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Can't Buy Me Love (film)
''Can't Buy Me Love'' is a 1987 American teen romantic comedy film directed by Steve Rash, 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 takes its title from a Beatles song of the same title. Plot Ronald Miller 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 Cindy Mancini. She had borrowed her mother's expensive suede outfit without permission to wear to a Labor Day party, only to have wine accidentally spilled on it. Cindy reluctantly agrees to help Ronald look "cool" by posing as his girlfriend for a month for $1,000 (which was used to replace the ruined outfit), although she already has a boyfriend, Bobby, who is attending the University of Iowa. Ronald then trades ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Rash
Steve Rash is an American film director and producer best known for directing such films as '' Son in Law'', '' The Buddy Holly Story'', ''Can't Buy Me Love "Can't Buy Me Love" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles that was released in March 1964 as the A-side and B-side, A-side of their sixth single. It was written by Paul McCartney and credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership. The s ...'', '' Queens Logic'', '' Bring It On: All or Nothing'', and '' Bring It On: In It to Win It''. References External links * Film directors from Texas Film producers from Texas Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheerleader
Cheerleading is an activity in which the participants (called cheerleaders) cheer for their team as a form of encouragement. It can range from chanting slogans to intense physical activity. It can be performed to motivate sports teams, to entertain the audience, or for competition. Cheerleading routines typically range anywhere from one to three minutes, and contain components of tumbling, dance, jumps, cheers, and stunting. Cheerleading originated in the United States, where it has become a tradition. It is less prevalent in the rest of the world, except via its association with American sports or organized cheerleading contests. Modern cheerleading is very closely associated with American football and basketball. Sports such as association football (soccer), ice hockey, volleyball, baseball, and wrestling will sometimes sponsor cheerleading squads. The ICC Twenty20 Cricket World Cup in South Africa in 2007 was the first international cricket event to have cheerleaders. So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Courtney Gains
Courtney Gains (born August 22, 1965) is an American character actor best known for his portrayal of Malachai in the 1984 horror movie ''Children of the Corn''. Career Gains achieved success during the 1980s with a variety of roles in films such as ''Children of the Corn'', ''Hardbodies'', ''Lust in the Dust'', ''Back to the Future'', ''Can't Buy Me Love'', ''Secret Admirer'', ''Colors'', ''The 'Burbs'', and '' Memphis Belle''. Later films include ''Sweet Home Alabama'', ''Dorm Daze'' (which he also executive-produced), '' Desolation Canyon'', and a cameo in Rob Zombie's ''Halloween'' remake. In addition to his film work, Gains appeared in the video games '' Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger'', LA Noire and guest-starred on episodes of various television series, including ''Seinfeld'', ''Monk'', '' In the Heat of the Night'', '' ER'', '' JAG'', ''Nash Bridges'', '' Diagnosis: Murder'', ''Charmed'', '' Alias'' and ''My Name is Earl''. Gains has also worked as an acting coach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerardo Mejía
Gerardo Mejía (born April 16, 1965 Biography – Gerardo ''Billboard.com.'' Retrieved September 22, 2008.), better known by his mononym Gerardo, is an Ecuadorian-born American singer, rapper and actor. He gained wide visibility with his 1990s hit song " Rico Suave", and later became a recording industry executive and a Christian pastor. Personal life Mejía is married to Kathy Eicher, a former pageant titleholder who was Miss West Virginia USA 1989. They have three children: Nadia, Bianca, and Jaden. Nadia is a model who competed in pageants like her mother, and won the title of Miss California USA 2016. They have a granddaughter, Lily, and live in Kentucky. Discography Studio albums Singles * " Rico Suave" (1991; No. 7 US ''Billboard'' Hot 100), Artist Chart History – Gerardo ''Billboard.com''. Retrieved November 15, 2012. No. 87 in Australia. * "We Want the Funk" (1991; No. 16 US ''Billboard'' Hot 100) No. 128 in Australia. * "When the Lights Go Out" (1991; No. 98 US ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Bruskotter
Eric Bruskotter is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Cleveland Indians rookie catcher Rube Baker in ''Major League II'' and '' Major League: Back to the Minors'' as well as his role as Private Scott Baker in the TV series ''Tour of Duty''. Career Bruskotter started acting in the mid-1980s, appearing in television shows like ''Mr. Belvedere'' and ''Amazing Stories''. He gained notoriety when he appeared in the film ''Can't Buy Me Love'' in 1987. Later that year he appeared as Private Scott Baker in the TV series ''Tour of Duty'', which followed the trials and tribulations of an army platoon, set against the backdrop of the Vietnam War. Bruskotter left the series after its first season, but reprised his role in a guest appearance during the show's third and final season. He returned to feature films with roles on such films as '' Crimson Tide'' and ''In the Line of Fire''. He is perhaps more known for his role as Rube Baker in ''Major League II'' and '' Major L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cort McCown
Cort McCown is an American actor. McCown debuted in the 1985 hit film ''Teen Wolf'' with an uncredited, small role as one of Michael J. Fox's character's basketball teammates. He followed that with a supporting role as Quint on the 1987 hit teen film ''Can't Buy Me Love''. In 1989 he had roles on the film ''Beverly Hills Brats'' and ''One Man Force''. His last film role was in the 1992 comedy/horror film ''Auntie Lee's Meat Pies'', with Pat Morita Noriyuki "Pat" Morita (June 28, 1932 – November 24, 2005) was an American actor and comedian. He began his career as a stand-up comedian, before becoming known to television audiences for his recurring role as diner owner Matsuo "Arnold" Takah .... McCown has also appeared on television shows like Hunter, JAG, Beverly Hills, 90210, and on the soap opera’s Passions and The Young and Restless. In 2010, he returned to TV with a role on the FX sitcom The League. He recently completed a Feature Film with the Sundance Award Winning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darcy DeMoss
