Risky Business

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Risky Business is a 1983 American coming-of-age comedy film best known for launching Tom Cruise to stardom with its iconic dance-in-underwear scene and satirical take on teenage rebellion and capitalism.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf American film
comedy film
coming-of-age film
film
boostedCareerOf Tom Cruise
boxOfficeGrossUSD approximately 63,500,000
budgetUSD approximately 6,200,000
cinematographyBy Bruce Surtees
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: "United States"
director Paul Brickman
distributedBy Warner Bros. Pictures
surface form: "Warner Bros."
editedBy Richard Chew
featuresSong Old Time Rock and Roll
follows Joel Goodson turning his parents' house into a brothel
genre comedy
coming-of-age
teen film
hasGenreElement satire
leadActorBreakthrough Tom Cruise
mainCharacter Joel Goodson
Lana
musicBy Tangerine Dream
notableFor underwear dance scene to "Old Time Rock and Roll"
originalLanguage English
portrayedBy Rebecca De Mornay
Tom Cruise
posterTagline There’s a time for playing it safe and a time for Risky Business.
producer Jon Avnet
Steve Tisch
productionCompany The Geffen Company
surface form: "Geffen Pictures"
ratingMPAA R
releaseDate 1983-08-05
releaseYear 1983
runtimeMinutes 99
screenwriter Paul Brickman
setIn City of Chicago
surface form: "Chicago"
songPerformer Bob Seger
starring Bronson Pinchot
Curtis Armstrong
Joe Pantoliano
Rebecca De Mornay
Richard Masur
Tom Cruise
theme capitalism
materialism
prostitution
teenage rebellion
timePeriodSetting early 1980s
writer Paul Brickman

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Rebecca De Mornay notableWork Risky Business
Steve Tisch notableWork Risky Business
Steven notableWork Risky Business
subject surface form: "Steven Tisch"
Steve Tisch producerOf Risky Business
Bruce Surtees workedOn Risky Business

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