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.
Director(s)
Paul Brickman
Jerry Grandey
Marion Tumen
Richard H. Prince
Cast & crew
Bruno Alexander
Mechanic (as Bruno Aclin)
Tom Cruise
Joel Goodson
Ron Dean
Detective with Bullhorn
Bronson Pinchot
Barry
Rebecca De Mornay
Lana
Shera Danese
Vicki
Mike Genovese
Rent-All Man (as Michael Genovese)
Vinny Argiro
Mr. Rents Salesman
Curtis Armstrong
Miles Dalby
Jerry Grandey
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Joe Pantoliano
Guido
Anne Lockhart
Babysitter (uncredited)
Nathan Davis
Business Teacher
Sean Penn
Passenger in Car (uncredited)
Guy Van Swearingen
Party Goer (uncredited)
Marion Tumen
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Raphael Sbarge
Glenn
Nicholas Pryor
Joel's Father
Harry Teinowitz
Kid at Party
Bruce A. Young
Jackie
Jonathan Chapin
Kid at Gas Station
Fern Persons
Lab Teacher
Robert Kurcz
Service Manager
Candace Collins
Call Girl
Richard Masur
Rutherford
Jason Gedrick
Extra at Party (uncredited)
Wayne Kneeland
Russell Bitterman (as Wayne C. Kneeland)
Charlotte J. Helmkamp
Call Girl (uncredited)
Janet Carroll
Joel's Mother
Kevin Anderson
Chuck (as Kevin C. Anderson)
Sarah Partridge
Kessler
Scott Harlan
Stan Licata
Sheila Keenan
Nurse Bolik
Lucy Harrington
Glenn's Girlfriend
Jerry Tullos
Derelict on Train
Jerome Landfield
Kessler's Father
Jimmy Baron
Kid at Window
Francine Locke
Shower Girl
Ann Cole
Call Girl
Elizabeth Curran
Call Girl
Jill DeVries
Call Girl (as Jill De Vries)
Debra Dulman
Call Girl
Joyce Hazard
Call Girl
Kerry Hill
Call Girl
Megan Mullally
Call Girl
Lora Staley
Call Girl
Vivian Victor
Call Girl
Cynthia Baker
Test Teacher
Jade Gold
Evonne Williams
Dana Balkin
Girl in Nurse's Office
Karen Grossman
Hall Marshall
Brett Baer
Howie Rifkin
Eric Minsk
Wimpy Kid
Steven Charous
Softball Player
George Brown
Swat Team Leader (uncredited)
Gerard Kaszubowski
Party Guest (uncredited)
Robert Minkoff
Bit (uncredited)
Paul Brickman
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Richard H. Prince
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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
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