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A limp urban rap remake of Can't Buy Me Love, starring Nick Cannon and Christina Milian was released in 2003 entitled "Love Don't Cost A Thing". Although it certainly is interesting to see some of the same scenes almost word-for-word in an updated format, the movie totally fails to capture the heart or success of the original.  Dennis Dugan, the actor who played Ronalds father, is also a director. He has done "Beverly Hills Ninja", "National Security" and "Big Daddy" to name a few. -Thanks to Dave ImrieIn 1988, Patrick Dempsey won The Young Artist Award for Best Young Actor in a Motion Picture. Amanda Peterson was nominated for the film in the Best Young Actress category. -Thanks to StephanieMichael Swerdlick, the writer, would later write episodes of the TV series "Boy Meets World" Just wanted to mention that Bobby Hilton (the boyfriend that goes off to Iowa) is none other than George Gray who is most well known as the Weakest Link Host! I re-watched to confirm this and it is hard to tell, but it is definitely him :-) -Thanks to ScottDirector Steve Rash had previously cut his teeth on music videos. On Halloween night the guys drive past a movie theater playing "The Buddy Holly Story" (1978), also directed by Steve Rash. -Thanks to AshleyPaula Abdul choreographed the movie's dance sequences. As she did on many other 80's classics including "Coming to America", "The Karate Kid part III" and "Big". She recently choreographed "American Beauty". Tina Caspary (played 'Barbara') was in the feature film, "Annie" when she was a little girl, right alongside Amanda 'Mandy' Peterson. I wonder if they became friends and stayed in touch until Can't Buy Me Love? -Thanks to CourtneyA pre-"Rico Suave" Gerardo stars as macho jock Ricky. -Thanks to Alison MeehThe Monkees Mickey Dolenz's daughter Ami Dolenz is in the movie as "Fran" -Thanks to MeganAmi Dolenz is the main girl in the 1980's teen flick "She's Out of Control," which starred Tony Danza and the mom from 7th Heaven. -Thanks to AnnemarieAmi Dolenz was also on General hospital as Dawn Quartermain. I believe she was the second recast of the character and it was short lived. Ronald's geeky friend Lester was also in Gleaming the Cube. He played Yabo, the sidekick of Brian (Christian Slater). -Thanks to Carolyn GubalaAmanda Peterson (Cindy) also appears in the original hit movie "Annie" as one of the little orphan girls. She was also in a short-lived TV Series "A Year in the Life" which costarred Sarah Jessica Parker. She was also in a movie with Kirk Cameron and Jami Gertz called "Listen to Me". -Thanks to 80sChikAmanda Peterson also played Boone's little sister "squirt" in the tv series "Boone" starring Tom Byrd. -Thanks to Teresa ParksCourtney Gains, who plays Kenneth the geek, also appears as one of the creepy European guys in "The Burbs". Courtney Gains and Patrick Dempsey appear together again in the 2003 movie "Sweet Home alabama". Courtney Gains plays the local sherrif and Reese Witherspoon's childhood friend, while Patrick plays her love interest. -Thanks to ColletteCourtney Gains also plays the creepy guy, Malachai, in Children of the Corn. Courtney is the son of Mickey Rooney. -Thanks to MonicaCourtney Gains also had a small role in "Back To The Future" where he is agressively dancing with Lea Thompson at the time that Marty(Michael J. Fox) is starting to vanish on stage while playing guitar at the Enchantment Under The Sea dance. -Thanks to JenniferCourtney Gains, who plays Kenneth, and Darcy DeMoss, who plays Patty, both starred in HARDBODIES. Darcy also starred in "Eden" on USA Network. -Thanks to Terri DawnSeth Green (Chuckie Miller) went on to star on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" as Oz, and the Austin Powers movies as Dr.Evil's son Scott. -Thanks to MeganSeth Green also played child Richie on Stephen King's "It.". Did you know that Playboy Playmate Brandi Brandt also appeared in the film but went uncredited? Formally married to Nikki Sixx from Motley Crue -Thanks to RuthyGerardo also stars in Wildcats with Goldie Hawn and Woody Harrelson. -Thanks to Tom PfeiferTodd Walsh, who played TV sports guy 'Stocky Jones' is now a 'real' TV sports guy and does pre and post game shows for Fox Sports Network for the Arizona Diamondbacks, and for the Phoenix Coyotes as well as being the sports director for KDKB-FM in Phoenix. -Thanks to MaggieCourtney Gains was also in "Colors" as a gang member (alongside Gerardo Mejía again). Try and figure that one out. I laughed for about five minutes after recognizing him. -Thanks to Timmy FlorenoPatrick Dempsey also appeared as Detective Kincaide in "Scream 3". -Thanks to Geoffrey RobeThe girl who played Iris in the film is former Playboy Playmate Devin DeVasquez. -Thanks to cantbuymeloveOn Halloween night the guys drive past a movie theater playing Buddy Holly Story, The (1978), also directed by Steve Rash. -Thanks to AshleyAmanda Peterson stopped acting all together after 1995's Windrunner, where she played Julie Moore. -Thanks to evilashPatrick Dempsey is no longer a geeky kid. Cast in his "McDreamy" role in Grey's Anatomy, he is now a middle aged heart-throb. As of late, he is in the Disney movie Enchanted alongside Amy Adams. -Thanks to evilash« Click here to add some Can't Buy Me Love trivia Rediscover your favorites! If you like Can't Buy Me Love or 80's Romantic Comedy classics, then be sure to check out this list: ..... Say Anything ..... Some Kind Of Wonderful ..... Sixteen Candles ..... Valley Girl ..... Switching Channels ..... Grandview, U.S.A. ..... Dance 'til Dawn ..... Don't Tell Her It's Me ..... Mannequin ..... Teen Wolf ..... Secret of My Success ..... Secret Admirer ..... Pretty In Pink ..... She's Having a Baby ..... Dream A little Dream .....