Love Don't Cost a Thing (film)

Infobox Film
name = Love Don't Cost a Thing


caption = Theatrical release poster
director = Troy Beyer
producer = Alexander H. Gayner, Andrew A. Kosove, Broderick Johnson, Kira Davis, Mark Burg, Nava Levin, Oren Koules, Reuben Cannon, Steven P. Wegner
writer = Michael Swerdlick
Troy Beyer
starring = Christina Milian
Nick Cannon
Kenan Thompson
Steve Harvey
Vanessa Bell Calloway
music = John E. Rhone
Richard Gibbs
cinematography = Chuck Cohen
editing = David Codron
distributor = Warner Bros. Pictures
released = flagicon|US December 12, 2003
runtime = 100 min.
country = U.S.A.
language = English
gross = $21,924,226 [http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=lovedontcostathing.htm, Box Office Mojo]
website = http://lovedontcostathing.warnerbros.com
amg_id = 1:282774
imdb_id = 0337592

"Love Don't Cost a Thing" is a 2003 teen-comedy film, written and directed by Troy Beyer, which stars Nick Cannon and Christina Milian. Steve Harvey, Kenan Thompson and Kal Penn co-star as well. The film is loosely based on the 1987 film "Can't Buy Me Love".

Plot

Geeky Alvin Johnson (Cannon) is extremely intelligent and being considered for a General Motors scholarship, 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 (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 as 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.

Cast

*Christina Milian — Paris Morgan
*Nick Cannon — Alvin Johnson
*Al Thompson — Ted
*Ashley Monique Clark — Aretha Johnson
*Elimu Nelson — Dru Hilton
*Gay Thomas — Judy Morgan
*Kal Penn — Kenneth Warman
*Kenan Thompson — Walter Colley
*Kevin Christy — Chuck Mattock
*Melissa Schuman — Zoe Parks
*Nichole Robinson — Yvonne Freeman
*Reagan Gomez-Preston — Olivia
*Sam Sarpong — Kadeem
*Steve Harvey — Clarence Johnson
*Vanessa Bell Calloway — Vivian Johnson

Awards & nominations

2004 BET Comedy Awards
*Outstanding Directing for a Box Office Movie — Troy Beyer (nominated)

2004 Teen Choice Awards
*Choice Breakout Movie Star, Female — Christina Milian (nominated)
*Choice Movie, Date Movie (nominated)
*Choice Movie Chemistry — Christina Milian, Nick Cannon (nominated)
*Choice Movie Liar — Nick Cannon (nominated)
*Choice Movie Liplock — Christina Milian, Nick Cannon (nominated)

Trivia

*After the original cut was given an R-rating, the film was re-edited and eventually released with a PG-13 rating. It would be another three years before Nick Cannon appeared in his first R-rated film, "Bobby".
*The school scenes were filmed at Long Beach Polytechnic High School in Long Beach, California.

References

External links

*" [http://lovedontcostathing.warnerbros.com/ Love Don't Cost a Thing] " – Official site
*amg title|id=1:282774|title=Love Don't Cost a Thing
*imdb title|id=0337592|title=Love Don't Cost a Thing
*rotten-tomatoes|id=love_dont_cost_a_thing|title=Love Don't Cost a Thing