Risky Business [WS] [25th Anniversary Edition]

Director: Paul Brickman Paul Brickman

Overview

Risky Business is the film in which 19-year-old Tom Cruise dances around his living room in his underwear. He does this to celebrate the fact that his parents have left him alone while they go on vacation. Somewhere along the line, hooker Rebecca De Mornay, fleeing her vicious pimp, hides out in the Cruise manse. Things go from bad to worse to as Cruise inadvertently drives his father's Porsche into Lake Michigan and nearly scuttles his college recruitment interview.

Product Details

Release Date:	09/16/2008
UPC:	0883929002931
Original Release:	1983
Rating:	R
Source:	Warner Home Video
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:39:00
Sales rank:	14,136

Special Features

Commentary by Tom Cruise, Paul Brickman and Jon Avnet; New 25th-Anniversary Retrospective; Original screen tests; Director's cut of the final scene; Soundtrack remastered in Dolby Digital 5.1; Theatrical trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Tom Cruise	Joel Goodson
Rebecca De Mornay	Lana
Joe Pantoliano	Guido
Richard Masur	Rutherford
Bronson Pinchot	Barry
Curtis Armstrong	Miles
Nicholas Pryor	Joel's Father
Janet Carroll	Joel's Mother
Shera Danese	Vicki
Raphael Sbarge	Glenn
Bruce A. Young	Jackie
Kevin Anderson	Chuck
Sarah Partridge	Kessler
Nathan Davis	Business Teacher
Scott Harlan	Stan Licata
Sheila Keenan	Nurse Bolik
Lucy Harrington	Glenn's Girl Friend
Jerry Tullos	Derelict
Jerome Landfield	Kessler's Father
Ron Dean	Detective
Bruno Aclin	Mechanic
Robert Kurcz	Service Manager
Fern Persons	Lab Teacher
Cynthia Baker	Test Teacher
Wayne Kneeland	Russell Bitterman
Jade Gold	Evonne Williams
Karen Grossman	Hall Marshal
Brett Baer	Howie Rifkin
Nancy Klopper	Actor
Jonathan Chapin	Kid at Gas Station
Jimmy Baron	Kid at Window
Harry Teinowitz	Kid at Party
Megan Mullally	Call Girl
Lora Staley	Call Girl
Vinny Argiro	Mr. Rents Salesman
Tangerine Dream	Composer
Christopher Franke	Composer

Technical Credits

Paul Brickman

Paul Brickman	Director,Screenwriter
Jon Avnet	Producer
Steve Tisch	Producer

Editorial Reviews

Most well known for turning a very young Tom Cruise into a major box-office sensation, Risky Business is much more than a star-making vehicle. Ingeniously crafted and perfectly acted, the film is a subtle coming-of-age tale that captures the experience of upper-class American teenagers more astutely than any other film to emerge from the 1980s. Playing the naive high school senior Joel, Cruise turns in one of the finest performances of his career. Alongside him, Rebecca De Mornay is equally stunning as the tempestuous and savvy call girl Lana, who convinces her young client to turn his parents' house into a brothel for the local high schoolers. Beyond the acting though, Risky Business paints a tender and sophisticated portrait of sexual awakening and the experience of growing up. Expertly directed by Paul Brickman with a lush score from Tangerine Dream, Risky Business is sleek, satisfying Hollywood entertainment at its best.