Movie
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.
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.
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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.
More about Can't Buy Me Love
Cast
Patrick DempseyRonald Miller
Amanda PetersonCindy Mancini
Courtney GainsKenneth Wurman
Tina CasparyBarbara
Seth GreenChuckie Miller
Sharon FarrellMrs. Mancini
Dennis DuganDavid Miller
Darcy DeMossPattyCredits
- Directed by
- Steve Rash
- Written by
- Michael Swerdlick
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $1.8M
- Box office
- $31.6M
Production
- Apollo PicturesUnited States
Touchstone PicturesUnited States- The Mount CompanyUnited States
Silver Screen Partners IIIUnited States
