RISKY BUSINESS (1983) | FIRST TIME WATCHING | Reaction & Commentary |T CRUISE can get it

[@ShanelleRiccio]

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[@Harv72b]

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[@parker469a]

You're not annoying. Your spit balling and haven't had time to do what most comedians do which is come up with enough original material that you can remix it 100 different combinations depending on the situation. Probably about ten pages of jokes is enough to last you an entire career but you clearly haven't written those pages yet. It's possible you never will and it'll keep you from reusing those jokes to death which a lot people use those jokes as filler for whenever they have nothing to say so they tend to overuse them way too much.

[@johncampbell756]

If there was any cross influence, this influenced Hughes as this was 1983 and Sixteen Candles was 1984. The glass egg became a major plot device in an episode of The O.C. Quido the Pimp is Joe Pantalonio of The Matrix, Memento, The Goonies, The Fugitive and more. Fun seeing him with hair. There were no random Starbucks to meet at in 1983. I love the spark worked into the sound at the end of the train scene.

[@jonathanhandsome6985]

I WANT YOUR UNDIES 100% OFF

[@mgordon1100]

Right in the beginning. They're in Chicago, but I suppose you figured that out by now. Those sounds of the L-Trains can't be mistaken to a home boy.

[@cliffgraham9892]

Curtis Armstrong is one of the most under appreciated character actors of the 80/90s should check out more of his work

[@zhubajie6940]

The Tangerine Dream score is fantastic and sets the true mood.

[@normcmiller]

As a kid who graduated HS in ‘86, I’m realizing what a great time that was for these type of movies: Risky Business, Stand By Me, Breakfast Club, Can’t Buy Me Love, Sixteen Candles, Three O’clock High, Vision Quest, Pretty in Pink, Fast Times, The Sure Thing….. all in a 3 year window. Lucky us.

[@billbabcock1833]

You're the first reactor I've seen do this movie. There's such a style to it. The original music is by Tangerine Dream and I actually have the vinyl that I bought after seeing the movie.

[@Jim73]

what're the best 5 Tangerine Dream tracks? make it 10 if you want

[@OnTheRocks71]

@@Jim73 This movie, a good bit of The Keep and Thief OST, Poland. There's a lot to love, even from just the 80's.

[@centuryrox]

It's amazing, considering how popular this movie was back in the day, that no one had reacted to it up to now. And this was the first movie I ever saw on home VHS. I remember being absolutely amazed at the technology of the day, being able to watch a whole movie from a small cartridge of tape! Damn, I'm old!!

[@vivectelvanni]

This made me a huge Tangerine Dream fan. Been listening ever since. Love on a Real Train and The Dream Is Always The Same are forever in my top 10.

[@ShanelleRiccio]

Obsessed!!!

[@robinjohnston24]

Rebecca de Mornay was fantastic in this. She was also great in ‘The Hand that Rocks the Cradle’.

[@kananiokala4423]

Behold! Rebecca DeMornay in all her gorgeous glory!

[@mikegoodwin2386]

I had such a crush on her!

[@maxducoudray]

She had a solid fifteen minutes of fame. She was in a few movies in this time period.

[@apparition13]

@@maxducoudray She's been working the whole time since. She was Chloe's Mom on Lucifer. She never really hit the big time big time, but she has a forty year career in Hollywood, and that ain't easy.

[@mikegoodwin2386]

@@apparition13 as Chloe's mom, she's almost . . . playing her self, I think, haha. I still love her. Love that character in Lucifer.

[@nikolatesla5553]

Great reaction Shanelle! Tom Cruise was shot out of a cannon with this movie. But you can't ignore Taps and The Outsiders which he did prior to this. Cruise absolutely stole the show in Taps. He originally had a bit part in Taps but he the director thought he was so magnetic that his part grew substantially. The Outsiders launched the careers of Cruise, Patrick Swayze, C. Thomas Howell, Ralph Macchio, Rob Lowe, Emilio Estevez, and Diane Lane. Even if you don't do a reaction video of those movies you owe it to yourself to see them. Also for grins, you should see Revenge of the Nerds which is silly and fun. It features the actor who played Joel's friend Miles who told him that sometimes you just have to say WTF. That movie stars Anthony Edwards the actor who played Goose in Top Gun. And speaking of Edwards, you also owe it to yourself to to watch The Sure Thing another rom-com.

