Can't Buy Me Love (movie)
Can't Buy Me Love is a 1987 American teen romantic comedy feature movie starring Patrick Dempsey and Amanda Peterson in a story about a nerd at a high school in Tucson, Arizona who gives a cheerleader $1,000 to pretend to be his girlfriend for a month. The movie was directed by Steve Rash and takes its title from a Beatles song with the same title.
Can't Buy Me Love | |
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Directed by | Steve Rash |
Produced by | Thom Mount |
Written by | Michael Swerdlick |
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Music by | Robert Folk |
Cinematography | Peter Lyons Collister |
Edited by | Jeff Gourson |
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Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures |
Release date | August 14, 1987 |
Running time | 94 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $31.6 million |
Cast
- Patrick Dempsey as Ronald Miller
- Amanda Peterson as Cindy Mancini
- Courtney Gains as Kenneth Wurman
- Tina Caspary as Barbara
- Seth Green as Chuck 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
- Cloyce Morrow as Judy Miller
- Steve Franken as Moda Clerk
- Ami Dolenz as Fran
Release dates
Country | Premiere |
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United States | 14 August 1987 |
Brazil | 18 December 1987 |
Australia | 31 December 1987 |
Chile | 1988 |
Peru | 1988 |
Argentina | 7 January 1988 |
Netherlands | 11 February 1988 |
Japan | 19 March 1988 |
Italy | 2 May 1988 |
West Germany | 19 May 1988 |
Sweden | 20 May 1988 |
Finland | 27 May 1988 |
Portugal | 17 June 1988 |
Denmark | 4 November 1988 |
Ireland | 26 May 1989 |