Risky Business is the story of Joel (Tom Cruise) who is left home alone while his parents are away on vacation. Joel is in his final weeks of high school and has finals and SATs and getting into to college to worry about. He's a good kid, and his parents "trust his judgement". Joel's friend encourages him to say "What the fuck" more often, and live a little. Well this includes calling a hooker named Lana (Rebecca De Mornay), and things fall apart from there. Mom's expensive egg is stolen, Dad's Porsche ends up in Lake Michigan, and Lana's pimp is a looming threat. We know that everything will end up ok in the end, but it wasn't a cliche, it was interesting. The relationship between Joel and Lana is complex, as are both of the characters, you can't assume anything about how they'll act or what they'll do. The backing music was dated and strange, but created a very distinct atmosphere. This movie was release in 1983, a couple years before I was born, and when the world was very different. Even in my 25 years here I notice the changes, a lot of that has to do with changing morals and changing technology. I can only imagine how this movie would have been received in 1983 when teens having casual sex (in movies) might not have been as prevalent as today. This is a story without a moral because sometimes there just isn't one to be had and that says a whole lot about the world we live in. This movie was funny and interesting, but after you think about it, it's also very empty and what it says about the world is kind of depressing. On the surface though, it's a good movie with solid leads. (Plus it's nice to see Cruise before the crazy)
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