[@maxducoudray]

Revenge of the Nerds does not age well. I think she wouldn’t like it based on her reaction to Weird Science.

[@tempsitch5632]

Revenge Of The Nerds isn’t really a good movie. It’s made technically semi-professionally, and the writing is simpler than a 1st grade english exam. He/She isn’t wrong. It doesn’t hold up. But if you’re gonna recommend Curtis Armstrong (Booger in Nerds and Miles in Risky Business) then you gotta recommend one of his best - Better Off Dead.

[@tempsitch5632]

I agree with The Sure Thing. Great flick. Part of the great 80’s John Cusack trifecta of Say Anything, Better Off Dead and The Sure Thing.

[@BackstageAtTheSmith]

A bunch of great performances in Taps, well worth watching

[@nikolatesla5553]

@@tempsitch5632 I liked Revenge of the Nerds. It was stupid but I found it funny. I don't think it's on a caliber of Risky Business or The Sure Thing. I forgot about Better Off Dead. I liked that too but not as much as the other movies I mentioned. But different strokes for different folks.

[@roboct6]

Good reaction. Very worthy film. He wasn’t “Tom Cruise” yet. It’s hard to realize since he’s been a huge star for most of his career but he was still 3 years from that moment here. I love that you’re calling it an indie film because, at the time these kind of movies were more the norm and definitely studio pictures. The tent pole films were there. But there was still plenty of room on a studio’s roster for these kind of films.

[@zombiTrout]

The Tangerine Dream soundtrack pretty much defines the feeling of the early 80’s.

[@zmarko]

I love the way 80s/90s films ended. That feeling of incompleteness, like the characters actually continue living and continuing on with their story. I don't often get that feeling with more modern films.

[@ShanelleRiccio]

YES MY FAVORITE WAY TO END!! I love a small indie feel

[@msmrsro]

An absolute classic from my childhood! I was in grade 9/10 when this came out - a fun movie that’s kinda naughty at that age. It has a fantastic soundtrack! I’ve never been able to see Joey Pants in anything without thinking of “Guido the killer pimp”. Great use of Phil Collins “In the Air Tonight”.

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

This was one of a number of movies of that period, whose basic plot could be called 'The Accidental Pimp." Some others you might enjoy include "Night Shift' (1982) with Henry Winkler and a little-known Micheal Keaton, and "Doctor Detroit" (1983) with Dan Akroyd.

[@mtrimm1]

I actually prefer "Night Shift" to the nth degree. Um, Ron Howard, anyone?

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

@@mtrimm1 Right? Richie Cunningham & The Fonz, back together.

[@mtrimm1]

@@jean-paulaudette9246 And I just loved that Winkler's character was probably closer to his real personality than the Fonz ever was. He's a very good actor (as we learned later in his career.)

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

@@mtrimm1 Agreed. I regret not having seen much more of him, over the years.

[@ks5553]

Doc tor woo woo, doc tor...Detroit! lol

[@EgbertWilliams]

I remember seeing this in a drive-in in '83. It wasn't big budget, but it gained a good amount of cultural cache, even at the time. Rebecca De Mornay came out of it with almost as much buzz as Cruise, but she never became as big as this might have promised. I can say that as a very young guy at the time, I was stunned by what a doll she was.

[@yourthaiguy]

Watched them film the train station scene all day in my hometown of Deerfield IL. It was a big deal back then because you never saw movie crews because this was PRE-Hughes. Remember watching them set up all day, the Porsche was there and seeing Rebeccca DeMornay (no idea who she was.. her trailer had LANA pasted on the door) emerge in that stunning blue dress and high heels. My first thoughts were how PALE and SKINNY she was. The only one on set who would talk to us was the set medic. He described the story to Tina and I which we thought sounded dumb. “Whose in this movie?” “Tom cruise.” “Who?” “Tom cruise.., taps? He played the crazy guy”.. Tina and I just shrugged our shoulders. “Where is he?” “I don’t think he’s In this shot, but he’s a nice guy. Stick around”… Turns out he showed up 20 minutes after we left. Friends who stuck around said he came over in between shots and chatted. Apparently the medic was right…Tom was a nice guy!

[@markkennedy9767]

"I've got a trig midterm tomorrow and I'm being chased by Guido the killer pimp!". Love this film.

[@TheJamieRamone]

22:05 - Yep, a good old fashioned gated snare will do that. It's the groove of the 80's! Seems to becoming back, in indie rock at least.

