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Johnny Be Good

Name: Johnny Be Good
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1988-03-22
Duration: 86 min
Rating: 4.523

★ 4,5 /10 (149 Votes)

1988 EN 86 min

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?

Stream

Release date

22/03/1988

Votes

149

Popularity

2.1

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.

Genres

Comedy

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

86 min

Budget

$22,000,000

Revenue

$17,550,399

Anthony Michael Hall

Johnny Walker

Robert Downey Jr.

Leo Wiggins

Uma Thurman

Georgia Elkans

Paul Gleason

Wayne Hisler

Steve James

Coach Ned Sanders

Jennifer Tilly

Connie Hisler

Seymour Cassel

Wallace Gibson

Marshall Bell

Chief Elkans

Deborah May

Mrs. Walker

Robert Downey Sr.

NCAA Investigator

John Hawkes

Pizza Boy #1

John Pankow

Lou Landers

Michael Greene

Tex Wade

Michael Alldredge

Vinny Kroll

Jon Stafford

Bad Breath

Peter Koch

Pete Andropolous

Howard Cosell

Himself

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Jim McMahon

Himself

George Hall

Grandpa Walker

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Lucianne Buchanan

Lawanda Wade

Tony Frank

Joe Bob

Tim Rossovich

Gas Attendant

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Traci-Ann Dutton

Girl at Motel

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Barbara Cecka

Girl at Motel

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Karen Cecka

Girl at Motel

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Hayley Ladner

Juicy Dorfman

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Chris Dunn

Flick Weaber

Lawrence Wolf

Recruiter Larry

Michael Colyar

Recruiter Mike

Lee Ritchey

Recruiter Lee

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Linwood Walker

Recruiter Linwood

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Ted Dawson

TV Reporter

Adam Faraizl

Randy Walker

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Megan Morris

Raylene Walker

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Jack Gould

Priest

Dennis Letts

Army General

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Craig Tonelson

Pete Provolone

John Cunningham

Substitute

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Denise Thorsen

Eunice Elkans

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Holly Harrington

Cheerleader #2

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Philisha Sanders

Cheerleader #3

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Scott Bate

Pizza Boy #2

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Michael Lorre

Hare Krishna #1 (as Michael Petty)

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Van Dykes

Hare Krishna #2

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Thethia Hanson

Tupperware Lady #1

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Clara Paul

Tupperware Lady #2

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Harlan Jordan

Exterminator

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Harvey Christiansen

Bait Shop Owner

Doris Hargrave

Woman at Piermont

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Gary G. DeLaune

Local TV Reporter

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Catherine Alexander

Waitress at BBQ

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Thomas Patti

Chauffeur (as Thomas Anthony Patti)

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Randall Rudd

Extra

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Mike Alvarado III

Crowd (uncredited)

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Michael Joseph Dean

TX Band Member keyboards and vocals (uncredited)

Yvonne Falcon

Football Fan (uncredited)

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Gregory Lee Knowles

TX Band Member bass and vocals (uncredited)

John Pankow

Lou Landers (uncredited)

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Carolyn B. Rider

High School Student (uncredited)

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Jacqueline Stallings

Pool Party Girl (uncredited)

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R.C. Thorne

High School Student (uncredited)

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Uneven goofy teen comedy, but often fun and funny RELEASED IN 1988 and directed by Bud Smith, "Johnny Be Good" is a high school comedy starring Anthony Michael Hall as Johnny Walker from central Texas, America's most wanted football prospect. Should Johnny take one of the tempting offers from scores of talent scouts or should he attend the local state college with his babe (Uma Thurman), giving up his football dream? Paul Gleason plays his dubiously motivated coach while Robert Downey Jr. is on hand as his amusing bud. If you remember Hall from “Sixteen Candles” (1984) and “The Break…

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