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