Can't Buy Me Love

I loved watching this movie, good what if scenario about popularity in school if you could change it and what might happen if you did. A funny movie.

It gets stupider and stupider as time passes and it is kind of cringe worthy. This movie is about a school reject who has strong work ethics and who has saved his hard earned money to buy himself a telescope from mowing lawns. Then his pretty high school crush spills wine on her mother's borrowed suede dress at a party and is in a panic to buy a new one. She doesn't have the cash, therefore, it's a coincidence that the reject Ronald is at the mall at the exact same time as she is and sees her predicament and offers a sweet deal of buying her the dress, if she agrees in exchange, that he can ride on her coattails to popularity, of course, leaving his other nerdy friends in the dust who start to resent him. Cliche and predictable and over acted emotion. The dad and mom of Ronald are sickening leave it to beaver types and Seth Green as the younger brother only typecasts himself for the obnoxious characters he plays on later roles. Patrick Dempsey himself as the main character is too good looking to be a nerd and it's too easy of a transition for him to suddenly turn hot and easy on the eyes and the cheerleader sidekicks look like thirty year old women instead of high school girls. However, it's a movie that I can sit down and watch and since there aren't many anymore like that, I give it five stars. It's clean, teen angst, eighties cheese, but it's an enjoyable movie.

I love this 1980s movie. I love that it was filmed in Arizona. It’s a funny movie. I just couldn’t find it anywhere streaming. I’d rather watch a movie with no interruption. It’s worth the money.

The only scene I remember from this movie is during the school dance and the Anteater Ritual dance. I was finally able to find it after many years. I had to use AI of all things. Classic movie!

Cute movie

This is a bit of a guilty pleasure movie for me. Having been a nerd in high school, although nerds in my school weren't considered quite so on the fringes, I could relate to Ronald's wish to be popular. If you don't already know this movie, Ronald (an adorably young Patrick Dempsey) pays the most popular girl in school $1,000 to pretend to go out with him for a month. She's skeptical, but true to his prediction, the "in" crowd immediately decides he must be OK and they take him into their fold. But when the secret gets out, he becomes more of a social pariah than ever. The only things in this movie I don't like are 1) some fart humor that just isn't that funny, and 2) the inevitable slow clap started by one person that spreads through the crowd. What a tired cliche, although I admit that the speech that inspired the slow clap was good. What I really like about this movie: 1) the funny scene with the African anteater ritual dance; 2) Patrick Dempsey's appeal; 3) the chemistry between him and Amanda Peterson (who plays Cindy); 3) a VERY young Seth Green as the obnoxious younger brother; and 4) the overall message (even though it's a little heavy-handed). I like to revisit this movie every couple of years. I always enjoy it.

Very good movie, entertaining and meaningful

Classic movie!! I have never seen this movie until my husband rented here. It was such a great show! I loved it.

Patrick Dempsey war für mich nie "Grey's Anatomy", für mich war und ist er immer Ronald Miller aus "Cant Buy me Love". Eine Rolle, die ihn für mich so richtig geprägt hat. Neben "der Volltreffer" (hier wurde John Cusack alias Walter "Gib" Gibson...geprägt) ist "Cant Buy me Love" wohl eine der Teenie-Komödien, die ich am häufigsten gesehen habe und die immer wieder klasse ist. Eine wunderbare Mischung aus Witz, Liebe und sogar ein paar Tränchen...... die süße Amanda Peterson (Cindy) habe ich (wie wohl soviele Jungs....) echt geliebt! Vor einem Jahr habe ich mal gegoogelt: Sie hat lange aufgehört mit der Schauspielerei, heute google ich = Sie ist im Sommer 2015 an einer Tablettenüberdosis verstorben....sehr sehr traurig. Ein Liebespaar aus den 80ern, das mir immer in Erinnerung bleibt. Die Story (Schulstreber "mietet" sich das beliebteste Girl der Schule und seine heimliche große Liebe als Freundin, um dadurch selbst beliebt zu werden) ist auch heute noch sehr gut, nur die Klamotten und die Frisuren (Cindy mal ausgenommen) sind für die heutige Zeit "wohl ungewöhnlich".....:-) Ein Film mit vielen Gefühlstiefen, der gerade zum Schluß auch ernst und traurig wird, der ohne Klamauk auskommt. Ronald, der erst der Loser ist, dann das Mädchen seiner Träume (zum Schein) hat, hierbei aber schnell "abhebt" und nicht bemerkt, dass sein Liebestraum sogar Wirklichkeit werden kann..... um dann tiefer zu fallen, als er vorher jemals gewesen ist. Heute 30 Jahre später in einer Internet-Shitstorm-Generation ist das Thema doch realer denn je.....ein Glück endete "Cant buy me love" dann doch noch schön.....ein wirklich perfekter Film! Wenns hier nicht 5 Sterne gibt, wo dann ? R.I.P. Amanda Peterson....... :-( Auf YouTube gibt es ein wundervolles Tribute für Amanda Peterson, auch mit den Highlights dieses Films = "Amanda Peterson Tribute High Definition" von John Stone !

Fue facil de comprar y llego antes de la fecha programada, el paquete llego bien y sin defectos lo recomiendo

昔、学生の時に観て感動し、お気に入りの作品でしたが最近レンタルビデオ店でも見かけなくなり残念に思っていました。 先日、ふと思い出し検索した所、ありました。さすがアマゾン。家族で楽しく観させていただきました。 本当に素敵なお話です。オススメです。 でも、こちらは海外版なのでリージョンコードが違う為、国産のHDレコーダーでは再生する 事が出来ないので要注意、私はプレステ4で再生しました。更に日本語吹替えはもちろん、日本語字幕もありません。 英語字幕で観ることをお勧めします。英語の勉強になりますよ！ とにかくシンディがとっても可愛いです。最近この手の青春ラブコメディ系は少なくなってきたので。あの頃を思い出したい方をはじめ、十代二十代の若い人たちにも是非観てもらいたい作品です。映画はこうあるべきという、観たあと幸せな気持ちになれる事間違いなしの傑作です。

A film that could have easily been plucked straight from the John Hughes teen film catalogue, this likeable & lovable film was a box office success back in 1987, and it's not hard to see why. Patrick Dempsey stars as Ronald, a high school nerd about to enter his senior year, who yearns to be one of the " cool kids." Cindy Mancini (Amanda Peterson) is a beautiful cheerleader, and is not only one of the most popular girls in school, but also the secret object of his affection. One night at a party, Cindy ruins an expensive outfit ( which actually belongs to her mother - white suede? How 80's can you get! ) , and Ronald offers the $1,000 needed to replace it, but only if she will pretend to date him for one month in order to make him " popular ". Although somewhat skeptical about Ronald's plan, Cindy agrees, and her new " boyfriend " turns out to be right about what he thinks dating Cindy will do for him -- as he soon becomes one of the most likeable ( & desirable ) guys in school, all thanks to his association with Cindy. However, Ronald will find out that the price of his all new popularity may be a great deal higher than he could have ever anticipated. I absolutely adore this film, it's up there with Pretty in Pink & Some Kind of Wonderful as one of my all time favourite 80's teen films. Boasting great performances & a great soundtrack, this much underrated 80's teen comedy is an essential purchase for anyone who likes their 80's teen comedies sweet, frothy and fun.

Was great to watch again and quality was good too. Has a great story and lesson to learn in this movie. One of my favourite movies growing up