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Risky Business
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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.
View on IMDbAppeals to viewers who enjoy stylish coming-of-age stories where youthful transgression becomes an unexpectedly sharp lesson in ambition, privilege, and consequences.
- Tone
- playful, darkly comic, tense
- Payoff
- amusement, catharsis
- Pacing
- brisk
- Intensity
- moderate
- Structure
- linear
- Themes
- coming of age, rebellion, parental expectations, status anxiety, consequences
- Setting
- early 1980s, affluent suburban home and surrounding city nightlife
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