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.

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Film Cast:

• Joel Goodson: Tom Cruise
• Lana: Rebecca De Mornay
• Miles: Curtis Armstrong
• Barry: Bronson Pinchot
• Guido: Joe Pantoliano
• Rutherford: Richard Masur
• Vicki: Shera Danese
• Glenn: Raphael Sbarge
• Joel’s Mother: Janet Carroll
• Joel’s Father: Nicholas Pryor
• Chuck: Kevin Anderson
• Kessler: Sarah Partridge
• Stan Licata: Scott Harlan
• Howie Rifkin: Brent Bauer
• Jackie: Bruce A. Young
• Shower Girl: Francine Locke
• Nurse Bolik: Sheila Keenan
• Glenn’s Girlfriend: Lucy Harrington
• Call Girl: Ann Cole
• Call Girl: Candace Collins
• Call Girl: Elizabeth Curran
• Call Girl (as Jill De Vries): Jill DeVries
• Call Girl: Joyce Hazard
• Call Girl: Kerry Hill
• Call Girl: Vivian Victor
• Evonne Williams: Jade Gold
• Girl in Nurse’s Office: Dana Balkin
• Wimpy Kid: Eric Minsk
• Softball Player: Steven Charous
• Party Guest (uncredited): Gerard Kaszubowski
• Call girl: Megan Mullally
• Kid at Window: Jimmy Baron
• Hall Marshall: Karen Grossman
• Extra at Party: Jason Gedrick

Film Crew:

• Screenplay: Paul Brickman
• Director of Photography: Bruce Surtees
• Producer: Jon Avnet
• Editor: Richard Chew
• Music: Christopher Franke
• Music: Johannes Schmölling
• Music: Edgar Froese
• Casting: Nancy Klopper
• Associate Producer: James O’Fallon
• Production Design: William J. Cassidy
• Director of Photography: Reynaldo Villalobos
• Producer: Steve Tisch
• Unit Production Manager: John G. Wilson
• First Assistant Director: Jerry Grandey
• Second Assistant Director: Richard H. Prince
• Camera Operator: George Kohut
• First Assistant Camera: Peter Kuttner
• First Assistant Editor: Howard Heard
• Sound Effects Editor: Fred J. Brown
• Sound Effects Editor: Michele Sharp
• Sound Effects Editor: Fred Stafford
• Assistant Sound Editor: Juno J. Ellis
• Music Editor: Curt Sobel
• Sound Mixer: Scott D. Smith
• Script Supervisor: Marion Tumen
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: John T. Reitz
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: David E. Campbell
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Gregg Rudloff
• Costume Design: Robert De Mora
• Construction Coordinator: Richard Dean Rankin
• Property Master: Jack E. Ackerman
• Assistant Property Master: William D’Ambra
• Hairstylist: Ilona Bobak
• Makeup Artist: Lillian Toth
• Gaffer: Ross A. Maehl
• Key Grip: Michael M. Krevitt
• Best Boy Grip: Art Bartels
• Unit Publicist: Nancy Willen
• Negative Cutter: Donah Bassett
• Post Production Supervisor: Jeffrey Harstedt
• Utility Stunts: Steve M. Davison
• Stunt Driver: Rick LeFevour
• Stunt Double: Reid Rondell

Movie Reviews:

• Wuchak: ***Entertaining teen comedy with Tom Cruise and Rebecca De Mornay, but disturbingly dishonest***
• “Risky Business” (1983) stars Tom Cruise as a preppy teen from the Chicago suburbs. When his parents leave for a trip, he has the house to himself and enlists the services of a call girl (Rebecca De Mornay), which leads to serious and amusing problems.
• This is the film with the iconic sequence of Cruise lip-syncing in private to Bob Seger’s “Old Time Rock and Roll.” We’ve all done it. In any case, “Risky Business” is similar to “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” (1986), but with the artiness of “Less than Zero” (1987) minus the melancholy.
• As far as all-around entertainment goes, this is an easy 7/10, but I have to lower my grade due to the glorification of prostitution. Yes, I realize it’s a teen comedy and you have to roll with it to enjoy it, which I did and did.
• But the portrayal of prostitution & prostitutes is strictly fantasyland and I find it disingenuous and irresponsible. Would all these guys seriously be so hot for these women who have sex with several strangers every work day? Am I the only one who finds this gross? Wouldn’t at least some of them be concerned about STDs? Wouldn’t the loose lifestyle of prostitution negatively affect the women, psychologically and spiritually? Wouldn’t there be signs of “wear and tear”? Of course none of these types of realities are addressed.
• The film runs 1 hour, 39 minutes and was shot in Highland Park, Illinois, & the Chicago area.
• GRADE: C