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Toutes folles de lui

Original title: Johnny Be Good
  • 1988
  • R
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
4.6/10
7.8K
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Uma Thurman, Robert Downey Jr., and Anthony Michael Hall in Toutes folles de lui (1988)
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Johnny's the top high-school football player and many colleges want him. His girlfriend, coach and best friend want him in the college, serving themselves most.Johnny's the top high-school football player and many colleges want him. His girlfriend, coach and best friend want him in the college, serving themselves most.Johnny's the top high-school football player and many colleges want him. His girlfriend, coach and best friend want him in the college, serving themselves most.

  • Director
    • Bud S. Smith
  • Writers
    • Steve Zacharias
    • Jeff Buhai
    • David Obst
  • Stars
    • Anthony Michael Hall
    • Robert Downey Jr.
    • Paul Gleason
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    4.6/10
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    • Director
      • Bud S. Smith
    • Writers
      • Steve Zacharias
      • Jeff Buhai
      • David Obst
    • Stars
      • Anthony Michael Hall
      • Robert Downey Jr.
      • Paul Gleason
    • 48User reviews
    • 23Critic reviews
    • 10Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Anthony Michael Hall
    Anthony Michael Hall
    • Johnny Walker
    Robert Downey Jr.
    Robert Downey Jr.
    • Leo Wiggins
    Paul Gleason
    Paul Gleason
    • Wayne Hisler
    Uma Thurman
    Uma Thurman
    • Georgia Elkans
    Steve James
    Steve James
    • Coach Sanders
    Seymour Cassel
    Seymour Cassel
    • Wallace Gibson
    Michael Greene
    Michael Greene
    • Tex Wade
    Marshall Bell
    Marshall Bell
    • Chief Elkans
    Deborah May
    Deborah May
    • Mrs. Walker
    Michael Alldredge
    Michael Alldredge
    • Vinny Kroll
    Jennifer Tilly
    Jennifer Tilly
    • Connie Hisler
    Jon Stafford
    Jon Stafford
    • Bad Breath
    Peter Koch
    Peter Koch
    • Pete Andropolous
    Howard Cosell
    Howard Cosell
    • Howard Cosell
    Jim McMahon
    • Jim McMahon
    George Hall
    George Hall
    • Grandpa Walker
    Lucianne Buchanan
    • Lawanda Wade
    Tony Frank
    Tony Frank
    • Joe Bob
    • Director
      • Bud S. Smith
    • Writers
      • Steve Zacharias
      • Jeff Buhai
      • David Obst
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    User reviews48

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    4atlasmb

    So Disappointing

    Just three years after "The Breakfast Club", this film reunites Michael Anthony Hall and Paul Gleason. It aims to achieve the irreverent humor of a film like "Stripes" combined with the titillation of "Porky's". Almost every character in this film is a caricature. You can tell a lot of people put a lot of work into this film, so where does it go wrong?

    First, the film's primary story--about a football phenom who is unscrupulously recruited by every powerhouse program in the country--is a serious drag on the humor. There is nothing funny about the sacrifice of educational values to the football money machine.

    Secondly, the film tries to include every standard feature of every youth comedy film--the clueless adults, the topless scenes, the humor centering on sex and alcohol--and in so doing, becomes a parody of itself.

    I am deducting one point just for the colossal waste of talent.

    Robert Downey Jr. is wasted here, playing the wacky sidekick. Uma Thurman's performance as the hometown girlfriend is lost in the silliness.

    The entire film is predictable, sometimes cringe-worthy, and boring.

    In a scene near the end of the film Hall, Downey and Thurman drive off in a convertible to begin their post-high school lives and there is a sense of what this film could have been: an interesting exploration of the lives of three kids who have issues to face and things to learn. It might even have been funny, too.
    7danluttrell2002

    Not that bad

    Not the best movie I've ever seen but a good coming of age comedy. Repeat comedy. Some people might not like this movie but I thought it was good. If you like movies in general and can deal or like the 1980's and early 1990's era movies you'll enjoy this.

    If you like the Breakfast Club or any of the Brat Pack era movies you'll like this. It also has some good football scenes but only a few short ones so those that hate football can manage through them.

    Basically this movie is about college recruiting of a star high school football quarterback. He struggles with the moral question of does he go to the flashy money schools or the one where he might get an education. In the mean time his family, coach and friends all fall victim to college recruiters.

    Not a good movie for young children due to sexual overtones, drinking, etc. Men and women should both enjoy this movie.

