Summary
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?
Good for
- Friends night
- Party vibe
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+32)
Critics 10Audiences 42GoodWatch 24
Metascore10
Letterboxd · 7 K ratings2.4/5
IMDb4.6
User score4.4
Audience score30%
Box office
80%of its budget back
- Budget
- $22 M
- Worldwide
- $18 M
Worldwide it made back $18 M of the $22 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 26 min
Shorter than most comedies, −14 min on the typical 100
typical 10086Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 17 countries, rent or buy in 3 more
+7Released
1988
March 22, 1988
38 years ago
Genre
ComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibePublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 25 more60 people
- Anthony Michael HallJohnny Walker
- Robert Downey Jr.Leo Wiggins
- Uma ThurmanGeorgia Elkans
- Paul GleasonWayne Hisler
- Steve JamesCoach Ned Sanders
- Jennifer TillyConnie Hisler
- Seymour CasselWallace Gibson
- Marshall BellChief Elkans
Deborah MayMrs. Walker
Robert Downey Sr.NCAA Investigator
John HawkesPizza Boy #1
John PankowLou Landers
Michael GreeneTex Wade
Michael AlldredgeVinny Kroll
Jon StaffordBad Breath
Peter KochPete Andropolous
Howard CosellHimself- JMJim McMahonHimself
George HallGrandpa Walker- LBLucianne BuchananLawanda Wade
Tony FrankJoe Bob
Tim RossovichGas Attendant- TDTraci-Ann DuttonGirl at Motel
- BCBarbara CeckaGirl at Motel
Directing · 1
- Bud S. Smith Director
Writing · 3
- David Obst Writer
- Steve Zacharias Writer
- Jeff Buhai Writer
Camera · 1
- Robert D. Yeoman Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- M. Scott Smith Editor
Sound · 1
- Jay Ferguson Music
Art · 3
- Gregg Fonseca Production Design
- Sharon Seymour Art Direction
- Dorree Cooper Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Susie DeSanto Costume Design
Other crew · 2
- Russell Towery Stunt Coordinator
- Doug Coleman Stunts
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