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List Price: $14.98 | | Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Salesrank: 15290
Released: August 5, 2003 |
| Our Price: $3.03 |
| Used Price: $1.90 |
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MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
It's an orgy of wine, women and cash kickbacks when two of the biggest college football factories in the country scramble to get a high school wunderkind on their rosters! Anthony Michael Hall ("The Dead Zone"), Robert Downey, Jr. (Less Than Zero), Paul Gleason (Not Another Teen Movie), Robert Downey, Sr. (Boogie Nights), Jennifer Tilly (Liar Liar) and Uma Thurman (The Truth About Cats and Dogs) star in this outrageous coming-of-age comedy that'll leave you cheering for more! Moving from lusty limousine rides to all-night strip joints, Johnny gets the workout of his life...and an education he'll never forget. But when he discovers that he's become the object of an NCAA investigation and an embarrassment to his family and friends, Johnny shows that he still has one more option play left to run.
Johnny Be Good Reviews:
Typical 1980's teen comedy movie 
2009-10-14 - 2 of 5 stars to the 1980's typical teen comedy movie Johnny Be Good. To the movies credit, it has several young actors who turn out to be name-brand people. How about Uma Thurman? Robert Downey Jr? Anthony Michael Hall? So that was good.
The plot is about a high school football star who is trying to decide which college to attend. So, we follow AM Hall as his character visits several colleges who each roll-out the red carpet with VIP perks to get him to decide in their favor. The whole thing would be OK if you can possible believe that Hall COULD be a football star. My thinking is that on his first tackle, he'd be broken-up into little parts. He simply was not believeable as a star player.
So, the movie was mildly funny with the usual plot twists and gags. Nothing special to recommend this movie. As I said at the start, a typical 1980's style comedy. Oh, it had too much 1980's synthesized music--my head hurts.
You can skip this one.
Worst ever! 
2008-11-18 - I'm a BIG Robert Downey Jr fan, but this has GOT to be one of the WORST movies I have ever seen... and poor Uma - 'Introducing Uma Therman...' How horrible for this to be your film debut. But, then again, I guess that gives her an excues. MAYBE, if I'd seen it back in the day... but even then, I doubt it. It just doesn't stand up against the Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, etc.
Good thing I got it Cheap!
Great Job! 
2008-08-11 - I am very happy with my purchace. It got here fairly quick, and was in new condition. great job! thanks
Anthony Hall is hot!! 
2007-03-24 - In "Pretty in Pink" he was a nerd....but boy did he grow up to be a hottie in this movie....where is he now???
Johnny Be Good
2006-05-24 - This movie is terrible. It's not funny. Anthony Michael Hall was not meant to play a cool jock. It just wasn't believable, especially after The Breakfast Club. This was Uma Thurman's first movie and she was very cute, but that's about the only positive thing i can say about this movie.
The premise behind the movie is alright. A star high-school quarterback finishing high school looking to go to college. He's got a girlfriend, a best friend, a coach who is trying to bank off of him, and he's constanly being followed by college boosters trying to convince him to go to their school.
There is no decent dialogue. The acting is horrible and i must reiterate this MOVIE IS NOT FUNNY! It is corny.
