Risky Business (1983)
Plot summary
Directed by: Paul Brickman
Starring: Joe Pantoliano, Rebecca De Mornay, Richard Masur, Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise plays a suburban Chicago teenager named Joel Goodsen, whose parents leave on vacation, and he cuts loose. An unauthorized trip in his father's Porsche and a night with a hooker called Lana (De Mornay), who steals his mother's crystal egg once Joel couldn't pay for the night, means a sudden need for cash, which he raises in a creative way with the help of Lana and her friends.
Continuity mistake: While Tom Cruise is dancing in the front hall way and living room in his underwear, the lighting outside changes from daylight to night and sun rays appear on the rug during a part of it.
Service Manager: Who's the U-Boat Commander?
Trivia: Michael J. Fox, Tom Hanks, Nicolas Cage and Timothy Hutton all auditioned for the role of Joel.
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