Risky Business
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 Goodsen (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.
Plot
High-achieving high school student Joel Goodsen lives with his wealthy parents in the Chicago North Shore area of Glencoe. His father wants him to attend Princeton University, his alma mater, so Joel participates in Future Enterprisers, an extracurricular activity in which students work in teams to create small businesses. When Joel's parents go away on a trip, his friend Miles convinces him to use his newfound freedom to have some fun. On the first night, Joel raids the liquor cabinet, plays the stereo loudly, and dances around the living room in his briefs and button-down shirt to "Old Time Rock and Roll".
More details
| author | Paul Brickman |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Chicago |
| director | Paul Brickman |
| editor | Richard Chew |
| events | prostitution |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | belong burglarize chicago "l" chicago north shore cross-dresser guido high school student horrify id lake michigan living room morning north shore old time rock and roll porsche 928 princeton university repair shop run small business steuben glass egg steuben glass works |
| musicBy | Tangerine Dream |
| producer | Jon Avnet Steve Tisch |
| productionCompany | The Geffen Film Company |
| publisher | Warner Bros. |
| recordedAt | Chicago |
| theme | high school satirical |