---
title: 'Risky Business (1983)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Paul Brickman'
released: '1983-08-05'
runtime_minutes: 95
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/risky-business-1983'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086200/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Risky Business (1983)

1983 · 95 min · Comedy, Drama, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

Risky Business is a 1983 American coming-of-age teen comedy film written and directed by Paul Brickman and starring Tom Cruise and Rebecca De Mornay. It follows the sexual exploits of high school senior Joel Goodson (Cruise), who is staying home alone during his parents' vacation trip and meets a call girl named Lana. The film is considered to be Cruise's breakout role.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Paul Brickman](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-brickman)
- **Screenplay:** [Paul Brickman](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-brickman)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Tangerine Dream](https://cinepixo.com/people/tangerine-dream)
- **Producer:** [Jon Avnet](https://cinepixo.com/people/jon-avnet), [Steve Tisch](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-tisch)
- **Director of Photography:** [Bruce Surtees](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-surtees), [Reynaldo Villalobos](https://cinepixo.com/people/reynaldo-villalobos)
- **Editor:** [Richard Chew](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-chew)

## Cast

- [Tom Cruise](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-cruise)
- [Rebecca De Mornay](https://cinepixo.com/people/rebecca-de-mornay)
- [Fern Persons](https://cinepixo.com/people/fern-persons)
- [Anne Lockhart](https://cinepixo.com/people/anne-lockhart)
- [Janet Carroll](https://cinepixo.com/people/janet-carroll)
- [Nicholas Pryor](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicholas-pryor)
- [Raphael Sbarge](https://cinepixo.com/people/raphael-sbarge)
- [Curtis Armstrong](https://cinepixo.com/people/curtis-armstrong)
- [Kevin Anderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-anderson)
- [Bruce A. Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-a-young)
- [Jason Gedrick](https://cinepixo.com/people/jason-gedrick)
- [Joe Pantoliano](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-pantoliano)
- [Bronson Pinchot](https://cinepixo.com/people/bronson-pinchot)
- [Nathan Davis](https://cinepixo.com/people/nathan-davis)
- [Richard Masur](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-masur)

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