Johnny Be Good (1988) on Netflix
Johnny Walker, Ashcroft High's quarterback, is the nation's top recruit. His girlfriend Georgia Elkans wants him at State University, but his best friend Leo Wiggins says to hold out.
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Plot summary
Johnny Walker plays quarterback at Ashcroft High School and is the top high school prospect in the country, so colleges recruit him hard. The offers include cash, free room and board and other gifts, and one school buys his friend Leo Wiggins a car. Leo says to hold out for the best offer; Georgia Elkans, his girlfriend, wants him to enroll at State University and get a solid education. Johnny dislikes his coach, Wayne Hisler. On a visit to State, coach Ned Sanders offers him a scholarship, an education and a chance to compete for the starting job, and warns that gifts from recruiters violate NCAA rules. The attention is blurring Johnny's judgment, and his family is irritated. Chief Elkans, the sheriff and Georgia's father, holds a grudge against Johnny.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Johnny Be Good (1988)
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- Judas Priest re-recorded Chuck Berry's "Johnny B. Goode" as the film's title track, releasing it on their album Ram It Down.
