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Risky Business (1983)
Rate:
10
Viewed:
9/13
9/13:
Risky Business is a classic 80's Tom Cruise picture and is the one that made him a household name.
His character is so much better and more real than Dustin Hoffman's from The Graduate. It's
easier to identify with him than Benjamin Braddock. Funnily enough, they'll star together in
Rain Man five years later.
On the other hand, it's a surprise that Rebecca De Mornay, given how much Hollywood loves hookers, didn't get an
Oscar nomination for her performance. She's just great.
All in all, Risky Business supersedes The Graduate.