Risky Business (1983)

Directed by

Paul Brickman

Genre

comedy film, erotic film, teen film, comedy drama, coming-of-age film, romantic comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 39m

Rated

R

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 1,482 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A high school senior's parents go on vacation and leave him alone. He ends up spending time with a call girl and gets caught up in a wild night of trouble.

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What happens

Risky Business is a 1983 American coming-of-age teen comedy film written and directed by Paul Brickman (in his directorial debut) and starring Tom Cruise and Rebecca De Mornay. It follows the sexual exploits of high school senior Joel Goodson (Cruise), who is staying home alone during his parents' vacation trip and meets a call girl named Lana (De Mornay). The film is considered to be Cruise's breakout role. Risky Business was released theatrically in the United States by Warner Bros. on August 5, 1983. A commercial and critical success, the film grossed more than $63 million at the box office, making it the tenth-highest-grossing film of 1983 in the United States, and received acclaim, with many comparing it to The Graduate (1967). Cruise's performance earned him the first Golden Globe Award nomination of his career. Retrospective critical analysis has recognized Risky Business as one of the best high school and teen films of all time. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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