Risky Business review highlights style over substance
New York Times critic Janet Mal savages and praises in equal measure. Tom Cruise plays Joel Goodson a privileged teen who turns to improvisation and a brothel under his parents roof. Rebecca DeMornay as Lana disrupts his daydreams while Brickman’s direction shows promise but overreaches at times.
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Janet Mal
New York Times
New York
Paul Brickman
Joel Goodson
Tom Cruise
Joel
Brickman
Nicholas Pryor
Janet Carroll
Rebecca DeMornay
Lana
Cruise
Straight Arrow
Jonathan Demme
Clint Eastwood snubs Columbia over son Kyle signing
Hollywood column notes Clint Eastwood rejected Columbia's bid to sign his 14-year-old son Kyle for The Karate Kid and may direct or star in a project for scale. Eastwood reportedly cut off calls and joined two Blake Edwards projects at Warner Bros. Other items cover Bette Davis stroke rumors, Connie Sellecca and Gil Gerard balancing careers with parenting, and Mary Dusay taking dual TV and stage roles.
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Columbia Pictures
Clint Eastwood
Eastwood
Kyle
Columbia
Clint
Blake Edwards
Burt Reynolds
Richard Pryor
Warners Bros
Gerards
Mary Dusay
San Andreas Playhouse
The Return of the Jedi and Other Local Movie Showings
The listings show multiple theaters with films including The Return of the Jedi at Theater Times Plaza and Krull at Westdale Mall Cinema I. Additional titles include Risky Business Vacation Class Private School Staying Alive Jaws 3-D The Star Chamber Snow White and the Sever Dwarfs Naked titles vary by stage and time across Eastown Westdale Collins Twin West Twin East Garden ODEUM.
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Westdale Mall
Star Chamber
Collins
Ridgemont High
Twin West
Garden
Marion
ODEUM
Mount Vernon
Complex TV Schedule Mix With Movie and Talk Shows
A dense listing of channels and programs across networks including CBS NBC ABC and cable outlets. It notes time slots for shows such as Diner Family Ties Brideshead Revisited and Great Performances along with sports like baseball and boxing and mentions multiple HBO specials and CNN programming.
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