[More] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Featured Movie Location: The Airplane GraveyardWanna see the real life filming location used for The Airplane Graveyard in the movie? These scenes were actually shot at Pima Air Museum, located in Tucson, Arizona. [New! Show Google Map] In usual Hollywood fashion, at least 3 seperate locations were used to portray the airplane "graveyard" in Can't Buy Me Love. We are proud to be able to exclusively reveal that Ronnie and Cindy peer over a wall to view the Air Force Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC). The Pima Air Museum (next door) actually provides a tour of the facility. Located on the East side of Kolb in in the Arizona desert near Tucson on Kolb Rd, the next main intersection when traveling east of the Pima Air Museum. AMARC is the Air Force's storage yard for decommissioned aircraft. Nearly 4,400 airplanes and helicopters await recommissioning, recycling, resale, or refurbishment for museums. The date itself in the cockpit of the helicopter was filmed at the Pima Air Museum. See the trivia section for more details on this actual chopper! As for the wall itself... The wall that Patrick Dempsy and Amanda Peterson peer over to see the airplane boneyard is either A wall located just north of Ft. Lowell road between Dodge and Country Club on Edith Blvd. (in Tucson,Az.) concealing a storage area for a local construction company. [Thanks to Dave] -or- A genuine wall located near to the AMARC site on Kolb Rd. According to Chris, the wall that Ronald and Cindi look over to see the planes is now painted biege and the box that they are standing on is no longer there. Can anyone help confirm which location is correct? Dave Hall adds: In reference to confirming the wall that Dempsy and Peterson look over in the airplane graveyard scene: It is the wall on Edith Blvd. off Ft. Lowell between Country Club and Dodge Blvd. If you look behind the two actors, you see telephone wires and a tree that line the opposite side of Edith. It's true that the wall is now beige. It was painted in the late 90's to cover up graffiti. The wall is just a few miles from many of the other locations. Hill Farm (Cindy's House) is just East of the wall on Ft. Lowell. Tucson High is a stones throw to the south. I'm not positive, but the house that the jocks attack on Halloween I believe is in Winterhaven subdivision about a half mile West of the wall. [Thanks to Dave Hall] Cindy's house was filmed at a housing community called Hill Farm in North Central Tucson. It's on Ft. Lowell between Swan and Craycroft. The house they used was the main 'club house' called Hill Farm House. It is found at the intersection of Willow Creek and Hill Place Dr. [Thanks to Jessica E.] The scene where the cheerleaders are practicing was shot on a field that is no longer in existence. Since the movie was shot, Tucson High had a new building erected in that location, on the southwest corner of Sixth Street and Euclid. The pizza place (Scoop's) was at 2910 E Speedway Blvd, Tucson. That location is now occupied by KFC. [Thanks to Robert Charles] The scene where the football players and Donald are driving in the van is also on Speedway Blvd. -Named "ugliest main street in America" by Life magazine in 1972. As they are driving you can see a movie theater in the background called The Twin Theaters, it is now known as The Loft (an indy theater). The scene in the mall (Tucson Mall) where Donald's brother walks up to Cindy and she tries to scare him away by putting make-up on him use to be a make-up store, but is now a cinnabons. [Thanks to Marie Ward] The rest of the movie was filmed in and around Tucson, Arizona including The (at the time brand new) Tucson Mall and Tucson High School, whose students provided most of the extras in several scenes, including the dance scene.
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Musically, it mixes a combination of a wonderful, delicate orchestral score written by Robert Folk with the inevitable mix of hit pop music from that era including self titled "living in a box" and the always reliable Atlantic Starr. Sadly never available, although a 10 minute excerpt of the classical score was released on a compilation of Folk's work called "selected Suites" on the Intrada label in 1993. Here are the tracks used in the movie: 1. Can't Buy Me Love - The Beatles 2. One Lover at a Time - Atlantic Starr 3. Dancin With Myself - Billy Idol 4. Surfin Safari - The Beach Boys 5. Certain Things Are Likely - KTP 6. One For The Mockingbird - The Cutting Crew 7. Secret Agent Man - Kipp Lennon 8. Living in a Box - Living in a Box 9. Misfit - Curiosity Killed The Cat 10. Actress - Randy Hall 11. As Long As I Can Last - Randy Hall 12. All Night Long - Randy Hall 13. Hearts Radio - Tim Carbone 14. French Kissing - Carol Chapman 15. Don't Wanna Be Your Fool - Brittain 16. Burnin - Rebel Faction 17. Fallen Hero - Steve Grisham, Dwayne Evans 18. Please, please, please let me get what I want - The smiths Rebel Faction have since been going by the name Hesterquinn. They are now once again reviving the Rebel Faction name. « Click here to add new music trivia for Can't Buy Me Love Soundtrack Available: Never On Any Format | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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