Risky Business

Summary

Risky Business is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,022 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Risky Business's instance of is recorded as film^[3].
• Risky Business's director is recorded as Paul Brickman^[4].
• Risky Business's screenwriter is recorded as Paul Brickman^[5].
• Risky Business's composer is recorded as Tangerine Dream^[6].
• Risky Business's genre is recorded as comedy drama^[7].
• Risky Business's genre is recorded as teen film^[8].
• Risky Business's genre is recorded as coming-of-age film^[9].
• Risky Business's genre is recorded as romantic comedy film^[10].
• Risky Business's genre is recorded as comedy film^[11].
• Risky Business's genre is recorded as erotic film^[12].
• Risky Business's cast member is recorded as Tom Cruise^[13].
• Risky Business's cast member is recorded as Rebecca De Mornay^[14].
• Risky Business's cast member is recorded as Joe Pantoliano^[15].
• Risky Business's cast member is recorded as Richard Masur^[16].
• Risky Business's cast member is recorded as Bronson Pinchot^[17].
• Risky Business's cast member is recorded as Nicholas Pryor^[18].
• Risky Business's cast member is recorded as Curtis Armstrong^[19].
• Risky Business's cast member is recorded as Janet Carroll^[20].
• Risky Business's cast member is recorded as Shera Danese^[21].
• Risky Business's cast member is recorded as Raphael Sbarge^[22].
• Risky Business's cast member is recorded as Bruce A. Young^[23].
• Risky Business's cast member is recorded as Kevin Anderson^[24].
• Risky Business's cast member is recorded as Jason Gedrick^[25].
• Risky Business's cast member is recorded as Nathan Davis^[26].
• Risky Business's cast member is recorded as Fern Persons^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Jon Avnet^[28] and Steve Tisch^[29]. Risky Business's director is recorded as Paul Brickman^[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Paul Brickman^[5]. Cast members include Tom Cruise^[13], Rebecca De Mornay^[14], Joe Pantoliano^[15], Richard Masur^[16], Bronson Pinchot^[17], and Nicholas Pryor^[18].

Publication

Publication dates include +1983-08-05T00:00:00Z^[30] and +1984-04-20T00:00:00Z^[31]. Original languages include English^[32] and German^[33]. Genres include comedy drama^[7], teen film^[8], coming-of-age film^[9], romantic comedy film^[10], comedy film^[11], and erotic film^[12].

Subject and Themes

Risky Business's main subject is recorded as prostitution^[34].

Reception

Reviews include 92%^[35], 7.4/10^[36], and 75/100^[37].

Cultural Impact

Things named for Risky Business include Whiskey Business^[38], a television series episode^[39], directed by Matthew Nastuk^[40].

Why It Matters

Risky Business ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,022 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

Entities named for it include Whiskey Business^[38], a television series episode^[39], directed by Matthew Nastuk^[40].