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Risky Business (1983)
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Reviews Counted:23
Fresh:11
Rotten:12
Average Rating:4.1/10
Consensus: Featuring one of Tom Cruise's best early performances, Risky Business is a sharp, funny examination of teen angst that doesn't stop short of exploring dark themes.
Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Joel Goodson is the type of teenager who makes his parents proud: he's nice, handsome, intelligent, and even principled. But when Joel's parents leave town for a few days, a series of events occur... Joel Goodson is the type of teenager who makes his parents proud: he's nice, handsome, intelligent, and even principled. But when Joel's parents leave town for a few days, a series of events occur that will change Joel's sheltered life. For starters, he meets Lana, a hooker who proceeds to deflower our young hero, and then suggests he turn his home into a house of prostitution for one evening. Joel agrees, and just as sexy hookers and randy guys turn Joel's house upside down, a representative from Princeton University arrives, to interview Joel! How Joel handles this and other crises (losing his dad's Porsche, the loss of all his furniture, falling in love with a prostitute) will alter Joel's life forever. [More]
Starring: Tom Cruise, Rebecca De Mornay, Curtis Armstrong, Bronson Pinchot
Starring: Tom Cruise, Rebecca De Mornay, Curtis Armstrong, Bronson Pinchot, Raphael Sbarge, Joe Pantoliano, Nicholas Pryor, Richard Masur
Director: Paul Brickman
Director: Paul Brickman
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The 25th anniversary edition (in blue-ray and high-definition) contains commentary by star Cruise, director's final cut of the last scene, and other useful docus.
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