Risky Business

"[voiceover] The dream is always the same. Instead of going home, I go to the neighbors'. I ring, but nobody answers. The door is open, so I go inside. I'm looking around for the people, but nobody seems to be there. And then I hear the shower running, so I go upstairs to see what's what. Then I see her; this... girl, this incredible girl. I mean, what she's doing there I don't know, because she doesn't live there... but it's a dream, so I go with it. "Who's there?" she says. "Joel," I say. "What are you doing here?" "I don't know what I'm doing here; what are you doing here?" "I'm taking a shower," she says. Then I give her: "You want me to go?" "No," she says; "I want you to wash my back." So now, I'm gettin' enthusiastic about this dream. So I go to her, but she's hard to find through all the steam and stuff; I keep losing her. Finally I get to the door... and I... find myself in a room full of kids taking their college boards. I'm over three hours late; I've got two minutes to take the whole test. I've... just made a terrible mistake. I'll never get to college. My life is ruined."

"It seems to me that if there were any logic to our language, trust would be a four letter word."

"[about Lana] It was great the way her mind worked: No guilt, no doubts, no fear. None of my specialties. Just this shameless pursuit of immediate material gratification. What a capitalist! She told me I could make more money in one night than I'd make all year. Enough to pay for my father's car. She told me she'd be my girlfriend. She told me a lot of things. I believed them all. So, she introduced me to her friends. I introduced her to my friends."

"[voiceover] My name is Joel Goodson. I deal in human fulfillment. I grossed over eight thousand dollars in one night. Time of your life, huh kid?"

"I'm really trying to be friends with you. But I'd appreciate it if you'd stop laying these little judgments on me while you're leaning on your daddy's $40,000 car."

"Joel, you look like a smart kid. I'm going to tell you something I'm sure you'll understand. You're having fun now, right? Right, Joel? The time of your life. In a sluggish economy, never ever fuck with another man's livelihood. Now, if you're smart, and I hope you are, you're not gonna make me come back here."

"Just use your best judgment. We trust you."

"Meet the model son who's been good too long."

"There's a time for playing it safe and a time for Risky Business."

"Tom Cruise - Joel Goodsen"

"Rebecca De Mornay - Lana"

"Joe Pantoliano - Guido"

"Richard Masur - Bill Rutherford"

"Bronson Pinchot - Barry"

"Curtis Armstrong - Miles"

"Nicholas Pryor - Joel's Father"

"Janet Carroll - Joel's Mother"

"Shera Danese - Vicki"

"Raphael Sbarge - Glenn"

"Bruce A. Young - Jackie"

"Kevin Anderson - Chuck"

"Sarah Partridge - Kessler"

"Megan Mullally - Call Girl"