Can't Buy Me Love (1987)
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| Directed by | Steve Rash |
| Cast | Patrick Dempsey, Amanda Peterson, Courtney Gains, Tina Caspary, Seth Green, Eric Bruskotter, Ami Dolenz, Dennis Dugan, Sharon Farrell, Darcy De Moss and Max Perlich |
| Theatrical Release | August 14, 1987 |
| DVD Release | August 13, 2002 |
| Running Time | 94 minutes |
| MPAA Rating | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) |
| UPC Code | 717951002785 |
| Buy this item | $9.99 at Amazon.com As of May 16 19:29 EDT (details) 1 DVD, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Usually ships in 24 hours, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC Languages: English (Original Language) Or 45 new from $5.59, 18 used from $6.02 |
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Average user review:
(107 reviews)
An 80's Classic!This has always been one of my fave 80's movies, but I feel it has less to do with true "love", than it does high school culture. It shows the cliques and the bulling and all the real high school garbage in a glossy way. I love the scene he makes in the cafeteria, it always touches me. This is a great show, but it's more about the politics of high school. April 14, 2008
The epicenter of pre-Columbine 1980s trash.
Acid washed jeans, stiletto ankle boots, crimped hair; shallow teenage girls acting and dressing like h**kers -- that's the heart of this film. It is a Reagan-era monstrosity about a "nerd" (the extremely handsome and charismatic Patrick Dempsey...) abandoning his intellectual pursuits to chase some popular-girl tail.
Oh -- but how convenient that in this totally inane fantasy world she actually turns out to be the one shallow girl with a heart of gold! And his plan just happens to work to turn him into the most popular kid in school! What is supposed to be at best a witty satire is more disgusting than what it purports to expose. John Hughes had already made a string of films that dispelled this kind of thinking, only to have it built up again. April 10, 2008
Great movie
I can watch this movie over and over again. I have been watching it for years on VHS and just purchased on dvd great movie. March 24, 2008
80's at it's best!
Who doesn't love a movie about a nerdy boy/girl being transformed into something wonderful? Who doesn't want to give them their turn to shine??? That is what this movie is all about!
Nerdy boy falls in love with popular girl. Boy sees a way to get popular girl to date him, it goes good, it falls apart, it all comes back together...CLASSIC!!!! This movie is awesome in every sense of the word. It shows us the feelings of both the cool and uncool. I highly recommend this movie to anyone who loves the good ol' 80's! February 25, 2008
Awesome!!
If you like romantic comedys, this is definitely a must see. See Patrick Dempsey before his Gray's Anatomy fame. He plays a nerd at it's best. Amanda Peterson is also fun to watch. From the beginning of the movie, with the Beatles title song,you'll love it all the way through. It also has a very good lesson to learn from. Don't miss this one. December 31, 2007