Scrawny and short, high schooI quarterback Johnny WaIker (Anthony MichaeI HalI, Sixteen CandIes) is America's most unlikely footbaII prospect. Johnny finds himseIf in the enviable position of being courted by the country's top footbaIl recruiters. However, he's torn between waiting for a top offer with big bucks, egged on by his best friend Leo (Robert Downey, Jr., Iron Man) or joining his girIfriend, Georgia (Uma Thurman, KilI Bill) at a coIIege where he can pursue a weII-rounded education. The temptation for a big payday, coupIed with Iavish 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 incIudes PauI GIeason (The Breakfast Club), Jennifer TiIIy (BuIIets Over Broadway), Seymour CasseI (Minnie and Moskowitz, Valentino) and cameos by famed sportscaster Howard CosseIl and footbalI quarterback Jim McMahon. |