August 31, 2011
Wacky, Wild, and a HILLARIOUS made movie!!! (:
Anthony Michael Hall,
Robert Downey Jr.,
Paul Gleason,
Uma Thurman,
Steve James
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Johnny Walker (Anthony Michael Hall) is a hot-shot high-school quarterback who receives intoxicating offers from spirited college recruiters in this adolescent teen comedy. Bathroom humor and sight ga... read more
DVD Release Date: August 5, 2003
Stats: 217 reviews
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February 13, 2011It's movies like this that give 80s teen flicks a bad reputation. The actors are good, but the dialogue and story are stupid and pointless. I hated this movie.
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January 26, 2011It's a slightly more sexed up and extreme version of the John Hughes formula, but in a good way. Anthony Michael Hall plays a great jock after being stereotyped as a shy nerd in most roles. RDJ also throws in a knockout as his kooky best friend. I liked the story because it had a... read more
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June 20, 2010I always like Anthony Michael Hall in the 80's and this being one of hes lead role in playing not a nerd(like in the breakfast club or weird science) its pretty different for him at the time.And one of hes last movies till he disappeared until hes come back years later in the tv ... read more
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June 10, 20112-3 Great actors in their youth plus Paul Gleason.
This pretty much sums it up:
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
"The people who made this movie should be ashamed of themselves."
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October 23, 2009Cheesy 80s movie, one of the last for Anthony Michael Hall as a high school football player choosing a college. Of course the whole sappy teen story of do the right thing. Paul Gleason as always a nice addition. The person who really stood out was Robert Downey Jr. Funny and show... read more
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January 21, 2012Fairly lame movie. Interesting to see the three main characters so young, including Antony Michael Hall more than scrawny.
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October 13, 20092 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 footbal... read more
Critic Reviews
May 20, 2003
Caryn James, New York Times
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The people who made this movie should be ashamed of themselves. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Hal Hinson, Washington Post
If Chuck Berry were dead, he'd be spinning in his grave. Full Review
August 7, 2007
Walter Chaw, Film Freak Central
Reflects the mentality of great swaths of artless, ignorant slobs. Full Review
August 22, 2004
Ryan Cracknell, Apollo Guide
It's not funny, it tells a surface story and nothing more, and there's no sense of effort to correct any of these deficiencies. Full Review
July 30, 2003
Alex Sandell, Juicy Cerebellum
It's bad, even by 80's standards.
August 20, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
No review available.
November 18, 2004
Randy Shulman, Metro Weekly (Washington, DC)
No review available.
May 13, 2004
Rebecca Murray, About.com
No review available.
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