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Released 23 years ago.
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Love Don't Co$t a Thing
"Love Don't Co$t A Thing but it pays to be yourself."
2003 1h 40m EN
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ComedyDramaFamilyRomance
Synopsis
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A high school outcast pays a cheerleader to pose as his girlfriend so he can be considered cool.
βLove Don't Co$t A Thing but it pays to be yourself.β
Cast
Nick Cannon
Alvin Johnson
Christina Milian
Paris Morgan
Kenan Thompson
Walter Colley
Kal Penn
Kenneth Warman
Steve Harvey
Clarence Johnson
Vanessa Bell Calloway
Vivian Johnson
Reagan Gomez-Preston
Olivia
Nicole Scherzinger
Champagne Girl
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Troy Byer
- Writers
- Michael Swerdlick, Troy Byer
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Troy Byer, shot by Chuck Cohen. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Richard Gibbs. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor David Codron shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Nick Cannon and Christina Milian and Kenan Thompson carry the top of the cast.
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MONEY
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Marketing tagline: "Love Don't Co$t A Thing but it pays to be yourself.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0337592 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Troy Byer directs. Chuck Cohen behind the camera. Richard Gibbs scores. David Codron cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 23 years ago.
- 2Directed by Troy Byer, shot by Chuck Cohen. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Richard Gibbs. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor David Codron shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Nick Cannon and Christina Milian and Kenan Thompson carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "Love Don't Co$t A Thing but it pays to be yourself.".
- 7IMDB entry: tt0337592 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Chuck Cohen
- Original score
- Richard Gibbs
- Editing
- David Codron
- Production design
- Cabot McMullen
- Costume design
- Jennifer Mallini
- Makeup / hair
- Carol Brown
- Sound
- R. Russell Smith
- Stunt coordinator
- Keith Woulard
- Runtime
- 100 min Β· 1h 40m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $21,964,072
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- PG-13
Also by
Troy Byer
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Trailers & featurettes
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Production companies
Who made it
- CR
CRML Productions
Alcon Entertainment
US
- BU
Burg/Koules Productions
Key crew
- Production AssistantBilly Taylor
- First Assistant DirectorAlexander H. Gayner
- ProducerReuben Cannon
- ProducerKira Davis
- ProducerNava Levin
- ProducerSteven P. Wegner
- Art DirectionDavid Ellis
- Set DecorationJoyce Anne Gilstrap
- Costume DesignJennifer Mallini
- Costume DesignChristine Peters
- Makeup ArtistCarol Brown
- Makeup ArtistKweli Calderon
- HairstylistJasmine Kimble
- CastingReuben Cannon
- CastingKim Williams
- Foley ArtistTimothy Pearson
- Sound Re-Recording MixerR. Russell Smith
- Foley ArtistNoel Vought
- ProducerMark Burg
- ProducerBroderick Johnson
- ProducerAndrew A. Kosove
- Executive ProducerOren Koules
- EditorDavid Codron
- Production DesignCabot McMullen
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- woman director
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical2003-12-12PG-13
Also known as
International titles
- Fidanzata in PrestitoIT
- El Amor no Cuesta NadaSV
- Love Don't Cost a ThingUS
- L'amour n'a pas de prixFR
- ΠΡΠ±ΠΎΠ²Ρ Π½ΠΈΡΠ΅Π³ΠΎ Π½Π΅ ΡΡΠΎΠΈΡRU
