
Johnny Be Good
1988 · Movie · R · 91 min · ★ 4.5
It's recruiting time and despite being short and scrawny, Johnny Walker is America's hottest young football prospect. His dilemma: should he take one of the many offers from college talent scouts or should he attend the local state college with his girlfriend and give up his football career?
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Details
- Years
- 1988
- Release date
- 1988-03-22
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 4.5/10 (145 votes)
Themes
- sports
Awards & recognition
- Golden Raspberry Award — Worst Original Song · 1989 · nominated
Cast & crew

Anthony Michael Hall
as Johnny Walker

Robert Downey Jr.
as Leo Wiggins

Uma Thurman
as Georgia Elkans

Paul Gleason
as Wayne Hisler

Steve James
as Coach Ned Sanders

Jennifer Tilly
as Connie Hisler

Seymour Cassel
as Wallace Gibson

Marshall Bell
as Chief Elkans

Deborah May
as Mrs. Walker

Robert Downey Sr.
as NCAA Investigator
Directed by Bud S. Smith