A high school loser pays a cheerleader to pose as his girlfriend so he can be considered cool.A high school loser pays a cheerleader to pose as his girlfriend so he can be considered cool.A high school loser pays a cheerleader to pose as his girlfriend so he can be considered cool.
- Awards
- 6 nominations total
- Yvonne Freeman
- (as Nichole Robinson)
- JB
- (as JB Guhman)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaFilm critic Roger Ebert gave the film a positive three-star rating after only giving the original, Can't Buy Me Love (1987), half a star.
- GoofsWhen Walter walks into the locker and falls down, you can see the mat on the floor.
- Quotes
Paris Morgan: You know, Al. There's something we've been avoiding all day. Something I think maybe we oughta do.
Alvin Johnson: I think you're right. This may sound kinda silly. How do we do it?
Paris Morgan: [laughs] Well... just go for it. Ya know?
[they turn and look at each other, Paris expecting Al to kiss her]
Alvin Johnson: We'll break up first thing tomorrow morning in the hallway, so everyone can see. I mean make a big scene, but a dignified scene 'cause you know we got to protect our reps.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Making of 'Love Don't Cost a Thing' (2004)
- SoundtracksLuv Me Baby
Written by Murphy Lee (as Tohri Murphy Lee Harper) and Jazze Pha (as Phalon Alexander)
Performed by Murphy Lee featuring Jazze Pha (as Jazze PHA) and Sleepy Brown
Courtesy of Universal Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
Jazze PHA courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
Sleepy Brown courtesy of DreamWorks Records
In the movie, Alvin (Cannon) is a nobody who wants to be a popular somebody. As somebody who once wished he could be more popular in high school, I completely understand where Alvin was coming from. So when popular cheerleader, Paris (Milian) gets into a jam, Alvin offers to help her if she pretends to be his girlfriend.
But Alvin soon finds out that there's more to popularity than he realized. As Paris puts it, "Popularity is like a job" and you have to "work" to keep up with everyone else. In the end, Alvin learns that it's far more rewarding to just be himself. (There's a cliché we never get tired of hearing.)
I thought the acting in the movie was great. Nick, Christina and the rest of the cast were believable in their roles, but still managed to stay funny. I especially liked Steve Harvey, playing Nick Cannon's 'Stuck in the 70's' dad.
This movie may not be 10/10 great, but if you're looking for a good date movie, you may want to consider this one.
- jwhale9382
- Aug 9, 2005
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- Can't Buy Me Love
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $21,924,226
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $6,315,311
- Dec 14, 2003
- Gross worldwide
- $21,964,072
- Runtime1 hour 40 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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