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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.
1983 · Directed by Paul Brickman · 98 min · Romance · Comedy · Drama · 26 frames
Tagline
There's a time for playing it safe and a time for Risky Business.
Crew
- Written by: Paul Brickman
- Cinematography: Bruce Surtees, Reynaldo Villalobos
- Edited by: Richard Chew
- Music: Christopher Franke, Edgar Froese, Johannes Schmölling
- Production design: William J. Cassidy
- Produced by: Jon Avnet, Steve Tisch
Cast
- Tom Cruise as Joel Goodson
- Rebecca De Mornay as Lana
- Joe Pantoliano as Guido
- Richard Masur as Rutherford
- Bronson Pinchot as Barry
- Curtis Armstrong as Miles Dalby
- Nicholas Pryor as Joel's Father
- Janet Carroll as Joel's Mother
- Shera Danese as Vicki
- Raphael Sbarge as Glenn
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: German, English
- Studios: Geffen Pictures, The Steve Tisch Company, Jon Avent Productions
- Budget: $6,200,000
- Box office: $63,541,777
- Themes: chicago, illinois, high school, brothel, coming of age, prostitution, playful
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