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Can't Buy Me Love

The Dion Waiters Award for Best Heat Check Performance

Seth Green; Cindy’s mother

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  • Iris is an initial heat-check candidate.
  • Big John is an initial heat-check candidate.
  • Seth Green is an explicit heat-check choice.
  • The Seth Green choice is reaffirmed after the case for Cindy’s mother.
  • Cindy’s mother is selected because her view of Ronald effectively establishes his outsider status.
  • The mother’s sketchy boyfriend helps explain Cindy’s circumstances.
  • The mother buying the suede outfit causes the story, and the mother–daughter relationship works with little screen time.