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Johnny Be Good is a american film of genre Comedy released in USA on 24 march 1988 with Anthony Michael Hall

Johnny Be Good (1988)

Johnny Be Good
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Released in USA 24 march 1988
Length 1h31
OriginUSA
Genres Comedy
Rating46% 2.3019152.3019152.3019152.3019152.301915

Johnny Be Good is a 1988 American comedy film directed by Bud Smith, starring Anthony Michael Hall as the main character, Johnny Walker. The film also features Robert Downey Jr., Paul Gleason, Steve James, Jennifer Tilly and Uma Thurman in her film debut. 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 their album, Ram It Down.

Synopsis

Johnny Walker (Hall) is the top high school quarterback prospect who is heavily recruited by many schools. His best friend, Leo Wiggins (Downey), thinks he should hold out for the best offer. His girlfriend, Georgia (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. One school even buys Leo a car, while another offers to provide him with male companions if he isn't interested in women. His coach, Wayne Hisler (Gleason), who he really can't stand, even tries to sell him out by striking a deal with one of the interested colleges to become their next head coach. Although he has all the skills a coach would want in a quarterback, he is unsure where he wants to go and is tempted by the offers because of all of the praise and attention. His recruitment is followed closely by a recruiting investigator (Downey, Sr.) who is trying to make sure everything is on the "up and up". Although Johnny lives with his mother, grandfather, younger brother and sister, he is offered everything and anything by every interested college except for the local state college, which is where he ends up going when he uses his moral compass to make the decision.

Actors

Anthony Michael Hall

(Johnny Walker)Robert Downey Jr.

(Leo Wiggins)Paul Gleason

(Wayne Hisler)Uma Thurman

(Georgia Elkans)Jennifer Tilly

(Connie Hisler)
And :
Steve James
Seymour Cassel
George Hall
Marshall Bell
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