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Tom Cruise and Rebecca De Mornay in Risky Business (1983)

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Risky Business

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Featured in

    • "At the Movies" Movies That Changed the Movies (TV Episode 1984)

      Clips are shown.
    • Between the Darkness and the Dawn (TV Movie 1985)

    • Precious Images (Short 1986)

    • "Siskel & Ebert" Tom Cruise: The Star Next Door (TV Episode 1990)

      Clips are shown of various Tom Cruise movies, including this one.
    • "Siskel & Ebert" They'll Do It Every Time: Part Two (TV Episode 1991)

      A clip is shown.

Features

    • Workout (Video 1982)

      two boys lustfully watch this video on a TV in a shop display window

Referenced in

    • "Saturday Night Live" Danny DeVito & Rhea Pearlman/Eddy Grant (TV Episode 1983)

      Title mentioned by Dr. Ruth on Saturday Night News.
    • "At the Movies" Top 10 Best Selling Video Cassettes (TV Episode 1983)

      Referenced.
    • The Brother from Another Planet (1984)

    • "The Glory Boys" Episode #1.2 (TV Episode 1984)

      Poster seen on wall.
    • Trinity Brown (1984)

      A large poster is displayed outside of the studio.

References

    • Metropolis (1927)

      a clock runs backwards: while Freder is working in the machine-room, and while Joel is waiting for class to end
    • Annie (1982)

      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.
    • Rocky III (1982)

      poster in record store
    • Class of 1984 (1982)

      Movie poster at the Madison/Wells station.

Spoofed in

    • Electric Dreams (1984)

      Musical montage: guy with technology slides in on floorboards wearing socks - to a hip tune.
    • Revenge of the Nerds (1984)

    • Kinky Business (1984)

      Film is a takeoff on the mainstream film from a year earlier.
    • Frisky Business (1984)

      Video's title is a takeoff on the mainstream film's title.
    • "Saturday Night Live" Ron Reagan/The Nelsons (TV Episode 1986)

      Spoofed during cold opening

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