    My favorite scene is early in the movie with Johnny in his room playing the drums with the TV and stereo going. I could really relate to this scene from my high school years. I measure movies by the question of, would I be disappointed if I had paid $10 to see it at the movie theater. This one exceeds the grade. Enjoy.
    stills-6

    One good scene in a sea of mediocrity

    There is one good scene in this movie, and it's pretty good. Anthony Michael Hall has just been on a recruitment tour of private colleges who want to give him football scholarships and he has come back to his hometown to negotiate a deal with the athletic director of a public university. The interplay between the two, especially the unspoken lines, is done beautifully.

    Other than that, this is a pretty standard (sub-standard) teen flick posing as a cautionary tale. I think this movie wanted to be a comedic version of "All the Right Moves", but didn't have the guts to tell a real story.
    Bneidl

    Just Awful

    Honestly, this is probably one of the worst movies I've ever seen. It's certainly one of the least-competently made studio releases ever. There are entire scenes in this movie in which the sound is so poorly handled that you can barely hear what characters are saying. This isn't helped by Anthony Michael Hall's decision to mumble all of his lines. He seemed very unenthusiastic about this role--like he could barely work up the energy even to say the words.

    There is a scene in the film in which Hall's character and some friends have an impromptu football game on his girlfriend's front lawn, against her father (who hates Hall for some reason that is never explained) and some other boobs, that is so badly edited that you simply cannot tell what is happening. Characters come in and out of that scene without rhyme or reason--continuity errors abound. There are also many scenes in which weird dialog was looped in during post-production to bridge awkward narrative gaps. This is a sure sign that the director didn't really know what he was doing, and just failed to capture footage that made sense on its own.

    Also, Robert Downey, Jr. is unbelievably obnoxious in this movie. I mean really disgusting.
    7stacekar

    Underrated 80's comedy

    I'm surprised at the negativity. It's a great dumb comedy with a tiny bit of morality thrown in. The recruitment tactics may not be an exaggeration of reality - trying to schmooze the all-American QB.

    How is it possible that Yes Man averages a 7 out of 10 and this movie is a 4.? Yes Man was barely watchable.

    The cast was perfect and the movie probably wouldn't have worked without them. Robert Downey Jr.'s character is so disturbed and hilarious. It seems to be a carryover from his role in Back to School. Which is another great 80's comedy. Uma Thurman is so cute in one of her first acting roles. Paul Gleason plays is a-hole character to perfection.

    Maybe I am just old enough to still love the John Hughes-style high school comedies of the 1980's. This isn't the best of breed, but definitely worth enjoying.

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    • Trivia
      Playing on the drive-in screen is a scene from Putney Swope (1969), which was written and directed by Robert Downey Sr., who plays the NCAA Investigator.
    • Goofs
      A cop is thrown through the windshield of a cop car. The glass breaks in big shards like plate glass. Windshields are made from laminated safety glass and shatter into small pieces that stay together.
    • Quotes

      Wayne Hisler: Dear Lord, we pray that we may win this game today. We ask that you give us the strength and the courage to win our 2nd straight state championship. We ask Lord that nobody on our side is seriously injured. We know that we are the best team. We ask that you allow us to win this game. The Lord wants you to put your foot on their balls and believe in it, because that's what wins football games. Not jumping offsides like a bunch of wimps and faggots. Alright lift your heads boys, prayers over. I talked to God. I'm thru talking to God, now I'm talking to you. You're gonna be out there in front of your families, the student body, every girl you ever had a hard on for is gonna be out there today but you will not be going to no sock-hop tonight boys, you will not get no honey on your stinger if you don't go out there and bust your ass. Because this is it. This is the big one. I want you to taste it. I want you to smell it son. There's winners and there's nothing else. I don't give a shit what those pinkos over in Russia say. You want to be a loser you go live in Russia. I'm not a loser. I'm a winner. I'm an American. Who wants to be John Wayne? Who wants to grab a root and hang on? Who wants to get a mean on? Get a mean on son. Let me see you get a mean on son. Now who wants it? I want to know, who wants this? Who wants to get a mean on? Who wants it? Let's go!

    • Alternate versions
      Theatrical version was rated PG-13. Video version features additional footage and has been "re-rated R."
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Biloxi Blues/Johnny Be Good/A New Life/The Milagro Beanfield War/Dominick and Eugene (1988)
    • Soundtracks
      Johnny B. Goode
      Written and Performed by Chuck Berry

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    • Release date
      • March 25, 1988 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Johnny Be Good
    • Filming locations
      • Georgetown, Texas, USA
    • Production companies
      • Zacharias-Buhai Productions
      • Orion Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $22,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $17,550,399
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,249,388
      • Mar 27, 1988
    • Gross worldwide
      • $17,550,399
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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