[@bobbelleci9995]

Speaking of Tom Cruise, the same year he made Top Gun 1985 he also made another movie that same year called, LEGEND, and his character is Jack. It's genré is a "epic dark fantasy adventure film." It's worth a look Shanelle considering Tom stars in it. 😉

[@gbone1971]

The one film people forget Tom Cruise was in is Legend. Underrated fantasy film by Ridley Scott.

[@thegorn68]

The director of this movie is from Chicago and was mainly a screen writer. This is one of only a handful of movies he ever directed. There's really no way he would've been influenced by John Hughes since Hughes didn't direct anything until AFTER 1983 when Risky Business was released.

[@ResidentPetrolhead]

No, to the extent that he was influenced by another Chicago filmmaker, it definitely seems like he took more from Michael Mann's THIEF than any other teen movie, stylistically (including the Tangerine Dream score), which is one of the reasons this movie is so special.

[@zombiTrout]

@@ResidentPetrolhead There are a few actors in RB that were also in Thief.

[@ResidentPetrolhead]

@@zombiTrout Yep. Among them is Nathan Davis, who played James Caan's metallurgist friend in THIEF and Cruise's business teacher in RB, and whose real life son, Andrew Davis, is himself a noted Chicago film director (THE FUGITIVE, ABOVE THE LAW, CODE OF SILENCE, etc.)

[@tsmartin]

There are two reasons why the guy at the car dealer asked "Who's the U-Boat commander." First .. you are correct about the car being a "submarine" but Porche is a German made car and during WW2 German submarines were referred to as "U-Boats".

[@samsonau8205]

AND, there is a real U-boat in Chicago.

[@English_MoFo]

Umm. He was just making a joke about the idiot that drove a Porsche into a lake.(letting it roll in) Nothing to do with Germany and world wars.

[@samsonau8205]

Anyone remember Risky Bisiness. Also a Porche in lake in Chi.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

Porsche is Italian.

[@jcl410]

@@RideAcrossTheRiver Ferdinand Porsche was born in Austria-Hungary. He started working in Germany (for the Nazis) in 1934. He designed the VW Beetle. His son really spearheaded the sports car brand in Stuttgart, Germany.

[@rf3899]

I first remember him in the movie Taps from 1981 and then the Outsiders from 1983 just before Risky Business. But yes, Risky Business is what really launched his career.

[@bessarion1771]

The "Love on a Real Train" is my favorite Tangerine Dream composition.

[@EgbertWilliams]

"Buster" was anachronistic in 1983 too. It's just meant to show Joel as basically a straight-laced, good kid underneath all of his current bravado.

[@paulockenden4278]

such an iconic movie from my younger years ❤ The soundtrack was to me a character all on its own

[@robertjrynes7337]

Tangerine Dream provides 5 of the greatest movie tracks of all time!

[@rayvanhorn1534]

Omigosh, Rebecca DeMornay gained four teenage boys who fell in love with her when we saw this at the theater! Lol...the 80s

[@schmuck.on.wheels]

I had VERY similar thoughts about this movie, thought it felt like the midpoint between The Graduate and Ferris Bueller, with Tom's performance also feeling like a midpoint between those two movies' leads. And yeah, I'd LOVE to see you re-react to The Graduate, it's a very rewarding rewatch imo.

[@ShanelleRiccio]

I think i want to rewatch!!

[@bintheredonethat]

7:24 I was in the rock n roll biz at the time, worked for one of the biggest promoters in the country. When I and my co-workers saw this scene we all got a great kick out it as we had worked with Bob Seger before.

[@710blodgett74]

I miss movies like this

[@PChazman1]

Tom Cruise has a lot of great Science Fiction films, Edge of Tomorrow, Oblivion, Minority Report to name a few. But for me his performance in War of the Worlds really stands out.

[@aminmalik4086]

Oblivion 👍👍👍

[@Lethgar_Smith]

I graduated high school in 1980 and got married in 1990. That was a kick-ass decade for me.

[@yourthaiguy]

FUN FACT: Cruise and DeMornay we’re having an affair during this film all under the nose of her BF at the time, actor Harry Dean Stanton, who was hanging out all summer with the cast and crew at the Hyatt Dempster (the infamous Purple Palace) in Skokie… Cruise was also rooming with Sean Penn who happened to be shooting BAD BOYS in Chicago that same summer…

[@popeye697]

The female lead in this movie is actress Rebecca De Mornay. Her greatest claim to fame was a thriller called The Hand That Rocks The Cradle. In real life she and Tom were in a relationship while filming and even lived together.