Darcy L. DeMoss (born August 19, 1963) is an American film and television actress whose credits include ''Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives'', ''Eden'', ''Erotic Confessions'', ''Pale Blood'', ''Stickfighter'' and ''Vice Academy 3''. She played Patty in ''Can't Buy Me Love (film), Can't Buy Me Love''. DeMoss also appeared in several Ron Harris aerobics productions during the late 1970s and early 1980s. These short productions were seen on HBO, Showtime (TV channel), Showtime, and NBC late-night. In 2009 and 2013, she appeared in the Friday the 13th (franchise), ''Friday the 13th'' franchise documentaries ''His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th'' and ''Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th.'' Filmography Film Television References External links * 1963 births Living people American film actresses American television actresses Actresses from Los Angeles 21st-century American women {{US-screen-actor-1960s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Outcast (person)
An outcast is someone who is rejected or cast out, as from home or from society or in some way excluded, looked down upon, or ignored. In common English speech, an outcast may be anyone who does not fit in with normal society, which can contribute to a sense of isolation. Compare the concept of sending to Coventry. History In Ancient Greece, the Athenians had a procedure known as ostracism in which all citizens could write a person's name on a shard of broken pottery (called ostraka) and place it in a large container in a public place. If an individual's name was written a sufficient number of times, he was ostracized—banished from the city for ten years. In early modern German society, executioners and their families were considered " dishonourable people" (''unehrliche Leute''). In France, executioners and their families were ostracized and lived in social isolation. India Outcasts, in the caste system in India, are individuals or a group that for some reason wer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ostracism
Ostracism (, ''ostrakismos'') was an Athenian democratic procedure in which any citizen could be expelled from the city-state of Athens for ten years. While some instances clearly expressed popular anger at the citizen, ostracism was often used preemptively. It was used as a way of neutralizing someone thought to be a threat to the state or a potential tyrant, though in many cases popular opinion often informed the expulsion. The word " ostracism" continues to be used for various forms of shunning. Procedure The term "ostracism" is derived from the pottery shards that were used as voting tokens, called '' ostraka'' (singular: ''ostrakon'' ) in Greek. Broken pottery, abundant and virtually free, served as a kind of scrap paper (in contrast to papyrus, which was imported from Egypt as a high-quality writing surface, and too costly to be disposable). Each year the Athenians were asked in the assembly whether they wished to hold an ostracism. The question was put in the sixt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halloween
Halloween, or Hallowe'en (less commonly known as Allhalloween, All Hallows' Eve, or All Saints' Eve), is a celebration geography of Halloween, observed in many countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christianity, Western Christian feast of All Saints' Day, All Hallows' Day. It is at the beginning of the observance of Allhallowtide, the time in the Christian liturgical year dedicated to remembering the dead, including saints (hallows), Christian martyr, martyrs, and all the faithful departed. In popular culture, Halloween has become a celebration of Horror fiction, horror and is associated with the macabre and the supernatural. One theory holds that many Halloween traditions were influenced by Celts, Celtic harvest festivals, particularly the Gaels, Gaelic festival Samhain, which are believed to have Paganism, pagan roots. Some theories go further and suggest that Samhain may have been Christianization, Christianized as All Hallows' Day, along with its eve, by the Ear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Bandstand
''American Bandstand'' (AB) is an American Music television, music performance and dance television series that aired in various iterations from 1952 to 1989. It was hosted by Dick Clark who also served as the program's Television producer, producer. The program showcased teenagers dancing to popular songs from the Top 40. Originally broadcast from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, it remained there from its debut in 1952 until it relocated to Los Angeles, California, in 1963. Throughout its run, a wide variety of musical acts appeared on the show, typically Lip sync, lip- syncing to one of their latest singles. Music artist, Artists performed for a studio audience, while the original recording played for viewers at home. Freddy Cannon holds the record for the most appearances, with 110. History 1950s ''American Bandstand'' premiered locally in late March 1952 as ''Bandstand'' on Philadelphia television station WFIL-TV Channel 6 (now WPVI-TV). Hosted by Bob Horn (broadcaster), Bob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spaceflight
Spaceflight (or space flight) is an application of astronautics to fly objects, usually spacecraft, into or through outer space, either with or without humans on board. Most spaceflight is uncrewed and conducted mainly with spacecraft such as satellites in orbit around Earth, but also includes space probes for flights beyond Earth orbit. Such spaceflights operate either by telerobotic or autonomous control. The first spaceflights began in the 1950s with the launches of the Soviet Sputnik satellites and American Explorer and Vanguard missions. Human spaceflight programs include the Soyuz, Shenzhou, the past Apollo Moon landing and the Space Shuttle programs. Other current spaceflight are conducted to the International Space Station and to China's Tiangong Space Station. Spaceflights include the launches of Earth observation and telecommunications satellites, interplanetary missions, the rendezvouses and dockings with space stations, and crewed spaceflights on sci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
