Amanda Peterson

I thought it would be fun to interview the man who wrote it and hear how the movie was actually made.

Michael Swerdlick shares the unlikely story behind Can't Buy Me Love, how the screenplay he wrote on a typewriter became a hit, how Patrick Dempsey was cast as the last-minute star, what it was like working with Amanda Peterson, and how Paula Abdul, Michael Jackson, and a very small budget all became part of the film's history.

It's a fascinating look behind the scenes of a movie that w-was never expected to become a classic, but somehow became part of an entire generation's childhood.

I promise you, if you have ever watched this movie, you're gonna love this episode with all the little behind-the-scenes stories.

Mm.

And, um, Bochco says to me, "Who do you think we should cast in this?" And I go, "You saw my movie.

Amanda Peterson."

I, like, feel like I remember this episode, but okay.

But I've gone for maybe my second favourite movie of this year, Can't Buy Me Love.

Starring Patrick Dempsey and Amanda Peterson.

You suck.

Now, I'm not talking to you now.

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Scott is playing for Amanda Peterson.

Yes.

A man to Peter.

Command V.

There we go.

Amanda Peterson, you're getting a copy of Small Land Survive the Wild.

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