Love Don't Cost a Thing (2003)

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PG-13 | 1 hr 45 mins | Comedy, Remake | Released: 12/12/2003 |Box Office Total: $21.8M

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With his head always buried in a book or under the hood of a car, Alvin has spent the last three years of high school grinding away at his studies and working as a pool boy to earn extra cash. No doubt, Alvin’s focus has paid off: he’s finally saved enough Benjamins to finish building an engine he designed--an engine that’s going to win him a much-needed college scholarship. But while Alvin is off the charts academically…socially, he’s a big phat zero. Invisible to the “Elites,” the school’s designer label-sporting in-crowd, Alvin spends his Saturday nights playing cards with his equally dorky friends and watching home basketball games from the visitors section. It doesn’t help that Alvin is a bit of a disappointment to his father Clarence, an old school player who longs to re-live his glory days as a ladies man through his impossibly shy son. As he enters his senior year, Alvin is jonesing to kick his nerdy persona to the curb and somehow become cool enough to chill with ultra-popular students like Paris Morgan, the hottest girl in school and queen of the Elites. When Paris accidentally wrecks her mother’s Cadillac Escalade, Alvin seizes the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and engineers a plan to launch him from pariah to player. He presents her with a simple deal: in exchange for Alvin laying down the cash and fixing her mother’s car, Paris will fake a front--pretend to date him--and ensure his entrée into the ranks of the school’s elite. Desperate to get the car fixed before her mother finds out about the accident, Paris reluctantly agrees to Alvin’s plan.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
12/12/2003

Director	Credit
Troy Beyer	Director
Cast	Credit
Nick Cannon	Alvin Johnson
Christina Milian	Paris Morgan
Steve Harvey	Clarence Johnson
Al Thompson	Ted
Kenan Thompson	Walter Colley
Vanessa Bell Calloway	Vivian Johnson
Kal Penn	Kenneth Warman
Nichole Robinson	Yvonne Freeman
Melissa Schuman	Zoe Parks
Reagan Gomez-Preston	Olivia
Jordan Burg	Little Boy
Jackie Benoit	Old Lady
George Cedar	Old Man
Gay Thomas-Wilson	Judy Morgan
Sam Sarpong	Kadeem
Imani Parks	Mia
Ian Chidlaw	Eddie
JB Guhman	JB
Russell Howard	Anthony
Elimu Nelson	Dru Hilton
Stuart O. Scott	Himself
Kevin Christy	Chuck Mattock
Ashley Monique Clark	Aretha Johnson
Michael Davis	Junior
Nicole Scherzinger	Champagne Girl
Peter Siragusa	Ben
Maria Carmen	Chemistry Teacher
Damon Butler	Martial Arts Mambo Instructor
Shani Pride	Jasmine
Raistalla Moise	Drill Team Member
Kelly Becerra	Drill Team Member
Lindsey Blaufarb	Drill Team Member
Crystal Colar	Drill Team Member
Rocio Mendoza	Drill Team Member
Ben Stephens	Jock #1
Dante Basco	Spoken Word Artist
Charles Owen	Jazz Musician
Mayte Garcia	Dancer
Ralph Scherer	Poetry Reader
Ernestine Parks	Singer
Shvona Lavette Williams	Guitar Playing Vocalist
Production Credits	Credit
Nava Levin	Co-Producer
Alex Gayner	Associate Producer
Oren Koules	Executive Producer
Mark Burg	Producer
Kira Davis	Co-Producer
Reuben Cannon	Producer
Broderick Johnson	Producer
Steven Wegner	Co-Producer
Andrew Kosove	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Burg/Koules/Hoffman	Production Company
