Variety
"...Appealingly personal and humorously observant....[The] premise is provocative, and [the] storytelling is approached in a manner that often proves fresh and unpredictable..." 07/27/1983Total Film
"...Morally dubious, effortlessly charming..." 08/01/2003 p.129 Entertainment Weekly
"It's the film that first put Cruise in sunglasses and lit up his 500-watt grin." -- Grade: B 10/03/2008 p.59 New York Times
"Mr. Brickman's film was and remains a strikingly original combination of biting satire and moody, romantic reverie." 10/06/2008 Total Film
4 stars out of 5 -- "RISKY BUSINESS stands out from the pack of '80s sex-coms....A wish-fulfilment yarn with a sense of irony." 11/01/2008 p.149 Empire
4 stars out of 5 -- "RISKY BUSINESS might well be the smartest teen satire ever made....The capitalism is tempered by great performances, real raunch and a terrific Tangerine Dream score." 12/01/2008 p.212 | 
