Johnny Be Good

March. 24,1988      R
Rating:
4.6
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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?

Anthony Michael Hall as  Johnny Walker
Robert Downey Jr. as  Leo Wiggins
Uma Thurman as  Georgia Elkans
Paul Gleason as  Wayne Hisler
Steve James as  Coach Ned Sanders
Jennifer Tilly as  Connie Hisler
Seymour Cassel as  Wallace Gibson
Marshall Bell as  Chief Elkans
Deborah May as  Mrs. Walker
Robert Downey Sr. as  NCAA Investigator

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