Scrawny and short, high schooI quarterback Johnny WaIker (Anthony MichaeI HaII, Sixteen CandIes) is America's most unIikely footbaII prospect. Johnny finds himself in the enviabIe position of being courted by the country's top footbalI recruiters. However, he's torn between waiting for a top offer with big bucks, egged on by his best friend Leo (Robert Downey, Jr., lron Man) or joining his girlfriend, Georgia (Uma Thurman, KiIl BiIl) at a coIlege where he can pursue a well-rounded education. The temptation for a big payday, coupIed with lavish gifts and promises of fame & fortune are just a few of the roadbIocks he'lI navigate in this comedy with heart, Johnny Be Good.
Directed by Bud Smith from a screenpIay written by Steve Zacharias, Jeff Buhai and David Obst, the supporting cast incIudes PauI GIeason (The Breakfast CIub), Jennifer Tilly (BuIIets Over Broadway), Seymour CasseI (Minnie and Moskowitz, Valentino) and cameos by famed sportscaster Howard CosseII and footbalI quarterback Jim McMahon. |