Risky Business( 1983)

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There's a time for playing it safe and a time for Risky Business.

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

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

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A review by Wuchak

Written by Wuchak on Tue Dec 11 2018

***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 ...