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While intended to be a comment on the inherent cruelty and stupidity of high school cliques, the movie doesn't really go as far as it should in showing this idea. A 'nerd' buys off the popular cheerleader to get in with the 'in crowd.' As he goes through his own ups and downs with this quest, the dated '80s humor undercuts the message for contemporary audiences. For instance, bullies don't really get their comeuppance, 'nerds' are called names like 'tards' and 'dorks,' a fat-shaming joke is written in to the movie when a large girl approaches the lead character and tells him 'you could have had me for $49.95,' 'jocks' objectify women at booze-fueled parties. Parents need to know that Can't Buy Me Love is a 1987 teen comedy in which a young plays a nerd who tries to buy his way into high school popularity. Strong language is thrown around in a casual way -- not only profanity like 'f--k' and 's--t' but also name-calling like 'tards' and 'dorks' and sexual innuendo like 'nailing.'
There are a lot of sexual references and some crude jokes and comments about sex. High-school girls are shown in their underwear. The premise of the movie involves a popular girl dating a nerdy boy for money, and there are some references to prostitution. There are a few scenes where high school age kids drink, with no consequences from authority figures. A main character, a good student, starts to ignore his studies and suffers no consequences. There are few speaking roles for minorities, and a heavy reliance on stereotypes for the plot development (a nerd/ cool kid rivalry). Overall, while the movie attempts to point out the absurdity of high school cliquedom, it's too rooted in the '80s to make that message clear to contemporary audiences.