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Risky Business

5.7

10,869

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Original title

Risky Business

Year

1983

Running time

99 min.

Country

United States

United States

Director

Screenwriter

Cast

Music

Tangerine Dream

Cinematography

Reynaldo Villalobos, Bruce Surtees

Producer

Geffen Pictures. Producer: Jon Avnet. Distributor: Warner Bros.

Genre

Drama. Comedy | Teen Comedy

Synopsis

Meet Joel Goodsen, Industrious, college-bound 17-year-old. Responsible, trustworthy son. But he's been good for too long. Joel's parents are away and he's in charge of the house. They trust him. Maybe they shouldn't.

Awards: 1983: Golden Globes: Nominated for Best Actor in a Comedy/Musical (Tom Cruise)

1983: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Nominated for Best Original Comedy Screenplay

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Critics' reviews

"It is one of the smartest, funniest, most perceptive satires in a long time. It not only invites comparison with 'The Graduate,' it earns it (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
"Risky Business is like a promising first novel, with all the pros and cons that come with that territory"

Variety Staff: Variety
"Risky Business is the sleeper of the summer. It's a refreshing change from the usual dumb teenage ripoffs"

Jay Carr: Boston Globe
"Risky Business improves as it goes along"

Janet Maslin: The New York Times
"For writer/director Paul Brickman, this was a case of being in the right place at the right time and, perhaps most importantly, getting the right leading man in place."

James Berardinelli: ReelViews
"One of the finest film explorations of the end of innocence."

Dave Kehr: Chicago Tribune
"Good '80's teen movie with a suitable soundtrack and the loveable Cruise displaying his new found starry confidence (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"

Ian Nathan: Empire
"An adolescent-oriented farce so finely tuned it projects beyond its narrow intended audience"

The Globe and Mail

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