Can't Buy Me Love

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Can't Buy Me Love

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Can't Buy Me Love

Amanda Peterson, Courtney Gains, Patrick Dempsey, Seth Green, Sharon Farrell, Tina Caspary

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 $1,000 to pretend to be his girlfriend for ...( read more  read more... )a month. It succeeds, but he soon learns that the price of popularity may be higher than he expected.

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  • YLOWBSTARDreturns
    March 2, 2008
    YLOWBSTARDreturns
    Enjoyable 80s teen comedy with a heart.
  • AgentLexi2132
    February 3, 2008
    AgentLexi2132
    Pending Review...

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  • sanjurosamurai
    December 19, 2007
    sanjurosamurai
    the best roamantic movie from the 80's, every one wanted to date cindy mancini. classic and fun.
  • thmtsang
    July 14, 2007
    thmtsang
    Patrick's character is a bit of a nerd. He wants to be cool.
  • 76Majikat
    February 28, 2007
    76Majikat
    Another childhood favourite, underdog becomes popular
  • OoHSoAmaZiNg
    December 9, 2009
    OoHSoAmaZiNg
    one of my faves when i was younger!! UMM Patric Dempsey!!
  • JonnyMac78
    December 9, 2009
    JonnyMac78
    Best 80's teen comedy movie!(from a learning prospective. This is the type of movie that every kid should watch before they go to high school. Cause the movie teaches you to respect every human being no matter who they are or what they look like. great lesson for kids
  • Ladiva4
    November 27, 2009
    Ladiva4
    There's a reason why there was a slew of high school comedies touching on the; nerd meets popular girl-nerd falls in love with popular girl-popular girl rejects nerd-popular girl gets to know nerd and falls in love, type movies. There's only so many. For one we can all relate to ...( read more)either side if we've ever been in high school but even more so, if we've ever dreamed of having it all, or simply just being loved. The story, though, is not familiar context in it's entirety, but a fantasy composed into real life. Extending on the idea of getting the girl and keeping the girl. The now hunky and dreamy Patric Dempsey plays the shy and awkward nerd, Ronald Miller, whose name suits the character as well as his appearance during that time. The all so familiar scenario of an outcast nobody who dreams of being popular, and dating the most beautiful girl in school, is the preset for this romantic teen flick, made therefore set in the 80's. I must say that the desperate notion of paying a girl a thousand dollars to stage a relationship, and even more, incessantly achieving overnight popularity, steals any chance for romance, or any type of sympathy vote. Yet, it it fun to watch him marvel in his new found surroundings. While he is getting a taste for what life could be like, he tend to abuse his privileges and forgets his first motives, Like a person who has never had money and suddenly wins the lottery, he is anything but humble or appreciative, and his overly confident attitude, at first, is well noticed and rewarded within his new social network. That soon blows out of proportion when he loses himself in his own self absorption and the pretentious character he created. Now he must recover the damage by ultimately showing a grand gesture of self sacrifice and honesty, in order to not be forever hated by the whole school, if not, the girl, who's heart was broken, in a weird twist of fate. He used her then spit her out, in the end, does he really deserve her love? This movie is more of a warning than a moralistic message, in a 'be careful what you wish for' sort of way. An interesting plot. Although the character attachment is compromised for the good portion of the movie. Still, another childhood favorite and a classic for that time and genre. There have been a few movies since, with the all to similar plot, trying to capture the heart and soul of this film. Yet most are intellectually insulting, hit and misses.
  • VanillaInMyCoffee
    November 22, 2009
    VanillaInMyCoffee
    Love this movie, so sweet and innocent. A great representation of how when you're in high school what everyone thinks of you seems like the most important thing in the world at the time. Patrick Dempsey is super cute and lovable in this film, way better than the Dr. McDreamy he i...( read more)s today. Love it!!!!
  • jenniferredd92
    October 19, 2009
    jenniferredd92
    A classic And Patrick Dempsey is soo hot now that he is grown
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