Can't Buy Me Love

Director: Steve Rash

Overview

"Steve Rash's high school romantic comedy Can't Buy Me Love comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. The English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Stereo. Supplemental material

Product Details

Release Date:	06/01/2004
UPC:	0717951002785
Original Release:	1987
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	WALT DISN
Region Code:	1
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:34:00
Sales rank:	10,026

Special Features

Closed Caption;Dolby Digital Surround Sound; Full-screen (1.33:1)

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Patrick Dempsey	Ronald Miller
Amanda Peterson	Cindy Mancini
Courtney Gains	Kenneth Wurman
Seth Green	Chuckie Miller
Tina Caspary	Barbara
Sharon Farrell	Mrs. Mancini
Darcy DeMoss	Patty
Dennis Dugan	David Miller
Cloyce Morrow	Judy Miller
Devin Devasquez	Iris
Eric Bruskotter	Big John
Gerardo Mejia	Ricky
Cort McCown	Quint
Ami Dolenz	Fran
Max Perlich	Lester
David Schermerhorn	Albert
Steve Franken	Moda Clerk
Philip Simms	Rock
Tudor Sherrard	Brent
George Gray III	Bobby Hilton
Jimmie Lee Mitchell	Mr. Webbly
Jan Rooney	Mrs. Hagmer
James Gooden	Mr. Wurman
Erin O'Flaherty	Jr. Wurman
Ty Gray	Duane
Will Hannah	Camera Salesman
Todd Walsh	Stocky Jones
Wayne Chandler	African Host
Meredith Wagelie	Freshman,Meredith/Freshman
Jennifer Nelson	Freshman
Corissa Miller	Transfer Girl
Lisa Givens	Bambi La Brock
Jimmie ZLee Mithcell	Mr. Webbly
Robert Folk	Composer

Technical Credits

Michael Swerdlick

Wayne Rice

Ron Beckman	Executive Producer,Producer
Jere Henshaw	Executive Producer,Producer
Thom Mount	Producer
Michael Swerdlick	Screenwriter
Wayne Rice	Screenwriter
Caro Jones	Casting
Peter Bentley	Sound/Sound Designer

Scene Index

Side #1 --
1. Opening Titles/Senior Year [4:36]
2. The Cool Clique [4:15]
3. Back-to-School Activities [5:19]
4. A Thousand-Dollar Deal [6:17]
5. Cindy and Ronald? [5:08]
6. From Totally Geek to Totally Chic [4:54]
7. Car Wash Poetry [3:04]
8. The Last Official Date [5:43]
9. Breakup Performance [3:38]
10. Mr. Popular [3:41]
11. School Dance [7:21]
12. Ronald's New World [3:15]
13. Halloween Prank [2:03]
14. New Year's Party [6:34]
15. Banished [8:14]
16. Be Yourself/End Credits [7:58]

Menu

Side #1 --
Scene Selection
Set Up
English for the Hearing Impaired
None
Sneak Peek
Beaches
Play

Editorial Reviews

Although the teen-movie genre underwent a renaissance of sorts in the 1980s, Can’t Buy Me Love inexplicably failed to achieve the enormous success of films like The Breakfast Club or Pretty in Pink. But now, thanks to DVD, you’ll have another chance to catch up with this underrated, often imitated comedy from 1987. Working-class teen Ronny Miller (Patrick Dempsey) is a social misfit who craves popularity and the chance to date his dream girl, sexy Cindy Mancini (Amanda Peterson). When fate unexpectedly throws them together, Ronny pays Amanda to pose as his girlfriend, thereby granting him "star" status at their high school. Sound familiar? It should: The plot of Can’t Buy Me Love, with minor variations, has been appropriated for no less than a half dozen teen movies over the last 15 years. The original still outshines the knockoffs, though, owing to the facile direction of Steve Rash (The Buddy Holly Story) and the winning performances of Dempsey and Peterson. Unmistakably a product of its era -- you can tell by the hairstyles, fashions, and music -- this charming, low-key farce hasn’t lost any of its resonance.