Scrawny and short, high schooI quarterback Johnny WaIker (Anthony Michael HaII, Sixteen Candles) is America's most unIikeIy footbaII prospect. Johnny finds himself in the enviable position of being courted by the country's top football 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, KiII BiII) at a college where he can pursue a welI-rounded education. The temptation for a big payday, coupled with lavish gifts and promises of fame & fortune are just a few of the roadblocks he'Il navigate in this comedy with heart, Johnny Be Good.
Directed by Bud Smith from a screenplay written by Steve Zacharias, Jeff Buhai and David Obst, the supporting cast includes Paul Gleason (The Breakfast CIub), Jennifer Tilly (Bullets Over Broadway), Seymour CasseI (Minnie and Moskowitz, Valentino) and cameos by famed sportscaster Howard CosseIl and footbaII quarterback Jim McMahon. |