Fresh
For writer/director Paul Brickman, this was a case of being in the right place at the right time and, perhaps most importantly, getting the right leading man in place.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Risky Business
There's a time for playing it safe and a time for Risky Business.
1983 · 1h 38m · R
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Paul Brickman
Overview
Meet Joel Goodson, an industrious, college-bound 17-year-old and a responsible, trustworthy son. However, when his parents go away and leave him home alone in the wealthy Chicago suburbs with the Porsche at his disposal he quickly decides he has been good for too long and it is time to enjoy himself. After an unfortunate incident with the Porsche Joel must raise some cash, in a risky way.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
93%
Tomatometer
Fresh
One of the finest film explorations of the end of innocence.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Fresh
Writer-director Paul Brickman can therefore be accused of trying to have it both ways, but there's no denying the stylishness and talent of his direction.
Variety Staff, Variety
Fresh
What distinguishes it, however, is that it's hovering permanently on the brink of stark, staring disaster in a way that strangely recalls The Graduate.
Chris Peachment, Time Out
Fresh
It's funny because it deals with subjects that are so touchy, so fraught with emotional pain, that unless we laugh there's hardly any way we can deal with them -- especially if we are now, or ever were, a teenage boy.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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