Self-important, over-dramatic, uninspired.

Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??

Let's be realistic.

Excellent, a Must See

There is only two words to describe this movie: Hilarious and awesome. One of the best 80's movies PERIOD :)

Compared to The Graduate in several reviews, Risky Business is an enjoyable teenage fantasy that is ultimately disappointing as it quickly runs out of original ideas and becomes highly, and frustratingly, improbable with everything working out too perfectly in the end. Tom Cruise has never been more appealing, and the famous scene where he dances in his underwear is still a highlight, but his character becomes exasperating especially when he leaves the hooker alone in his parents house not once, but twice. De Mornay's hooker is ultimately unlikable and she and Cruise have no real chemistry. I wish Joel hadn't rescued her from the pimp. After a while you wonder why he doesn't call the police to get rid of her and her friend and Guido the pimp. And wouldn't the police show up during the wild house party with cars jamming the street and a truck delivering a bed? This in the same affluent Chicago suburb that was the setting of Ordinary People. The film has an unearned reputation as some sort of classic, but even with superior production values for this genre Risky Business is only a better than average teen comedy.

A lot of people look at Risky Business as just a funny 80's cheesy movie, but it's not! It's a great coming of age film with an extremely charismatic performance by a young Tom Cruise, which just happened to launch him into stardom.We see Tom Cruise as this insecure, everything by the books teenager and all the fantasies he has and how he reacts to certain things in his life. The depiction of Joel in this movie is the perfect representation of the male teenage mind.The only problems I have with the movie is the pacing sometimes isn't great in my opinion, sometimes the movie slows down a bit (although it didn't bore me, at all), just a small little detail and, what happened to the Porsche?!? Seriously.Risky Business has great performances, great music and touches many things that are so true in the mind of the male teenager. It's a great movie.

As a 17 year old in his last year of high school, this movie really spoke to me. The main character Joel Goodson is so easy to relate to that this movie became an all-time favorite of mine. This movie really captures the essence of teen life and shows it beautifully. In a few words, most teens are happy to be independent, desperate to be flushed with cash, and always willing to blow off steam in one way or another. Everything in this movie, from the iconic dance scene to rocking house party, really nailed how teens spend their time, making it a great film to watch if you're of that age. Not only can you see yourself in the characters, but the plot is magnificent! Very few movies (Meet the Parents comes to mind) can make you sit nervously on the edge of your seat, dreading when his parents come home, to laughing so hard that your sides hurt. Another element that I appreciate is the type of humor. Instead of making blatant, please-laugh-at-me jokes it uses more subtle comedy in which you're laughing at the situations. Tom Cruise really plays the burned-out teenager wonderfully, and Rebecca De Mornay is fantastic as the sassy yet sexy call girl. If you haven't already seen this film, please do! It's truly a classic and will leave you chuckling for as long as you remember it.