Can't Buy Me Love is a 1987 teen comedy film directed by Steve Rash. It stars Patrick Dempsey, Amanda Peterson, Courtney Gains, Tina Caspary, and a young Seth Green. The movie was shot on location in Tucson, Arizona at Tucson High Magnet School (then known as Tucson High School). Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Thom Mount (born May 28, 1948) is the former President of Universal Pictures and one of Americas most well-known independent producers. ... Patrick Galen Dempsey (born January 13, 1966) is an American actor. ... Amanda Peterson with Patrick Dempsey for the film Cant Buy Me Love Amanda Peterson (born July 8, 1971 in Greeley, Colorado) is an actress who gained much fame during the late 1980s, when she portrayed Cindy Mancini, a Tucson, Arizona high-school student, in the movie Cant Buy Me... Courtney Gains (born August 22, 1965 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor who achieved Hollywood success during the late 1980s. ... Seth Geshell Green (born February 8, 1974) is an American actor and television producer best known for his acting roles as Doctor Evils son Scott in the Austin Powers movies and as Oz in the Buffy TV series. ... The current logo for Touchstone Pictures films since 2002 Touchstone Pictures (also known as Touchstone Films in its early years) is one of several alternate film labels of The Walt Disney Company, established in 1984. ... August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... // May 9 - Actor Tom Cruise marries actress Mimi Rogers. ... Airplane! is considered by some critics to be one of the funniest movies of all time. ... Patrick Galen Dempsey (born January 13, 1966) is an American actor. ... Amanda Peterson with Patrick Dempsey for the film Cant Buy Me Love Amanda Peterson (born July 8, 1971 in Greeley, Colorado) is an actress who gained much fame during the late 1980s, when she portrayed Cindy Mancini, a Tucson, Arizona high-school student, in the movie Cant Buy Me... Courtney Gains (born August 22, 1965 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor who achieved Hollywood success during the late 1980s. ... Seth Geshell Green (born February 8, 1974) is an American actor and television producer best known for his acting roles as Doctor Evils son Scott in the Austin Powers movies and as Oz in the Buffy TV series. ... Nickname: The Old Pueblo Location in Pima County and the state of Arizona Coordinates: Country United States State Arizona Counties Pima Government  - Mayor Bob Walkup (R) Area  - City  195. ...

Can't Buy Me Love is one of the only high school set films filmed while classes were in session. Tucson High became a living set during production.

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Plot

Ronald Miller is tired of being a nerd, and makes a deal with the head cheerleader and most popular girl (Cindy Mancini) in school to help him break into the "cool" clique. He offers her a thousand dollars to pretend to be his girlfriend for a month. It succeeds, but he soon learns that the price of popularity may be higher than he expected when he ditches his nerdy but loyal true friends and he discovers how shallow and narcissistic the populars can be while also discovering his true feelings for a certain cheerleader. Look up Shallow in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Narcissism is the pattern of traits and behaviors which involve infatuation and obsession with ones self to the exclusion of others and the egotistic and ruthless pursuit of ones gratification, dominance and ambition. ...

Cast

Patrick Galen Dempsey (born January 13, 1966) is an American actor. ... Amanda Peterson with Patrick Dempsey for the film Cant Buy Me Love Amanda Peterson (born July 8, 1971 in Greeley, Colorado) is an actress who gained much fame during the late 1980s, when she portrayed Cindy Mancini, a Tucson, Arizona high-school student, in the movie Cant Buy Me... Courtney Gains (born August 22, 1965 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor who achieved Hollywood success during the late 1980s. ... Seth Geshell Green (born February 8, 1974) is an American actor and television producer best known for his acting roles as Doctor Evils son Scott in the Austin Powers movies and as Oz in the Buffy TV series. ... Dennis Dugan (born September 5, 1946 in Wheaton, Illinois) is an American actor and film director. ... Devin Renee DeVasquez is an American model and actress. ... Eric Bruskotter is an American actor who has appeared in such films as Major League II and Cant Buy Me Love. ... Gerardo or la Pelota (born Gerardo Mejía on April 16, 1965 in Guayaquil, Ecuador) is a rapper and singer who later became a recording-industry executive. ... Ami Dolenz (born January 8, 1969 in Burbank, California) is an American actress, the daughter of Micky Dolenz from his marriage to British television presenter, Samantha Juste. ... Max Perlich at the Hollywood premiere of New Lines Blow Character actor Max Perlich spent many years playing bit parts on television and in teen films such as Cant Buy Me Love (1987) and Lost Angels (1989); his roles usually were of the slacker or juvenile delinquent variety. ...

Quotes

"He went from totally geek to totally chic." -Patty

Notes

• There is a long standing debate[1] as to whether Darcy DeMoss's bare breasts are visible in an original unedited version of the scene with Ronald and Patty alone in the car. So far, no real proof of the nudity has surfaced other than fan testimonies. It is somewhat similar to the debate over whether swear words were in the original version of the film Transformers: The Movie from 1986.

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Awards

This movie received four nomations for 8th Annual Young Artist Award, one of them won an honor: The Young Artist Award is an award which is presented yearly by the Young Artist Foundation. ...

• Best Family Motion Picture - Comedy
• Best Young Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy (Patrick Dempsey) -- Winner
• Best Young Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy (Tina Caspary)
• Best Young Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy (Amanda Peterson)

This movie ranked number 41 on Entertainment Weekly's list of the 50 Best High School Movies. Entertainment Weekly (sometimes abbreviated EW) is a magazine published by Time Inc. ...