Risky Business

1983
R
1h 39m

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6.8/10

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Raunchy Comedy Teen Comedy Comedy Crime Drama Romance

A Chicago teenager is looking for fun at home while his parents are away, but the situation quickly gets out of hand.A Chicago teenager is looking for fun at home while his parents are away, but the situation quickly gets out of hand.A Chicago teenager is looking for fun at home while his parents are away, but the situation quickly gets out of hand.

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IMDb RATING

6.8/10

102K

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POPULARITY

2,486

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Awards
- 3 nominations

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Trivia
In an effort for Tom Cruise (who was 20 during filming) to look more "teenage" in appearance, the producers put him though an unusual bit of physical training. Cruise worked out seven days a week, in order to lose ten pounds. Once that had been accomplished, he immediately ceased working out and ate extremely fatty foods in order to add a layer of baby fat. This is how he achieved that "fresh-faced" teenage look.

Goofs
In the Princeton interview, Joel states that he wishes to major in business. Princeton has never offered a business major.

Quotes
[last lines]
Joel Goodson: My name is Joel Goodson. I deal in human fulfillment. I grossed over eight thousand dollars in one night. Time of your life, huh kid?

Alternate versions
CBS edited 2 minutes from this film for its 1985 network television premiere.

Connections
Featured in At the Movies: Movies That Changed the Movies (1984)

Soundtracks
Every Breath You Take
Written by Sting (uncredited)
Performed by The Police
Courtesy of A&M Records

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8/10

Every once in a while you just have to say, "what the heck?"

So good. Even better than I remembered. Cruise really came into his own in the third act. A real star making role, obviously, and Rebecca DeMornay was stupendous. So hot. How she didn't become a star after this is anyone's guess. Booger. Balki. Phil Collins. Tangerine Dream - love on a train.

At the risk of sounding like an old man, they simply don't make em like this anymore.