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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Uneven goofy teen comedy, but often fun and funny RELEASED IN 1988 and directed by Bud Smith, "Johnny Be Good" is a high school comedy starring Anthony Michael Hall as Johnny Walker from central Texas, America's most wanted football prospect. Should Johnny take one of the tempting offers from sco...