<Tr> <Th> Language </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $31,623,833 </Td> </Tr> <P> Can't Buy Me Love is a 1987 American teen romantic comedy feature film starring Patrick Dempsey and Amanda Peterson in a story about a nerd at a high school in Tucson, Arizona who gives a cheerleader $1,000 to pretend to be his girlfriend for a month . The film was directed by Steve Rash and takes its title from a Beatles song with the same title . </P> <P> Ronald Miller (Dempsey) is a typical high school nerd living in suburban Tucson, Arizona . He has spent all summer mowing lawns to save up for a telescope . At an opportune moment, he makes a deal with next - door neighbor and popular cheerleader Cynthia "Cindy" Mancini (Peterson). Cindy had borrowed an expensive suede outfit belonging to her mother, without her permission, to wear to an end - of - the - summer / back - to - school party, and needs to replace it quickly after Quint (Cort McCown) accidentally spilled red wine on it at the party . Having few options, save for telling her mother the truth, Cindy reluctantly agrees to Ronald's proposal: he will give her $1000 to purchase a new suede outfit, and she will help him look "cool" by pretending to be his girlfriend for a month, even though she already has a boyfriend named Bobby who is away at his freshman year at the University of Iowa . Ronald feels that he can be a part of the popular crowd if they think Cindy is dating him . Both agree never to reveal their financial arrangement . </P>

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