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1988·Comedy·1h 26m
6.8
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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?
Directed by Bud S. Smith
sports
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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

Crew

Robert D. Yeoman
Robert D. Yeoman
Director of Photography
Russell Towery
Russell Towery
Stunt Coordinator
Doug Coleman
Doug Coleman
Stunts
Sharon Seymour
Sharon Seymour
Art Direction
Jay Ferguson
Jay Ferguson
Music

Popular Reviews

44 reviews
chainlinc
chainlinc
6.0★ · 10/01/25
Johnny Be Good
This was what happened to me but I decided to be humble and not go in order to let everyone else have a fair chance
This was what happened to me but I decided to be humble and not go in order to let everyone else have a fair chance
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Eddie H
Eddie H
Johnny Be Good
is this movie bad and boring? yes
but i will never stop quoting “i have to take an awful putrid ASPARAGUS PISS”
is this movie bad and boring? yes
but i will never stop quoting “i have to take an awful putrid ASPARAGUS PISS”
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Frdtt
Frdtt
3.5★ · 07/02/25
Johnny Be Good
Nothing interesting or standout. I’m sure this is great to someone in the sport world, but I’m a film major not a football player goddammit!
Nothing interesting or standout. I’m sure this is great to someone in the sport world, but I’m a film major not a football player goddammit!
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Naïs
Naïs
4.0★ · 05/30/25
Johnny Be Good
This movie is objectively bad and filled with stupid clichés, but omg, Robert has clearly lived multiple lives???
This movie is objectively bad and filled with stupid clichés, but omg, Robert has clearly lived multiple lives???
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Noah J
Noah J
4.0★ · 12/31/24
Johnny Be Good
I like the cast and not much else.
I like the cast and not much else.
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