Love Don't Cost a Thing, stylized as Love Don't Co$t a Thing, is a 2003 teen comedy film written and directed by Troy Beyer and starring Nick Cannon and Christina Milian It also stars Steve Harvey, Kenan Thompson and Kal Penn. The film is based on the 1987 film Can't Buy Me Love. Alvin Johnson is an extremely intelligent nerd under consideration for a General Motors scholarship, as he is skilled in designing engines. However, he's always dreamed of hanging out with the popular kids, especially Paris Morgan , a beautiful, popular cheerleader dating NBA star Dru Hilton. When Paris crashes her... mother's expensive SUV during an argument with Dru, Alvin agrees to repair the car in return for two weeks of dating. Alvin uses money he had saved for his project, jeopardizing his scholarship. After a few missteps, Alvin begins to integrate himself with the popular crowd. He and Paris grow closer as she shares with him her secret love of music, but Alvin misinterprets her feelings and stages a break-up at the end of two weeks. Alvin continues to grow in popularity, alienating his former nerd friends and dating Paris's friends.
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| Release date: | December 10, 2003 |
| Directed by: | Troy Beyer |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 100 Minutes |
| Producer: | Andrew Kosove, Broderick Johnson, Mark Burg, Reuben Cannon |
| Editor: | David Codron |
| Music by: | Richard Gibbs |
| Cinematography: | Chuck Cohen |
| Screenplay by: | Troy Beyer, Michael Swerdlick |
| Genre: | Comedy |