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Risky Business
Meet Joel Goodson, an industrious, college-bound 17-year-old and a responsible, trustworthy son. However, when his parents go away and leave him home alone in the wealthy Chicago suburbs with the Porsche at his disposal he quickly decides he has been good for too long and it is time to enjoy himself. After an unfortunate incident with the Porsche Joel must raise some cash, in a risky way.
6.592
98 min
Release
1983-08-05
Cast
Tom Cruise
as Joel Goodson
Rebecca De Mornay
as Lana
Joe Pantoliano
as Guido
Richard Masur
as Rutherford
Bronson Pinchot
as Barry
Curtis Armstrong
as Miles Dalby
Nicholas Pryor
as Joel's Father
Janet Carroll
as Joel's Mother
Shera Danese
as Vicki
Raphael Sbarge
as Glenn
Bruce A. Young
as Jackie
Kevin Anderson
as Chuck (as Kevin C. Anderson)
Sarah Partridge
as Kessler
Nathan Davis
as Business TeacherScott Harlan
as Stan LicataSheila Keenan
as Nurse BolikLucy Harrington
as Glenn's Girlfriend
Jerry Tullos
as Derelict on TrainJerome Landfield
as Kessler's Father
Ron Dean
as Detective with Bullhorn
Bruno Alexander
as Mechanic (as Bruno Aclin)
Robert Kurcz
as Service ManagerJonathan Chapin
as Kid at Gas StationJimmy Baron
as Kid at WindowHarry Teinowitz
as Kid at Party
Francine Locke
as Shower GirlAnn Cole
as Call Girl
Candace Collins
as Call GirlElizabeth Curran
as Call Girl
Jill DeVries
as Call Girl (as Jill De Vries)
Debra Dulman
as Call GirlJoyce Hazard
as Call GirlKerry Hill
as Call Girl
Megan Mullally
as Call GirlLora Staley
as Call GirlVivian Victor
as Call Girl
Fern Persons
as Lab TeacherCynthia Baker
as Test Teacher
Wayne Kneeland
as Russell Bitterman (as Wayne C. Kneeland)Jade Gold
as Evonne WilliamsDana Balkin
as Girl in Nurse's OfficeKaren Grossman
as Hall MarshallBrett Baer
as Howie RifkinVinny Argiro
as Mr. Rents SalesmanEric Minsk
as Wimpy Kid
Mike Genovese
as Rent-All Man (as Michael Genovese)Steven Charous
as Softball PlayerGeorge Brown
as Swat Team Leader (uncredited)
Jason Gedrick
as Extra at Party (uncredited)Charlotte J. Helmkamp
as Call Girl (uncredited)Gerard Kaszubowski
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Anne Lockhart
as Babysitter (uncredited)Robert Minkoff
as Bit (uncredited)
Sean Penn
as Passenger in Car (uncredited)
Guy Van Swearingen
as Party Goer (uncredited)Director
REVIEWS
Wuchak
***Entertaining teen comedy with Tom Cruise and Rebecca De Mornay, but disturbingly dishonest*** “Risky Business” (1983) stars Tom Cruise as a preppy teen from the Chicago suburbs. When his parents leave for a trip, he has the house to himself and enlists the services of a call girl (Rebecca De Mornay), which leads to serious and amusing problems. This is the film with the iconic sequence of Cruise lip-syncing in private to Bob Seger’s "Old Time Rock and Roll." We’ve all done it. In any case, “Risky Business” is similar to “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” (1986), but with the artiness of “Less than Zero” (1987) minus the melancholy. As far as all-around entertainment goes, this is an easy 7/10, but I have to lower my grade due to the glorification of prostitution. Yes, I realize it’s a teen comedy and you have to roll with it to enjoy it, which I did and did. But the portrayal of prostitution & prostitutes is strictly fantasyland and I find it disingenuous and irresponsible. Would all these guys seriously be so hot for these women who have sex with several strangers every work day? Am I the only one who finds this gross? Wouldn’t at least some of them be concerned about STDs? Wouldn’t the loose lifestyle of prostitution negatively affect the women, psychologically and spiritually? Wouldn’t there be signs of “wear and tear”? Of course none of these types of realities are addressed. The film runs 1 hour, 39 minutes and was shot in Highland Park, Illinois, & the Chicago area. GRADE: C