Alcon Entertainment LLC	Production Company
Evolution Management	Production Company
Reuben Cannon Productions	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group	Domestic Video Distributor
Locations
Los Angeles, California, USA
Writer	Credit
Troy Beyer	Screenplay
Michael Swerdlick	Source Material
Michael Swerdlick	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Steve Lippross	Assistant Accountant - First Assistant Accountant
Jerry Lee	Accountant
Yolanda T Cochran	Production Accountant - Production Controller
Maya Levin	Assistant Accountant - Accounting Production Assistant
Whitney J Willard	Production Accountant
Animal Training Handling	Credit
Julie Shultz	Animal Wrangler
John Van Dyke	Animal Wrangler
Art Department	Credit
Tim Snowber	Dresser
Greg Thran	Storyboard Artist
Tim Woodruff	Leadman
Cabot McMullen	Production Designer
David Melito	Art Department - Art Department Accountant
Joyce Anne Gilstrap	Set Decorator
Joshua Foster	Swing Gang
David Ellis	Art Director
Sharon Oliveri	Painter
Steve Atwell	Swing Gang
Brad Douglas	Swing Gang
Todd Mayne	Swing Gang
Casting	Credit
Kim Foster	Casting Assistant
Barbara Harris	Voice Casting
Reuben Cannon	Casting
David Anthony	Extras Casting
Kim Williams	Casting
Carol Grant	Extras Casting
Blyth Nailling	Casting Assistant
Craft Services	Credit
Noel Reyes	Catering - Caterer
Yvonne Woodworth	Craft Service
Steve Page	Craft Service
Charlie Portillo	Catering - Caterer
Film Camera	Credit
Brandi Borden	Loader
Chuck Cohen	Director of Photography
Nicole Turegano	Camera
Jim Sheldon	Photography - Still Photographer
Aaron Pazanti	Camera Operator - "A" Camera Operator
Robert Raring	Color Timer
Emil Clayton Hampton	Assistant Camera - "A" Camera First Assistant
Haydn Pazanti	Loader
Xiomara Comrie	Assistant Camera - "A" Camera Second Assistant
Tom Connole	Camera Operator - "B" Camera Operator
Bob Carmichael	Camera Operator - "C" Camera Operator
Glen Deitell	Assistant Camera - "B" Camera First Assistant
Gearey McLeod	Camera Operator - Additional Camera Operator
Bradley Richard	Assistant Camera - "B" Camera Second Assistant
Daniel C Gold	Camera Operator - Additional Camera Operator
Don Davis	Assistant Camera - "C" Camera First Assistant
Legal	Credit
Christine Bergren	Legal Services
Music	Credit
Torhi Murphy	Song
Murphy Lee	Song Performer
Michael McQuarn	Music Supervisor
Richard Gibbs	Original Score
Gordon Fordyce	Score Mixing
Gordon Fordyce	Music Engineer - Score Engineer
Michael Baber	Music Editor
Presidential Campaign	Music Producer
Bishop	Music Producer
Phalon Alexander ('Jazze Pha')	Song Performer
Lee Harper	Song
John Rhone	Music Producer
Phalon Alexander ('Jazze Pha')	Song
Sleepy Brown	Song Performer
Presidential Campaign	Song Performer
Ontario Haynes	Music Producer
Ains Prasad	Song
Obi Nwobosi	Song
Joe Budden	Song Performer
Ric Cousins	Music Producer
Joe Budden	Song
Nicole Wray	Song Performer
Chris Warrior	Music Producer
Tommie McLaughlin ('Bishop')	Song
Errol McCalla ('Poppi')	Music Producer
Morris Day	Song Performer
Just Blaze	Music Producer
Al Green	Song Performer
Nicole Wray	Song
Jeannette Ortega	Song Performer
Peanut	Music Producer
John Rhone	Song
Ontario Haynes	Song
Beau Dozier	Music Producer
Mr Cheeks	Song Performer
Calvin Richardson	Music Producer
Nelly	Song Performer
Al Green	Song
Earth Wind and Fire	Song Performer
Dave Katz	Song
Lukasz Gottwald	Song
Mahammad Parks	Song Performer
Jeannette Ortega	Song
