Johnny Be Good

Starring:Anthony Michael Hall, Robert Downey Jr., Paul Gleason, Uma Thurman, Steve James, Seymour Cassel, Michael Greene, Marshall Bell, Deborah May, Michael Alldredge, Jennifer Tilly, Jon Stafford, Peter Koch, Howard Cosell, Jim McMahon, George Hall, Lucianne Buchanan, Tony Frank, Tim Rossovich, Robert Downey Sr.
Director: Bud S. Smith
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Product Type: DVD

Average customer rating:

Anthony Hall is hot!!
Johnny Be Good
Classic... but edited!
warning the DVD movie is censored
Gives 80s Teen Movies A Bad Rap

Johnny Be Good
Starring: Anthony Michael Hall , Robert Downey Jr. , Paul Gleason , Uma Thurman , and Steve James
Director: Bud S. Smith
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B00009OWJV
Release Date: 2003-08-05

Description

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.

Customer Reviews:

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 .......2006-05-25

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.

Classic... but edited!.......2004-03-20

Hey, I know it's not Citizen Kane, but it was never intended to be. Anthony Micheal Hall is actually the cool guy in this one... enough said. It is truly one of the most overlooked 80's film ever (this and Emilo Estevez's brilliant directorial debut, "Wisdom")and actually contains one of the 3 inspired performances Robert Downey Jr has commited to film (Johnny Be Goode, Less than Zero and Weird Science).
I was extremely glad to see this finally released on DVD, but MGM has mislabled this version as "R" rated. This is a glaring and lazy oversight. This DVD version is actually the "PG-13" theatrical version. Once "Johnny Be Goode" came out on video, it was released with extended footage in an "R" rated version. It contained more nudity and showed a great deal more footage of Johnny's visit with "Ole Tex". I know this sounds crazy but this particular version of the movie helped enhance the other "Ole Tex" candidates roles quite a bit and showed why they backed Johnny's ultimate decision towards the end of the movie.
I believe MGM should correct this lazy mistake by either releasing the actual "R" rated version or re-labeling this version as "PG-13".

warning the DVD movie is censored.......2003-12-01

I've been a big fan of this movie since it first came out, with that said I give the movie alone a 5 star rating. However, the MGM DVD release is edited, which brings the score way down. There's a scene in the movie where Johnny is playing football to win back his girlfriend from her father, during the game 3 cheerleaders flash the cops to distract them. This has been edited and all that is shown is them starting to lift their shirts then it cuts quickly to the next scene. Now I didn't buy this movie for the nudity but censorship in any form is just unforgivable especially when it's unnecessary because all the other scenes containing nudity (that I can remember) are intact. Though more scenes could have been edited I'm not sure. The DVD extras include only one trailer for the movie, so it's basically barebone which I expected it to be. I still suggest you buy this DVD the quality is excellent just a little warning it's not the original.

Gives 80s Teen Movies A Bad Rap.......2003-08-21

I saw this movie because I love 80s teen movies and I also like Anthony Michael Hall...but I have to say that this movie sorely disappointed me. Though it does have it's moments, it is nothing near some of his other 80s films such as "16 Candles" and "The Breakfast Club." If you're looking for a cheesy but fun 80s movie, try "Love Bites," a very funny and silly vampire movie with Adam Ant.

OK, maybe I shouldn't complain about being disappointed...after all, the premise of the movie isn't very exciting. Johnny is a highschool senior and football star who has all the top football schools after him. Basically the movie is about his visiting the different schools and the various ways they try to "bribe" him to go there. Meanwhile, there is a tiny amount of conflict with his girlfriend, played by Uma Thurman (this is her first role), about his going to State with her. Johnny's friend, played by Robert Downey, Jr., is supposed to add some more comedy to the movie (at least I think so), but he is so bizarre it's hard to even laugh at him.

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