[@mattperiolat]

This was such an interesting movie for me. I remember seeing the ads back when I was a kid in the early 80s and Tom dancing in the shirt was just iconic even then. I never actually saw the movie until late one summer night between my freshman and sophomore years in high school. Suffice to say, the movie at that age was almost a revelation and yet, it is just not really talked about that much these days. Dunno if it’s the era it’s set in, the subject matter, Tom Cruise, what, but it feels almost like a secret. And honestly, almost forgotten is Rebecca DeMornay in all this. She’s as great as Tom is and really not talked about anymore. More the pity, her work in Backdraft and Hand That Rocks the Cradle is worth checking out. Anyway, glad you watched, glad you enjoyed and look forward to what’s next.

[@TheJamieRamone]

10:47 - Exactly! John Hughes does this in She's Having A Baby too.

[@bessarion1771]

You should look up Tangerine Dream - in the late 1970s and 1980s they were THE number #1 European group of electronic rock. Bigger than Kraftwerk.

[@gregstephens]

Little known fact- Tom Cruise did all his own acting in this film.

[@robinjohnston24]

True - this was way before green screen.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

@@robinjohnston24 Green screen has been around since the 1960s.

[@shilohauraable]

🤣🤣🤣

[@LetsDoEntertainment]

I had completely forgotten what the movie was all about. I definitely have that kind of memory that I can watch movies I've seen before and literally have zero recollection. So, I get to watch the same movies over and over again like it was the first time I was seeing them.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

Here's a cool trick: run the films with English subtitles on. You might pick up dialogue you missed.

[@hk43xx]

I remember this movie was released in August 1983, and was still in theaters when Tom's next movie "All the Right Moves" opened in October.

[@Cinemagic77]

'Risky Business' made it to home video rather quickly in 1984. I remember a friend of mine back in that year lent me his copy of 'Risky Business' on RCA CED videodisc. This was back when stereo sound was coming into home video and CED offered this movie on its videodisc system in stereo-surround sound. VHS tape at the time didn't offer that, as memory serves but I did have a CED videodisc player that could do stereo sound. I liked the movie so much after seeing it I didn't hesitate going out to buy my own copy of 'Risky Business' on CED. Great cast in this movie, great storyline. They don't make 'em like this these days.

[@adamp2029]

But you haven’t REALLY seen Tom dance until you’ve seen Tropic Thunder!

[@grifirnyc]

Another fun reaction and brought back a great memory! First time I saw it was when my parents left my older brother and me (18 and 16) home alone for a week in the summer of '84. It was the one night I as around for one of his parties, and as the party was winding down we watched this then Porky's 2. And, since you asked, yes, I did have one college interview at home, and it was in the evening. If I remember it was correctly, it was MIT, and this was in 1985, so pretty close to the time of this movie. Thanks again, and PLEASE, at some point, watch What's Up Doc? from 1972. It stars a young Barbra Streisand and includes the credit "Introducing Madeline Kahn"

[@markfain7128]

Most memorable Tom Cruise scene has to be the dance scene at the end to Tropic Thunder. Hilarious. It is hard to pass up the court room scene with Nicholson in A Few Good Men. Love your reactions as always.

[@CaddyJim]

Somehow many people don't know that's *Tom Cruise* in *(Tropic Thunder.)* I watch reactors see his name in the credits is the only way to find out others never realize...lol

[@unkindestcut]

The Tangerine Dream score really takes the film to another level.

[@TTM9691]

Totally agree (although it is highly influenced by Steve Reich's "Music For 18 Musicians", it's basically an electronic version of that piece). But definitely agree that the music makes the film.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

As does Jacquie's time, Jacquie's effort, and Jacquie's infinite patience and understanding.

