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Risky Business (1983)

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Little did Tom Cruise know that he would become a box-office superstar after he cranked up some Bob Seeger and played air guitar in his underwear. But there’s more to this 1983 hit than the arrival of a hot young star. Making a stylish debut, writer-director Paul Brickman crafted a subtle satire of crass materialism wrapped in an irresistible plot about a crafty high schooler named Joel (Cruise) who goes into risky business with the beguiling prostitute Lana (Rebecca De Mornay) while his parents are out of town. Joel turns his affluent Chicago-suburb home into a lucrative bordello and forms a steamy personal and professional partnership with Lana, but only as long as the two can avoid the vengeful pimp Guido (Joe Pantoliano) and keep their customers happy. A signature film of the 1980s, Risky Business still holds up thanks to Cruise’s effortless charm and the movie’s timeless appeal as an adolescent male fantasy. –Jeff Shannon
Customer Review: Risky Business DVD
For those of us who grew up and were in high school in the 80’s, especially the early 80’s I think this is a great movie. Tom Cruise is great as Joel Goodsen, he projects the kind of innocence that I think a lot of us who grew up in the burbs in the 80’s had. That time was kind of a throwback, although there was a little drug use such as the pot in the movie, I think the drug culture was not as big as in the mid 60’s and 70’s. AIDS had still not hit yet. Reagan was king and most kids were nice kids trying to do good in school, please their parents, and set themselves up for a productive future, as Joel in the movie. The story is good, although a little unbeleivable, as a small mistake Joel makes becomes a huge problem. Mainly it reminds me a lot of guys I went to high school with, the clothes we wore, having to ride a bike around instead of driving. All the stuff high school kids in the 80’s did and had. It is a great movie and a classic from the era.
Customer Review: The Girl Next Door Of The 1980’s
When I first obtained this movie I didn’t know what to expect. Many times I saw this movie lying for rent in blockbuster, it had a catchy cover but the synopsis of the back cover never caught my attention. It wasn’t until one of my friends gave away a whole bunch of 80’s flicks away and guess what? Risky business was there; so I went ahead and gave it a chance.

For those who are unfamiliar with the story of the movie then don’t worry it’s quite simple. The movie’s plot revolves around the character of Joel (played by Tom Cruise) who is the ideal son; he gets good grades, perfect attendance, top of his class, and plus he is very obedient to his parents…..until.. Both of Joel’s parents decide to take a trip out of town without Joel. They leave Joel the responsibility of the house, car etc. But when Joel’s friends keep pushing him to take a chance at taking risks and having a good time Joel doesn’t hesitate to think twice. So up to know everything is fun and games….until.. Joel meets a young charming prostitute named Lana (played by Rebecca de Mornay) who teaches him how to have a good time. there’s a lot more story in the picture that of course is not new, it has been seen and used in many recent teen flicks, like The Girl Next Door, Orange County, American Pie. Actually the story of this movie is very similar to that of The Girl Next Door. for example; good boy gone bad, boy meets a hot girl which he thinks is out of his league, there’s a pimp involved who control’s the hot girl. All of these details are reminiscent in both flicks

As well the movie has some of the most memorable scenes, along with an awesome soundtrack from Tangerine Dream… Tom Cruise’s first big staring role is still worth every penny even if it’s heavily dated.

MY PERSONAL RATING: 4 OUT OF 5
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