Watch Johnny Be Good (1988) Official Trailer
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.
4.5 / 10 IMDb March 22, 1988 1h 26m
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?
Director
Runtime
1h 26m
Release Date
March 22, 1988
Genre
Comedy
Status
Released
Budget
$22,000,000
Revenue
$17,550,399
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Cast
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
John Hawkes
as Pizza Boy #1
John Pankow
as Lou Landers
Michael Greene
as Tex Wade
Michael Alldredge
as Vinny Kroll
Jon Stafford
as Bad Breath
Peter Koch
as Pete Andropolous
Howard Cosell
as Himself
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Jim McMahon
as Himself
George Hall
as Grandpa Walker
No photo
Lucianne Buchanan
as Lawanda Wade
Production Companies
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