[@randyhochstein8455]

Well if you like the young, coming of age films with Tom Cruise, then you need to see “All The Right Moves” also staring Lea Thompson, Chris Penn, and Graig T. Nelson. The film was shot entirely in my hometown, and I was a crowd scene extra for many of the football game scenes. It was kinda fun to see how things were done in the film industry. I enjoy seeing how much my hometown has changed since then, and also how much it stayed the same. It’s one of two “major motion pictures” filmed here. The other has become somewhat of a cult classic hockey movie staring Paul Newman as a middle aged minor league player/coach trying to secure a few more years in the game. Both of these films may well be worth your time. ♥️✌🏼😎

[@blgeiger71]

Hi Shanelle. I just discovered your Channel due to the thumbnail and title, as I was 13 when this movie came out and I loved it (still do!), and I have been a fan of Tom’s work ever since. Another one from early in his career that I have yet to find anyone reacting to is “The Color of Money”. It features Tom as a young, inexperienced pool player who gains the attention of a former professional hustler (aka “pool shark”) played by the great Paul Newman. He was in the film which inspired the film from the early 1960’s entitled “The Hustler” which also starred Jackie Gleason as “Minnesota Fats” (one of the greatest to ever play the game… 😎✌🏻❤️💯

[@valeriemayer1384]

I first watched this movie when I was in college, on the campus of the University of Illinois (main campus in Urbana-Champaign). You can imagine the cheer that went up when Joel says "Looks like the University of Illinois!" This is not just "the state school", it's a top notch, academically oriented (we won't talk sports) university.

[@CCDzine]

Booger and Balki in one movie!

[@justwatching6186]

A rewatch of The Graduate would be welcomed

[@tomekstrand1988]

Great call on connecting this to The Graduate! I've seen that since I first saw this when it came out. A guy who has big pressure to make something of himself sows his wild oats. PLUS... note that in Rain Man, Tom Cruise plays the younger brother of Dustin Hoffman's character. When Cruise wears the Wayfarer sunglasses, he looks like he could be the brother of Dustin Hoffman, who wore the same sunglasses in The Graduate. And please watch The Graduate!!! One of my favorites!!!!

[@Ailsworth]

Excellent review! What great trivia after the film, too. This and Eyes Wide Shut are my favorite Tom Cruise performances, but yes, his character in Taps is unforgettable.

[@TheJamieRamone]

5:44 - No way! Hadn't seen this in years, totally forgot "Booger" was in this!

[@unclejack123]

One of my favorite movies was "Taps" George C. Scott - Timothy Hutton - Sean Penn and Tom Cruise .... If you haven't seen it ..... Do

[@oscardiggs246]

Taps is so good. Very underrated.

[@TTM9691]

Yes, she DOES look like Stockard Channing! I was thinking the same thing! Also reminds me of Alison Janney. And this (and Taps) are the first two movies I think of when I think of Tom Cruise. It was all downhilll after that! lol! Interesting trivia about the original ending; if you think about it, it would have been a very "Graduate" way to go! / GREAT reaction and thanks for making me revisit this film that I haven't seen since the 80s, but have always had affection for. So glad it held up!!!!! I had to comment three times! The music, the cinematics and the performances really made this special and was WAY above the cut for it's time. (As I said, "Valley Girl" came out the same year and was similarly above the cut.) Love ya, Shanelle! You're reactions are what's above the cut, always. PSS: "PAPER MOON" (1973-Peter Bogdonovich, starring Tatum O'Neal) That is a movie you were born to react to!

[@okeefe757]

Rebecca De Mornay,was an early crush for me because of this movie.

[@sca88]

Finally someone reacts to this film. When my friends and I saw this when it came out we were in high school and all of us were in love with Rebecca De Mornay...all the guys were.

[@ThePloppy]

I love that you bring up things like continuity and lighting. I'm not a film maker like you but it drives me crazy when directors or editors miss things like continuity. And one thing about some movies that always pisses me off is " Where the hell is that light in the forest coming from?" The moon wouldn't create that light. I understand that film makers need to light the scene, but without any context it doesn't make sense. I wouldn't think it'd be hard add a little thing that would explain it. There are so many things about movie making I think I could do better. I used to write when I was younger and had some stories published. I wish I would have gotten into movie making.

[@arraymac227]

Best thing about these reactions: Shanelle's filmic eye provides insights to even my most watched favorites.

[@IronicTonic8]

It's because of this movie that the Porsche 928 was one of my bucket list cars I had to own before I die. I finally bought one about 5 years ago and owned it for 2 years before selling it. It doesn't compare to modern Porsches, but it was fun to cruise around in because of how rare they are. If you have the means.... I highly recommend it.

[@andyb7942]

I *so* related to Joel's character when this movie came out-I was very concerned about my possibly making a mistake that would mess up the rest of my life, though I was actually a sophomore in college. A great coming of age movie for a young man, and really spoke to the rah-rah capitalism of the 80s. Really loved the music and the direction-loved the scene where Joel loses his virginity as it uses his bike being knocked over as a metaphor for his lost innocence. The Graduate is one of my top 3 favorite movies of all-time, which probably goes a long way to explain my love for Risky Business. I would love a reaction to The Graduate, which was a real trailblazer for its visual style of storytelling and the use of popular music.

