Mackey.PA@PARC-MAXC.ARPA@sri-unix.UUCP (08/22/83)
I saw the ads on TV and thought it was another "summer teen" film. But then I heard that Siskel and Ebert gave it good reviews, so I thought I'd check it out. I agree with Ebert that it's like The Graduate. It's about a young man soon to graduate from high school who's worried about his future. His friends are getting accepted to big Universities, but he didn't do too well on the SAT, so hopes his grades and membership in a Junior Achievement club will help him. His parents are wealthy (as are the parents of his friends) so there's alot of pressure to go to a major college. His father gets him a private meeting with an admissions advisor from Princeton, but neither of his parents are truly concerned with how he feels. As if worrying about college isn't enough, friends are kidding him about his lack of sexual experience. Since his parents have left for a week, it's time for him to take some chances and "profit from the resulting opportunites," as a friend tells him. So he does take chances, though he's worried about what such chances will do to his future. This is where the fun starts. And it's fresh humor. It's not juvenile though sometimes it's like a fantasy. You're not sure what's going to happen next, but just when you think the movie is ending there are two nice twists that leave you with a very satisfying ending. It's directed by the author, and I look forward to seeing more of his films. I recommend it, and think (and hope) it will be very popular. Take a chance and check it out. ~Kevin
craig@cfib.UUCP (08/30/83)
#R:sri-arpa:-444800:cfib:7700002:000:166 cfib!craig Aug 27 10:27:00 1983 Another vote for Risky Business -- I saw it last night and it was a lot of fun.... Pure teenage fantasy, but very well done..... Craig Partridge ...ima!cfib!craig