| Johnny Be Good | |
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| Directed by | Bud S. Smith |
| Produced by | Adam Fields |
| Written by | Steve Zacharias Jeff Buhai David Obst |
| Starring | Anthony Michael Hall Robert Downey Jr. Paul Gleason Uma Thurman Jennifer Tilly |
| Music by | Jay Ferguson Judas Priest |
| Cinematography | Robert D. Yeoman |
| Editing by | M. Scott Smith |
| Distributed by | Orion Pictures |
| Release date(s) | March 25, 1988 |
| Running time | 91 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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Johnny Be Good is a 1988 comedy film, directed by Bud S. Smith. It stars Anthony Michael Hall as the main character Johnny Walker, Robert Downey Jr., Steve James, Jennifer Tilly and Uma Thurman. Former Chicago Bears quarterback Jim McMahon makes a cameo appearance.
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Plot
Johnny Walker (Anthony Michael Hall) is a top high school quarterback prospect who is heavily recruited by many schools. His best friend, Leo Wiggins (Robert Downey, Jr.), thinks he should hold out for the best offer. His girlfriend, Georgia (Uma Thurman), wants him to go to State with her and get a solid education. The colleges offer him everything he could possibly want---girls, cars, cash, free room and board, etc. Although he has all the skills a coach would want in a quarterback, he is unsure where he wants to go. Johnny lives with his mother, grandfather and younger brother and sister. Johnny is offered everything and anything by every interested college except for the local State College, which he chooses in the end, as he decides that college is not just for football.
Cast
- Anthony Michael Hall as Johnny Walker
- Robert Downey, Jr. as Leo Wiggins
- Paul Gleason as Wayne Hisler
- Uma Thurman as Georgia Elkans
- Steve James as Coach Sanders
- Seymour Cassel as Wallace Gibson
- Jennifer Tilly as Connie Hisler
- Deborah May as Mrs. Walker
- Jim McMahon (cameo) as Himself
Taglines
- 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!
