Risky Business

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:	0883929014897
Original Release:	1983
Rating:	R
Source:	Warner Home Video
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby AC-3 Surround Sound]
Time:	1:39:00
Sales rank:	5,242

Special Features

Exclusive to Blu-ray video commentary by Tom Cruise, Paul Brickman and Jon Avnet; ; New 25th anniversary retrospective [in High Definition]; Original Screen Tests [In High Definition] ; Director's Cut of the Final Scene [in High Definition] Soundtrack Remastered in Dolby Digital 5.1 ; Theatrical Trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Tom Cruise	Joel Goodson
Rebecca de Mornay	Lana
Curtis Armstrong	Miles
Bronson Pinchot	Barry
Raphael Sbarge	Glenn
Joe Pantoliano	Guido
Nicholas Pryor	Joel's father
Janet Carroll	Joel's mother
Shera Danese	Vicki
Bruce A. Young	Jackie
Kevin Anderson	Chuck
Nancy Klopper	Actor
Bruno Aclin	Mechanic
Richard Masur	Rutherford, Princeton recruiter
Sarah Partridge	Kessler
Nathan Davis	Business Teacher
Scott Harlan	Stan Licata
Jerry Tullos	Derelict
Ron Dean	Detective
Robert Kurcz	Service Manager
Jonathan Chapin	Kid at Gas Station
Jimmy Baron	Kid at Window
Harry Teinowitz	Kid at Party
Megan Mullally	Call Girl
Lora Staley	Call Girl
Fern Persons	Lab Teacher
Cynthia Baker	Test Teacher
Wayne Kneeland	Russell Bitterman
Karen Grossman	Hall Marshal
Vinny Argiro	Mr. Rents Salesman
Mike Genovese	Rent-All Man

Technical Credits

Paul Brickman

Paul Brickman	Director,Screenwriter
Jon Avnet	Producer
William J. Cassidy	Production Designer
Richard Chew	Editor
Robert de Mora	Costumes/Costume Designer
Christopher Franke	Score Composer
Jerry Grandey	Asst. Director
James O'Fallon	Associate Producer
Bruce Surtees	Cinematographer
Tangerine Dream	Score Composer
Steve Tisch	Producer
Reynaldo Villalobos	Cinematographer
John G. Wilson	Production Designer

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.

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