Robert Downey Jr., more If, however, you're looking for some fun 80's nostalgia, Johnny Be Good may be your pick. Being tempted by the offers, praise, and attention, his ability to make good decisions is blurred. But for now, he works at a pencil eraser factory.
His best friend, Leo Wiggins, thinks he should hold out for the best offer while his girlfriend, Georgia, wants him to go to State University with her and get a solid education. The movie doesn’t feel written, it feels dictated. Two high school nerds use a computer program to literally create the perfect woman, but she turns their lives upside down. Bathroom humor and sight gags are strung together in a story involving booze, broads, and other benefits for the coveted quarterback. While sitting in jail, Johnny discovers that Leo had something to do with his predicament, and is disappointed in him. Former Chicago Bears quarterback Jim McMahon along with sportscaster Howard Cosell make cameo appearances. There is one good scene in this movie, and it's pretty good. When Blake comes home he just can't stop lying but they stay. Later that night, Johnny and Leo end up in a motel room with three girls. For the type of film that it is, its not a winner, but its not a loser, either.
His coach, Wayne Hisler (who Johnny hates), even tries to sell him out by striking a deal with one of the interested colleges to become their next head coach, if he signs their scholarship offer.
I would say this is a fair, slightly below average 80's drama. Two friends living in a small town during the 1960s, run away to enjoy their freedom during the Vietnam War, thus disappointing the father of one of them.
Jun 10, 2011. The coach tells Johnny he will give him a scholarship, a good education, and a chance to earn the starting QB job, and that's all he'll give him. Johnny then decides that he would rather not play than to be treated special just for being able to throw a football, thus also choosing not to sign with Piermont or any schools. Movies. The film also received negative reviews. Johnny Walker, a student at fictitious Ashcroft High School, is the top high school quarterback prospect in the nation, and is being heavily recruited by many schools.
A documentary filmmaker, who has spent the last 15 years making films like "Aluminum: Our Shiny Friend," is finally given the chance to make the documentary on Indian farming he has always ... It turns out to be Ned Sanders, the head coach of State University, who accepts Johnny, and officially offers him a scholarship, after he says that he just wants a good education and a chance to play football.
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Johnny's the top high-school football player and many colleges want him.
2 girls wait outside a young actor's door and find out he's had them both as "only" girlfriend the last 10 months. A college freshman returns to L.A. for the holidays at his ex-girlfriend's request, but discovers that his former best friend has an out-of-control drug habit. Oh, it's true...you want to watch jocks act like jerks, Johnny Be Good is your movie of the week. In an effort to impress the girl he loves, a small-time hustler uncovers political corruption. Soon he falls in love with the owner's daughter. When Johnny has a chance to speak, he states of the embarrassment and shame he has put on his family, friends and mostly himself, as he lost that edge.
At review aggregator Nugent's contribution to the soundtrack, "Skintight", earned nomination for a 1988 Once he realizes this, he tries to end their relationship before angels erase his memory. The film also features Robert Downey Jr., Paul Gleason, Steve James, Jennifer Tilly and Uma Thurman. It's recruiting time and despite being short and scrawny, Johnny Walker is America's hottest young football prospect.
They wait inside after breaking in. 2-3 Great actors in their youth plus Paul Gleason. Johnny begins to get a "big head", which irritates his family. Menu.
Johnny Be Good is a 1988 American comedy film directed by Bud S. Smith, starring Anthony Michael Hall as the main character, Johnny Walker. Coach Hisler visits the two in the local jail, and tells Johnny that either he can sign with Piermont University, the college Hisler was hired at, so they can both prosper, or he can end up in prison on the fake charges for a long time, which would jeopardize Johnny's career.