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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
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Tom Cruise, Joe Pantoliano, Rebecca De Mornay, Curtis Armstrong, Richard MasurDirector: Paul Brickman
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray|Amazon Verified Purchase
In the 80s, we saw a spate of movies catering for young men, teen movies of sorts, that would usually have some sexual element to it. An example of this was the Porkies series, although it's not as mature as this movie, the element of fantasy, and sexual interaction was a big part of the movie.
Risky Business was an interesting start for young Tom Cruise, who, at the time wasn't that well known. His co-star, beautiful Rebecca De Mornay was also rather unknown, so director Paul Brickman was taking a risk with them.
Tom Cruise plays Joel Goodsen, a young guy from the burbs of Chicago. He's obsessed with his grades and nervous he's going to ruin everything for himself. He doesn't really like messing around, but when his parents go away on holiday - his pal Miles gets him a call girl - but he really doesn't like her. She suggests lovely Lana, a sexy blonde with beautiful eyes - and the magic starts.
Joel helps her get rid of a creep called Guido - who she says is her manager but we all know he's just a pimp - but what he doesn't realise is he's getting himself into bother, hence why it's a Risky Business.
This is one of Tom's finest movies, the good old days when he wasn't taking himself far too seriously, a golden age where he just made movies - and the better for it. His portrayal of Joel is great, his nervousness is perfectly on par with teens of his age. Rebecca is also great as Lana, and really fits the role well.
The best scene has to be the one where he's on the train making love to Lana, the use of Phil Collins' "In The Air Tonight" is really good, and the way it's not explicit lets you use your imagination. You can even loose yourself for a moment in the silhouette of trains, cityscapes, and Tangerine Dream's reoccurring theme - which is a dreamy synth pop piece which spirals out of distance.
The blu-ray is good - 1080p AVC with 5.1 or TruHD in English, there's also the French and Spanish soundtracks, but they're in 2.0 and mono respectively (!) - plus the commentary from Paul Brickman and Tom Cruise, which I have yet to experience. The quality of the remaster isn't eye-poppingly good, but it's fair, and is better than the DVD as it's less compressed (well you'd really hope so!) and the image is more vivid. The best part of the film is on the train picture quality wise, but the low moment for me was outside when Joel first meets the pimp. The special features are not too bad either, there's an alternative ending that Paul really wanted to have in it; a retrospective of the movie 25 years on, which I thought was cool and the screen tests with Tom, to see how it was going to pan out. The only problem you might have with this title is that the commentary needs BD Live support, so if you have an older BD player you'll need the latest firmware. On the PS3 it was fine, and in PowerDVD 7.3 (latest update) it was fine too.
Well worth getting, it's one of those movies you'll come back to again and again.
Risky Business was an interesting start for young Tom Cruise, who, at the time wasn't that well known. His co-star, beautiful Rebecca De Mornay was also rather unknown, so director Paul Brickman was taking a risk with them.
Tom Cruise plays Joel Goodsen, a young guy from the burbs of Chicago. He's obsessed with his grades and nervous he's going to ruin everything for himself. He doesn't really like messing around, but when his parents go away on holiday - his pal Miles gets him a call girl - but he really doesn't like her. She suggests lovely Lana, a sexy blonde with beautiful eyes - and the magic starts.
Joel helps her get rid of a creep called Guido - who she says is her manager but we all know he's just a pimp - but what he doesn't realise is he's getting himself into bother, hence why it's a Risky Business.
This is one of Tom's finest movies, the good old days when he wasn't taking himself far too seriously, a golden age where he just made movies - and the better for it. His portrayal of Joel is great, his nervousness is perfectly on par with teens of his age. Rebecca is also great as Lana, and really fits the role well.
The best scene has to be the one where he's on the train making love to Lana, the use of Phil Collins' "In The Air Tonight" is really good, and the way it's not explicit lets you use your imagination. You can even loose yourself for a moment in the silhouette of trains, cityscapes, and Tangerine Dream's reoccurring theme - which is a dreamy synth pop piece which spirals out of distance.
The blu-ray is good - 1080p AVC with 5.1 or TruHD in English, there's also the French and Spanish soundtracks, but they're in 2.0 and mono respectively (!) - plus the commentary from Paul Brickman and Tom Cruise, which I have yet to experience. The quality of the remaster isn't eye-poppingly good, but it's fair, and is better than the DVD as it's less compressed (well you'd really hope so!) and the image is more vivid. The best part of the film is on the train picture quality wise, but the low moment for me was outside when Joel first meets the pimp. The special features are not too bad either, there's an alternative ending that Paul really wanted to have in it; a retrospective of the movie 25 years on, which I thought was cool and the screen tests with Tom, to see how it was going to pan out. The only problem you might have with this title is that the commentary needs BD Live support, so if you have an older BD player you'll need the latest firmware. On the PS3 it was fine, and in PowerDVD 7.3 (latest update) it was fine too.
Well worth getting, it's one of those movies you'll come back to again and again.
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Three years before the massive blockbuster that was Top Gun, a young Tom Cruise starred in a little known movie called Risky Business. He puts in an excellent and believable performance as Joel Goodson, a young do-gooder who is left to look after the house when his parents go on holiday. One scene in this movie has been copied countless times, most notably The Simpsons, see if you can spot it. The film is ok to watch the first time but after that it will gather on dust on your shelves, unless you are a big Tom Cruise fan and in that case I would insist that you buy it.
Format:Blu-ray
this is a another movie that takes me back to my teen years.. but it is a great movie and so good to see tom cruise as tom cruise really before he got famous and started to over act his roles like MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 2 and onwards... tom cruise was great as this wimpy mommas boy who never took risks then suddenly he invites a call girl(rebecca de mornay) and everthing goes wrong he has has to get it right b4 his parents come back from vacation.. its just 1 disaster after another.. the action is fast exspecially the chase with the porsche.. and the soundtrack is awesome.. this is another great 80s movie that never gets shown anymore on british tv.. this is wat a teen movie should be like .. forget AMERICAN PIE movies ..there garbage compared to this.. 10/10-
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Risky Business
Brilliant from start to finish. Good performance from Tom Cruise, and especially from Rebecca de Mornay, in her portayal of the 'Tart with a heart'.
Published 4 months ago by Brian Murphy
Brilliant Film
Just how I remember it, something special about this film. Great story line. Love the train journey and music. Very nostalgic for me.
Published 15 months ago by OZWEB
A time when Tom Cruise skill was greater than his ego.
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Published 18 months ago by S. A. Jones
old classic
this is a one of the first that Tom Cruise was in, back in the early 1980's if you like a good relaxing funny film then I would say this is idea.
Published on 19 Jan 2010 by Mr. C. Chambers
An 80's movie classic!
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Published on 29 Dec 2008 by Another Weasley
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Published on 24 Oct 2008 by AnOldGoat
very enaging comedy
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Published on 10 Nov 2006 by Stampy
A risk that pays off
When I first heard what this film was about I thought it was a joke, then I thought it sounded terrible and then I saw the film and realised it was brilliant. Read more
Published on 29 Jan 2004 by "funkmaster-p"
My best film of All Time
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