About this episode
The episode discusses the 1983 film Risky Business and its place in the context of 80s sex comedies and youth anxieties.
In this episode of the show our show the May voyage through 80s sex comedies with something a bit classier on this occasion as we discuss the 1983 Risky Business . Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about how this movie fits into the short-lived trend of sex-tinged coming-of-age movies coming out of Hollywood at this time and how it functions as a continuation of a deeper conversation about youth anxieties dating all the way back to The Graduate and Five Easy Pieces . We talk about how young Tom Cruise embodied his role and perhaps why it might be hard to see him as a performer capable of disappearing into his characters, how the movie speaks to Reagan's America, how the film makes removing all furniture from a house deceptively easy and how the score by Tangerine Dream both heightens the mood and hides the campness of its central conceit. Tune in and enjoy! Hosts: Jakub Flasz & Randy Burrows Head over to…
People in this episode
Hosts: Jakub Flasz, Randy Burrows
Topics covered
- 80s sex comedies
- coming-of-age movies
- youth anxieties
- Tom Cruise
- Reagan's America
- film score
Keywords
- Risky Business
- 80s film
- Tom Cruise
- sex comedies
- youth anxieties
- Tangerine Dream
- Reagan's America
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Tangerine Dream
Books & works: Risky Business, The Graduate, Five Easy Pieces
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