Risky Business | |
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![]() Theatrical release poster by Drew Struzan | |
Directed by | Paul Brickman |
Written by | Paul Brickman |
Produced by | Jon Avnet Steve Tisch |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Bruce Surtees Reynaldo Villalobos |
Edited by | Richard Chew |
Music by | Tangerine Dream |
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Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $6.2 million |
Box office | $63.5 million[1] |
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.
Risky Business was released theatrically in the United States on August 5, 1983. A commercial and critical success, the film grossed more than $63 million at the box office, making it the tenth-highest-grossing film of 1983 in the United States, and received acclaim, with many comparing it to The Graduate (1967). Cruise's performance earned him the first Golden Globe Award nomination of his career.
Retrospective critical analysis has recognized Risky Business as one of the best high school and teen films of all time.
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