Johnny Be Good 36 years old

Every college in the country wants Johnny. 'Cause when he's good he's very very good. And when he's bad he's better.

Johnny Be Good

It's recruiting time and despite being short and scrawny, Johnny Walker is America's hottest young football prospect. His dilemma: should he take one of the many offers from college talent scouts or should he attend the local state college with his girlfriend and give up his football career?

Credits

Johnny Be Good Cast

Name Character
Robert Downey, Jr. He was 22, now 59 years old as Leo Wiggins
Uma Thurman She was 17, now 54 years old as Georgia Elkans
John Pankow He was 33, now 70 years old as Lou Landers
Anthony Michael Hall He was 19, now 56 years old as Johnny Walker
Marshall Bell He was 45, now 82 years old as Chief Elkans
John Hawkes He was 28, now 65 years old as Pizza Boy #1
Seymour Cassel He was 53, 84 years old when he died as Wallace Gibson
Jennifer Tilly She was 29, now 66 years old as Connie Hisler
Steve James He was 36, 41 years old when he died as Coach Sanders
Paul Gleason He was 48, 67 years old when he died as Wayne Hisler
Robert Downey Sr. He was 51, now 88 years old as NCAA Investigator
Deborah May She was 11, now 24 years old as Mrs. Walker

Johnny Be Good Crew

Name Department
Bud Smith as Director. He was 8 (now 45) years old Directing
Johnny Be Good poster
Johnny Be Good (36 years)

Every college in the country wants Johnny. 'Cause when he's good he's very very good. And when he's bad he's better.

  • Release day: Tuesday, March 22, 1988
  • Runtime: 91 minutes