Love Don't Cost a Thing (film)

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Love Don't Co$t a Thing
Directed by	Troy Beyer Mark Burg Reuben Cannon
Produced by	Carol Baum
Written by	Troy Beyer
Music by	Richard Gibbs John E. Rhone
Cinematography	Chuck Cohen
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date(s)	2003
Language	English
Budget	N/A
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Love Don't Cost a Thing is a 2003 teen film directed by Troy Beyer which stars Nick Cannon and Christina Milian, and also features Steve Harvey, Kenan Thompson and Kal Penn. The film is based on the 1987 film Can't Buy Me Love.

Tagline: Love Don't Co$t A Thing but it pays to be yourself

1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Quotes
4 Trivia
5 Mistakes
6 External links

[edit] Plot

Geeky Alvin Johnson (Nick Cannon) is extremely intelligent and being considered for a GM scolarship, as he is skilled in designing engines. However, he wants to go from nerd to cool guy, and wants to hang out with the popular kids. A little bit of luck, and being at the right place at the right time provides him with that chance. Popularity queen Paris Morgan (Christina Milian) crashes her mom's car and needs someone to fix it, before her mother finds out. Alvin pays for the car parts, but in return asks her to act his girlfriend so he can become popular. It works, and Alvin is transformed from a nerd to a popular kid. Part of the agreement said they'd break up after two weeks, which Al did at their school. This makes Paris mad because she feels it ruins her reputation. Not only that, but Al did it in a very disrespectful manner. Eventually Al views himself as "unbreakable" and starts diminishing Paris's rep. He also starts dissing his nerd friends from before. When Paris's boyfriend breaks up with Paris thinking that she was dating Al, Paris asks Al to tell him about the deal. However, Al has become so full of himself, that he believes the deal never existed. Paris then "breaks" him by saying in front of the popular kids that he paid her to be his friend so he could be popular. Paris and Al eventually make up and make out as the film ends.

[edit] Cast

Nick Cannon as Alvin Johnson
Christina Milian as Paris Morgan
Kal Penn as Kenneth Warman
Kenan Thompson as Walter Colley
Kevin Christy as Chuck Mattock
Steve Harvey as Clarence Johnson
Vanessa Bell Calloway as Vivian Johnson
Ashley Monique Clark as Aretha Johnson
Gay Thomas Wilson as Judy Morgan
Dante Basco as Spoken Word Artist
Melissa Schuman as Zoe Parks
Al Thompson as Ted

[edit] Quotes

Aretha: "Urkel has gone gangsta"
Paris: "There's a real catch. She's givin' out more rides than Greyhound." Al: "Yeah, But I bet you it won't cost me $1500 for a ticket."

[edit] Trivia

Christina Milian's character is named Paris Morgan. If she marries her boyfriend Dru Hilton and takes his last name, her name will become Paris Hilton.
This film was originally rated R, but was edited to be released with a PG-13 rating. It would be another 3 years before Nick Cannon appeared in his first R-rated film, Bobby.
Was filmed at Long Beach Polytechnic High School in Long Beach, California.

[edit] Mistakes

In the scene where Paris and Al attend the basketball game, movie lighting, and the wires can be seen on the roof.
When Al and his friends enter "The Forbidden Hallway" a person knocks him to the ground and the mat is visible.