[@TerryNationB7]

As you enjoyed this, I expect you'd also like the Rob Reiner directed The Sure Thing (1985) with John Cusack.

[@2GunRock]

I distinctly recall reading in a reputable magazine that the Director encouraged Tom & Rebecca to have a real life liaison prior to filming, in the hopes of creating the chemistry we see on film. CONTEXT: This was long before "me too", also there was a mutual attraction and neither resisted. As for Tom, he was young, single and just look at Rebecca. Of course he was all for the idea! 😍 Reportedly so was she.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

The car-in-drink scene was swiped entirely from a 1978 episode of _All Creatures Great & Small,_ though.

[@TerryYelmene]

wow... reactions like this are rare - such raw enthusiasm, yet so informative

[@ShanelleRiccio]

I appreciate that! I love the movies

[@Chercheure_Indépendante]

10:14 "my time, my effort, my infinite patience and understanding"

[@TheJamieRamone]

21:14 - Hold your horses! LOL!! XD

[@lordrahl2345]

Great reaction, as usual. This is one of those movies you kind of forget how good it is until you watch it again.

[@robertbunting3117]

The early Tom Cruise trilogy is this, into 'Cocktail' (him IN college trying to make it) and then 'Rain Man' (him having 'made it')

[@JohnnyUtah15]

There is an alternate ending here on KZbin. Loved the night setting and location in this film, and the soundtrack is perfect. I still want a ‘79 928 Porsche. I remember seeing Risky Business as a sophomore,

[@The_Dudester]

It's been forever and a day since I saw this movie. I was surprised to see Joey Pants, Bronson Pinchot and "Booger." As for the nudity, movies late 1960's to 1986 had copious amounts of nudity.

[@altaclipper]

Bronson Pinchot was everywhere for a while. He was my favorite part of "BeverlyHills Cop". His made-up accents were hilarious.

[@BenRollinsActor]

You should really see "Taps". The cast is amazing. Aside from a teenage Tom Cruise, it also has Tim Hutton, Sean Penn, Ronny Cox, and George C. Scott.

[@Madbandit77]

Giancarlo Esposito ("Breaking Bad", "Better Call Saul") is also in it.

[@msmrsro]

I think he had another movie before this called “All the Right Moves”, where he’s a small town football player if I recall. And, the John Hughes references, not just Ferris, came out after this one.

[@nikolatesla5553]

All the Right Moves came out just after this movie.

[@adamkhan7736]

"Porsche, there is no substitute" is a quote still used today. The Porsche used in this movie sold for over a $1million a few months ago.

[@adamkhan7736]

Hello Shanelle, I just saw your review on Interview With The Vampire (Vampire Chronicles). Good review. I saw this movie when it first came out. Anyway, What have I won?😀

[@patrickfriedauer4259]

For me this has always been my favorite movie from the 80s. It came out my senior year in HS. It’s got an edge to it that most 80s films didn’t have. Perhaps a remnant of the darker films of the 70s. The cinematography, script, casting, soundtrack and editing are all Simon sync. Be sure to Google the Directors cut. He was able to get a hold of the footage thirty years later and put out his version. Ivy h prefers it to the saccharine ending the studio used. It fits more to the tone of the film. Thanks for doing this one. Also, check out the casting notes from Tom and Rebecca. They had chemistry from the get go. Casting is always so important.

[@aminmalik4086]

Agreed!!..Class of 83'

[@riphopfer5816]

That wasn’t soda he was drinking with his breakfast; that was Scotch whisky. This was one of my favourite films, growing up. My first weekend home alone, I was 13, and this is just how I spent the first day-only swap the Scotch for an 80/20 vodka tonic and the Bob Seger record for ‘On Your Feet Or On Your Knees’, by Blue Öyster Cult. I didn’t actually see this film till two years later, or thereabouts. This was back in the wonderful early 90s.

[@TheLastOfTheRockstarsU2]

Oddly enough this movie predates the John Hughes teen craze. Risky business came out in 1983. 16 candles, John Hughes’ breakout, was released the following year

[@thepo0f]

Hey Shanelle, I have been following your reactions for awhile and I just got started on your podcasts. I love your style and you definitely have a strength with your commentary! I definitely see you doing big things and I'm excited to follow your career, keep going!

