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Risky Business (1983) 6.7
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6.7/10 from 39,741 users
Metascore: 75/100
Reviews: 137 user | 44 critic | 8 from Metacritic.com A Chicago teenager is looking for fun at home while his parents are away, but the situation quickly gets out of hand. Director:Paul BrickmanWriter:Paul Brickman |
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Vicki
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Glenn
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Jackie
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Chuck
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Kessler
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Business Teacher
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Stan Licata
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A suburban Chicago teenager's parents leave on vacation, and he cuts loose. An unauthorised trip in his father's Porsche means a sudden need for lots of money, which he raises in a creative way. Written by Jon Reeves <jreeves@imdb.com>
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There's a time for playing it safe and a time for Risky Business. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
5 August 1983 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Negocios riesgosos See more »Box Office
Budget:
$6,200,000 (estimated)Gross:
$63,500,000 (USA)Company Credits
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Joel Goodson: [voiceover] The dream is always the same. Instead of going home, I go to the neighbors'. I ring, but nobody answers. The door is open, so I go inside. I'm looking around for the people, but nobody seems to be there. And then I hear the shower running, so I go upstairs to see what's what. Then I see her; this... girl, this incredible girl. I mean, what she's doing there I don't know, because she doesn't live there... but it's a dream, so I go with it. "Who's there?" she says. "Joel,"...
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(uncredited)
Written and Performed by Tangerine Dream
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When Joel revs the Porsche engine at the girls in front of the movie theater, an Annie movie poster can be seen in the background. See more »Goofs
The Chicago transit system did not run single-car trains on its underground routes in 1983. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Joel Goodson: [voiceover] The dream is always the same. Instead of going home, I go to the neighbors'. I ring, but nobody answers. The door is open, so I go inside. I'm looking around for the people, but nobody seems to be there. And then I hear the shower running, so I go upstairs to see what's what. Then I see her; this... girl, this incredible girl. I mean, what she's doing there I don't know, because she doesn't live there... but it's a dream, so I go with it. "Who's there?" she says. "Joel,"...
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Soundtracks
"Love on a Real Train (Risky Business)"(uncredited)
Written and Performed by Tangerine Dream
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When this film was released, it was during the time of the "teen sex comedy" craze. Films like Class and Porky's were all about seeing scores of horny teens in the most raunchy escapades possible. However, this film and Fast Times at Ridgemont High can be seen as more being a little more serious than the others. Risky Business is definitely a commentary on how greed can corrupt an individual and what the consequences can be. Also, the acting in this film, as well as Fast Times, is light years away from Porky's and all films like it and it will always be a classic parable.