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Risky Business Beat Sheet

May 6, 2012 By William Robert Rich 5 Comments

Risky Business Beat Sheet Paul Brickman

Written and Directed by Paul Brickman
Running time: 96min
Year: 1983

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Risky Business

January 3, 2012 By William Robert Rich Leave a Comment

Risky Business Screenplay

It would be wrong to label Risky Business as just another teen sex comedy. It’s much more than the best that genre has to offer. It’s the yin to The Graduate’s yang. It’s an ideal precursor to Oliver Stone’s Wall Street. At it’s core, it’s a slick satire about guilt, greed and lust. With hindsight in their favor, some call it social commentary on the Reagan Revolution. Above all else, it will go down in history as the film that launched Tom Cruise, and that’s a shame…it has a lot more to offer.

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Risky Business

June 16, 2011 By William Robert Rich Leave a Comment

Risky Business Screenplay

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