

Connections
Featured in Easy A (2010)

Soundtracks
Can't Buy Me Love
Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Performed by The Beatles
Courtesy of Capitol Records, Inc.

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10/10

The best 80s movie ever

If you like 80s movies this is my top 5 of all time. This movie is amazing and should not be forgotten. The story is about Ronald played by Patrick Dempsey who is a nerd and lives next door to Cindy the most popular girl in High School played by Amanda Peterson. Ronald mows lawns for a living and is saving his money for his science project. He finally has enough money to pay for his project but he decides to help out Cindy with dilemma. Cindy ruins her moms dress at a party and she needs a 1,000 dollars to buy a new dress so her mom doesn't ground her for life. Ronald decides to give up his money for the project if Cindy pretends to like him. The movie is amazing. Its very funny, great acting, and the chemistry works. This is one of my favorite movies of all time. I could watch it over and over again. If you like 80s movies check this movie out as well as Teen Witch, Some Kind Of Wonderful, Just One of the guys, and Big.