[@thunderstruck5484]

Classic! Cruise entertaining us for decades! Thanks Shanelle!

[@mypl510]

Now you should watch his real breakthrough role in "Losin' It" A real fun romp teen comedy! LOL! I think I first saw this on a Free HBO Weekend

[@O_Towne_Bear]

A movie with a few young "future stars" is "Taps" (1981) Tom Cruise, Sean Pen, Timothy Hutton with George C. Scott, Ronny Cox, Giancarlo Esposito, Evan Handler and more. ALSO: For that lower budget character driven movie I always recommend "Fandango" (1985) - Kevin Costner (his first starring role), Judd Nelson, Sam Robards and more.

[@bendancar]

Yes, would love to see you do The Graduate. Classic. Also, if you really like more quiet coming of age films set in a specific time and plan, you should check out "The Ice Storm" (1997) by Ang Lee. Much more serious, but a very underrated movie. Last, I would recommend Sophia Coppola's "The Virgin Suicides."

[@frederickgramcko5758]

You brought up Tom Cruise in TAPS.... I knew then that he'd be a star. This movie, Risky Business. was slick and a perfect platform for Cruise to take off. Your takes, love of movies, and post reactions are awsome. You HAVE to do TAPS. . . . solid entertaining well acted movie. A young Sean Penn with George C. Scott and Timothy Hutton. Tom was terrific in it.... you can see his charisma explode on the screen.

[@SurvivorBri]

Your reaction was so genuine. This was an appreciated movie but also underrated. It doesn't get talked about as much as some other 80's classics. I can recall watching Weird Science and thinking how much Risky Business influenced that, especially at the end.

[@kevinsnelgrove4078]

Astute blind commentary, especially picking up the quirky, indie vibe, great writing, authentically acted, stylish direction. I must part with you on all The Graduate comparisons. Decades of culture, societal norms apart. Risky Biz is an exploration of adolescent fantasies, The Graduate, has more gravitas, rooted in survival, being lost in a jungle in complex relationships.

[@timothybuchanan662]

He was also in TAPS 1981. Also Sean Penn both very young. It's about a military school closing

[@danielhoehne801]

Oh, and I may have mentioned when I first recommended this, but that movie theater where you saw them playing Annie - and they also passed by it a few times during the car chase - when I saw this movie, it was in that theater. :)

[@NebulizerChi]

Fantastic that you're the icebreaker on this ---been waiting for someone to take it on... This dropped just before my senior year of high school kicked off, and it'd been pre-hyped bigtime on MTV...and of course I had no interest in watching the guy who was dancing around in his skivvies in the ad doing it on the big screen, and so I steered clear I lived in a (state) college town 60 miles west of Chicago, and one of the local perks was getting to see a second-run flick (and, on occasion, a recent classic) for a buck at the student union pretty much every day whenever classes were in session...so when they showed this one nite during the following spring (by which time my attitude toward a guy dancing in his undercrackers onscreen had softened a bit), a couple of my fellas and I said "WTF" and went and got totally baked af and went to see it And huge fun and big laffs were had by all, of course...so not much to add as far as what I think of it goes The "Well, looks like University of Illinois!" line brought down the house, although it's ironic in that my hometown school was itself two or more notches below the U of I (as everyone here calls it, as would have any real-life Joel from the North Shore 'burbs and not an actor playing one in a film intended to communicate clearly to all 50 states and other stations of the English-speaking world)...so more than just a handful of folks in the auditorium that nite knew well the feeling of being compelled to go with Academic Plan B and had to be squirming at least a little bit as they joined in the laughter As for the U of I, it's a very, very solid school, but the quote that you cite rings more like what would be said of the University of Chicago (private; teeshirts in the campus bookstore read HARVARD/THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO OF THE IVY LEAGUE) or Northwestern (also private) ---I mean, I'll always have a soft spot for the U of I (they did accept my belated application, after all, although I didn't end up going), but I mean, it ain't quite, you know, Princeton, and the University of Michigan is widely acknowledged to be a better school...but yeah sure, it dwells comfortably among the upper tier of Big Ten flagship state schools and is nothing to sneeze at Albeit in a retrospective sense, I totally got the John Hughesesque sense-of-place vibe from this, too, and there are familiar sites galore throughout...I know that hotel lobby, and the Shell station that they drive past during the car chase with Guido (since supplanted by condos, and located smack on the Chicago/Evanston border about a hundred yards from the lake) was just a few doors down and across the road from where I lived for a year ---and while the residential locations here are a little bit farther afield (they say Glencoe, which in fact is where the wedding church is in Sixteen Candles; truth is Highland Park across the county line), my own current Chicago residence is closer, and by some way, to the Home Alone and Sixteen Candles houses up in the 'burbs than it is to Chicago's city hall and the "express" facility downtown where I go to renew my state ID, and I go for bike rides up thereabouts as a more or less regular thing Anyway, that's my Risky Business story ----it's a total winner for me and has been since I first saw it 38 years ago, and it'll be interesting to watch Y'allTube reactors checking it out now that you've made it safe; brava

