Anthony Michael Hall

Robert Downey Jr.

Uma Thurman

Paul Gleason

Steve James

Jennifer Tilly

Seymour Cassel

Marshall Bell

Deborah May

Robert Downey Sr.

John Hawkes

John Pankow

Michael Greene

Michael Alldredge

Jon Stafford

Peter Koch

Howard Cosell

Jim McMahon

George Hall

Lucianne Buchanan

Tony Frank

Tim Rossovich

Traci-Ann Dutton

Barbara Cecka

Karen Cecka

Hayley Ladner

Chris Dunn

Lawrence Wolf

Michael Colyar

Lee Ritchey

Linwood Walker

Ted Dawson

Adam Faraizl

Megan Morris

Jack Gould

Dennis Letts

Craig Tonelson

John Cunningham

Denise Thorsen

Holly Harrington

Philisha Sanders

Scott Bate

Michael Lorre

Van Dykes

Thethia Hanson

Clara Paul

Harlan Jordan

Harvey Christiansen

Doris Hargrave

Gary G. DeLaune

Catherine Alexander

Thomas Patti

Randall Rudd

Mike Alvarado III

Michael Joseph Dean

Yvonne Falcon

Gregory Lee Knowles

Carolyn B. Rider

Jacqueline Stallings

R.C. Thorne

Bud S. Smith

Russell Towery

Doug Coleman

Steve Zacharias

Jeff Buhai

David Obst

M. Scott Smith

Robert D. Yeoman

Jay Ferguson

Sharon Seymour

Dorree Cooper

Susie DeSanto

Gregg Fonseca

Comedy

Johnny Be Good

Orion Pictures

United States of America

English

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 scores of talent scouts or should he attend the local state college with his babe (Uma Thurman), giving up his football dream? Paul Gleason plays his dubiously motivated coach while Robert Downey Jr. is on hand as his amusing bud.   
 
If you remember Hall from “Sixteen Candles” (1984) and “The Breakfast Club” (1985) you might think he would be too geeky to play a quarterback stud, but he’s older here and more beefed up, not to mention 6’2”. He and Downey Jr. have great chemistry and the movie scores pretty well on the feminine front with Thurman in her debut, as well as Jennifer Tilly, Hayley Ladner (Juicy Dorfman) and some other peripherals. On the other side of the spectrum, Steve James is a stunning example of masculinity as the coach at the state college (too bad Steve died so young from cancer of unknown origin). Jim McMahon has a quality cameo. 

While there’s some semi-serious drama, the tone is often silly, but the movie’s kinetic and offers numerous laughs. Anyone who criticizes the film for being goofy might as well criticize water for being wet. Unfortunately the story’s awkwardly uneven and there are curious lulls. If the script were tightened up this could’ve been a hit in the 80’s teen comedy genre.

Lastly, the flick features a fun rockin’ soundtrack with the likes of Judas Priest’s “Johnny B. Goode,” which plays over the end credits.                                 

THE MOVIE RUNS 1 hour 31 minutes and was shot in the San Antonio area (Georgetown & Alamo Heights) and Texas Stadium, Irving (near Dallas).   

GRADE: C+

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