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Can't Buy Me Love

1987 94 min PG-13 Comedy · Romance

Ronald is making an investment in his senior year. He's hiring the prettiest cheerleader in school to be his girlfriend.

Here's a film that asks: What if a loser paid for popularity? Ronald agrees to bankroll a cheerleader's social life for a month, but then learns that money can't buy you friendship. It does, however, get you a fairly predictable ending.

Directed by Steve Rash · Written by Michael Swerdlick

Starring Patrick Dempsey, Amanda Peterson, Courtney Gains, Tina Caspary, Seth Green, Sharon Farrell

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