Can't Buy Me Love poster

Can't Buy Me Love

19871h 34mComedy · Romance
directed by Steve Rash

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

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6.9 / 10
717 votes
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6.8 / 10
45,469 votes
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36 / 100
Rotten Tomatoes
48%

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Synopsis

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.

Cast

Patrick Dempsey·Ronald Miller
Amanda Peterson·Cindy Mancini
Courtney Gains·Kenneth Wurman
Tina Caspary·Barbara
Seth Green·Chuckie Miller
Sharon Farrell·Mrs. Mancini
Dennis Dugan·David Miller
Darcy DeMoss·Patty
Devin DeVasquez·Iris
Eric Bruskotter·Big John