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Risky Business at 40: Tom Cruise’s Breakout Hit Revisited

August 19, 2023 by Tom Jolliffe

We take a look back at Tom Cruise’s breakout hit Risky Business, which turned 40 this month… Tom Cruise is probably the last great movie star and still pulling in the big bucks with the latest in his Mission: Impossible franchise, which despite the naysayers, will still likely tip close to two-thirds of a cool […]

Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Joe Pantoliano, Paul Brickman, Phil Collins, Rebecca De Mornay, Risky Business, Tangerine Dream, Tom Cruise

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