Johnny Be Good

Johnny Be Good

1988
1h 31m
4.5

4.5/10

144 votes • View on IMDb

"Every college in the country wants Johnny. 'Cause when he's good he's very very good. And when he's bad he's better."

Overview

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?

Status: Released

Budget: $22,000,000

Revenue: $17,550,399

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Orion Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

Quick Facts

Release Date March 22, 1988
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0095409

Cast

Anthony Michael Hall
Anthony Michael Hall

Johnny Walker

Robert Downey Jr.
Robert Downey Jr.

Leo Wiggins

Uma Thurman
Uma Thurman

Georgia Elkans

Paul Gleason
Paul Gleason

Wayne Hisler

Steve James
Steve James

Coach Ned Sanders

Jennifer Tilly
Jennifer Tilly

Connie Hisler

Seymour Cassel
Seymour Cassel

Wallace Gibson

Marshall Bell
Marshall Bell

Chief Elkans

Deborah May
Deborah May

Mrs. Walker

Robert Downey Sr.
Robert Downey Sr.

NCAA Investigator

John Hawkes
John Hawkes

Pizza Boy #1

John Pankow
John Pankow

Lou Landers

Key Crew

Bud S. Smith
Director
David Obst
Writer
Steve Zacharias
Writer
Jeff Buhai
Writer