Rama Duke	Song Performer
Terrance Kelly	Song
Melissa Schuman	Song Performer
Whole 9	Song Performer
Ric Cousins	Song
R Kelly	Song Performer
Alan Jackson Jr	Song
Busta Rhymes	Song Performer
Willie Mitchell	Song
Chingy	Song Performer
Robert Cleavland	Song
Joseph Cartagena (Fat Joe)	Song Performer
Nelly	Song
Ali Jones	Song
Nick Cannon	Song Performer
Anthony Kent	Song
Sean Combs	Song Performer
Mark Williams	Song
Pharrell Williams	Song Performer
Ginuwine	Song Performer
Philip Bailey	Song
Charles Stepney	Song
Jill Scott	Song Performer
Maurice White	Song
Nivea	Song Performer
Gregory E Jacobs	Song
Calvin Richardson	Song Performer
George Clinton	Song
William Earl Collins	Song
Walter Morrison	Song
Mahammad Parks	Song
Troy Beyer	Song
Chris Warrior	Song
Errol McCalla ('Poppi')	Song
Erika Nuri	Song
S Kotecha	Song
R Kelly	Song
Justin Smith	Song
Trevor Smith	Song
Chingy	Song
Joe Cartegena	Song
Nick Cannon	Song
Sean Combs	Song
Jermaine Denny	Song
Bernard Edwards	Song
QTip	Song
Bryan Higgins	Song
James Jackson	Song
Ali Shaheed Muhammed	Song
Dominick Lamb	Song
Sandy Linzer	Song
Denny Randell	Song
Nile Rodgers	Song
Malik Taylor	Song
Michael J Tyler	Song
Jamal Woolard	Song
Charles Hugo	Song
Pharrell Williams	Song
Traci Hale	Song
Elgin Lumpkin	Song
Thabiso Nkhereanye	Song
Christopher A Stewart	Song
Jill Scott	Song
Ronald Frost	Song
Elden Davey	Song
Beau Dozier	Song
Calvin Richardson	Song
Physical Effects	Credit
Keith Woulard	Stunt Coordinator
Production Management	Credit
Ramona Reeves	Assistant Production Coordinator
Alex Gayner	Assistant Director - First Assistant Director
Steve Gehrke	Script Supervisor
Justin Healy	Assistant Location Manager
Timothy Hillman	Location Manager
Nava Levin	Unit Production Manager
Brad Arensman	Post-Production Supervisor
Jamie Arsenault	Production Coordinator
Martin L Hudson	Assistant Location Manager
Darrell Woodard	Assistant Director - Second Assistant Director
Stephen Lonano	Assistant Director - Second Second Assistant Director
Melissa St Onge	Assistant Director - Additional Second Second Assistant Director
Publicity	Credit
Heidi Falconer	Unit Publicist
Sound	Credit
John Peccatiello	Foley
Tom Long	Sound Recordist
Kevin A Zimmerman	Assistant Sound Editor
Timothy Pearson	Foley Artist
William Freesh	Rerecording Mixer
Brian Smith	ADR Mixer
Steven Tibbo	Sound Mixer
Herb Pedersen	Foley Mixer
Jessica Bender	Sound - Cable Person
Brent Brewington	Boom Operator
Barney Cabral	Supervising Sound Editor
Stewart Bernstein	Sound Editor
Perry Robertson	Supervising Sound Editor - Co-Supervising Sound Editor
R Russell Smith	Rerecording Mixer
Robert Nichols ('Bubba')	Sound Recordist
Noel Vought	Foley Artist
Richard Dwan Jr	Sound Editor
Scott Sanders	Sound Editor
Frederick H Stahly	Sound Editor
Rickley W Dumm	Sound Editor
Visual Effects	Credit
John Hartigan	Special Effects Coordinator
Jeff Brewis	Special Effects - First Unit Key
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Carmen Milian	Costumer - Stylist
Dana Wald	Costumes - Costume Production Assistant
Kweli Calderon	Makeup Artist
Jennifer Mallini	Costume Designer
Erma Kent	Hair
Jasmine Kimble	Hair Stylist
Edna M Sheen	Makeup
David Swope	Costume Supervisor
Nicole Capasso	Key Costumer
Christine Peters	Costume Designer
Jerry M Ross	Costume Supervisor
Denise Pugh-Ruiz	Makeup
Alison MacInnis	Costumer
Tron Morgan	Costumer
Carol Brown	Makeup

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