80s comedy hit with Tom Cruise in his star-making turn as Joel Goodsen: industrious, college-bound 17-year-old, a responsible, trustworthy son....
80s comedy hit with Tom Cruise in his star-making turn as Joel Goodsen: industrious, college-bound 17-year-old, a responsible, trustworthy son. But he's been good for too long and when Joel's parents go away, he sets out on a mission of good-times. The situation quickly gets out of hand.
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93 %54 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
73 %71,467 reviewsAudience score rating
"What distinguishes it... is that it's hovering permanently on the brink of stark, staring disaster in a way that strangely recalls The Graduate."
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Time Out
Time Out"Good 80's teen movie with a suitable soundtrack and the loveable Cruise displaying his new found starry confidence."
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Empire Magazine
Empire Magazine"There's no denying the stylishness and talent of (Brickman's) direction."
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Variety
Variety"One of the key films of the 1980s, and proof that a teen sex comedy could merit serious consideration."
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TV Guide
TV Guide"One of the finest film explorations of the end of innocence."
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Chicago Reader
Chicago Reader"So confused, so strange, and so openly corrupt..."
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Vulture
Vulture"(Risky Business) improves as it goes along."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"One of the smartest, funniest, most perceptive satires in a long time."
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Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert"A taut, bitter, sharp and nearly flawless film."
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Film Threat
Film ThreatRisky Business | Details
- Runtime
- 95
- Genre
- Comedy, Drama
- Country of origin
- USA