[@BarrettRodriguez]

The movie hits home more heavily if you re from Chicago, specifically the north shore where families in Glencoe and Highland Park, where most of the movie was filmed, are upper middle class which puts competitive pressure and materialistic values on the kids that grew up there hence Joel's obsession with jeopardizing his future. Many actors who film in Chicago rent which s what Tom did. (Lake Point Tower if I remember correctly.) He later lived with Rebecca as they became a couple. Ironically, Tom actually shopped for a Porsche at the dealership where the car was repaired. (A friend of mine spoke with him.). Paul Brickman is from Chicago whereas John Hughes isn't but moved there hence the setting for his movies. Quite a bit of symbolism in the movie especially the crack in the crystal egg which represents Joel's transition. Being about the same age as Tom, the movie had a huge impact on me and my aspirations. It's easily one of my favorite movies of all time and I prefer it over those of Hughes because it's truer to growing up in the area and the associated pressures. Naturally, this doesn't include being a pimp. Joel's house looks a bit different these day and the streetlamp in front of the house was added for the movie. Great job on this!

[@TheJamieRamone]

9:43 - It's the kind I grew up on and still love to watch. Though in making, I'm more on the Lynch/Lucas/Deren side.

[@rasmuswi]

First time I watched it must have been very long ago, on a rented VHS cassette. I kind of didn't really notice that it was a Tom Cruise movie, which suggests I probably saw it before Top Gun came out. The Swedish title was "Föräldrafritt", which means parent-free (which is typically what teenagers call a party they arrange when the parents are away, hoping that the parents won't notice), which kind of gives a different tone to the movie. I should probably watch it again some time.

[@kaztouch1]

I was one of the party guests in Risky Business. Lots of fun and a few good stories. Good times w T Cruise.

[@versetripn6631]

In 'Pulp Fiction', when Lance eats cereal and smokes, NEXT to him sits a mock glass egg and stereo equalizer.

[@zona999]

Omg I'm so glad you did a reaction to Risky Business! I's an overlooked film that was actually just a straight up great film and not just a teen comedy great film.

[@travismorris9303]

"It'll suck you down". she already did that in the previous scene 😂😂😂

[@TheJamieRamone]

22:17 - Told 'ya: it's the gated snare. Fun fact Phil Collins discovered that trick while assisting Peter Gabriel in a solo project of his and used it on purpose, for the first time, on this song. ;-)

[@ChicagoDB]

Risky Business was originally offered to Tim Hutton...who starred in "Taps" [1981]...with George C. Scott and young Tom Cruise and Sean Penn...Tim [Oscar Winner for "Ordinary People" 1982] passed it up...

[@3DJapan]

Along similar lines, I recommend Don't Tell Mom, The Babysitter's Dead.

[@dananderson5516]

Just a bit of minor trivia - you asked about the drinking age. It was 21, but in WI, just a short drive from the northern suburbs of Chicago where this is set, it was 18 - and by 18, I mean more like 16 in lots of areas...and I think it went to 19 for a year or two then 21. WI was a long range beer run from even southern suburbs of Chicago...

[@mithroch]

It's funny that Janet Carroll reminds you of Stockard Channing... because I was thinking that she reminded me of Allison Janney. So... I guess you should react to The West Wing 🤷‍♂

[@rxlxviii]

Wow. Reacting to Risky Business. I remember watching The Big Chill and then watching Risky Business right afterwards in the theaters.

[@Nathanscottphilipps]

As always, loved your unique take and comments. I've always been surprised more people don't react to this. It's got Tom Cruise, a risqué subject, a great soundtrack, and that underwear dance.