Johnny Be Good

Johnny Be Good

Infobox_Film
name = Johnny Be Good


caption = "Johnny Be Good" movie poster
writer = Steve Zacharias
Jeff Buhai
David Obst
starring = Anthony Michael Hall
Robert Downey Jr.
Paul Gleason
Uma Thurman
Jennifer Tilly
director = Bud S. Smith
producer = Adam Fields
cinematography = Robert D. Yeoman
editing = M. Scott Smith
distributor = Orion Pictures
released = March 25, 1988
runtime = 91 min.
country = United States
language = English
budget = | music = Jay Ferguson
Judas Priest
awards =
amg_id = 1:26427
imdb_id = 0095409

"Johnny Be Good" is a 1988 comedy film, directed by film editor Bud S. Smith, in his only film in the director's chair. 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.

Judas Priest and Ted Nugent, among others, contributed to the soundtrack. The title track, "Johnny B. Goode", originally recorded by Chuck Berry, was re-recorded by Judas Priest for the movie.

Plot

Johnny Walker (Anthony Michael Hall) is the 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 of the movie, 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
*Howard Cosell (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!

External links

*imdb title|id=0095409


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