‘Risky Business’: 35 Years Later, It’s Very Strange to Watch Tom Cruise Play a Loser

One of the best things about 1983’s Risky Business is that the world doesn’t really know who Tom Cruise is yet.

He’s good-looking in a boy-next-door kind of way, and he’s got charm and charisma.

But Tom Cruise: Movie Star hasn’t arrived yet, and it makes Risky Business a fascinating viewing experience in 2018.

We’re so used to seeing Tom Cruise as a superman, even in his dramatic roles where the dramatic impact is as big as his persona, that his turn as teenager Joel Goodson is a little jarring.

He’…

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