![]() ![]() She began her career with the famed casting director Lynn Stalmaster as his receptionist-a job she got from a temp agency-and learned the ropes for the next six years. Nancy Klopper was born in Ohio and set her sights on Los Angeles right out of high school to get into the entertainment business. With a line-up of talent such as this, Klopper had her work cut out for her. Rounding out the cast were the ensemble players: Curtis Armstrong as said buddy Miles Dalby, Bronson Pinchot as brainiac Barry, and Joe Pantoliano, aka Joey Pants, as Guido, Lana’s industrious pimp. It was released on August 5, 1983, and 40 years later, the quick-witted one-liners and palpable chemistry between Cruise and Rebecca De Morney as call girl Lana, who becomes his girlfriend for a couple of days, “no charge,” have stood the test of time. Revisiting the plot of Risky Business, written and directed by Paul Brickman, making his directorial debut, we find Joel, a promising candidate for Princeton University, egged on (pun intended) by his buddies to have the “time of his life” while his parents are on vacation. The woman who might be responsible for giving Cruise that next shot at stardom is casting director Nancy Klopper. It was a moment among many that some say was Cruise’s breakout role in the 1983 “teen sex comedy,” celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. Now imagine Kevin Bacon-well, maybe he’s not too much of a stretch- Sean Penn or Tom Hanks-all actors who auditioned for the role of Joel Goodsen, performing that scene. Watching Tom Cruise slide across the floor in his tightie whities lip synching “Old Time Rock & Roll” in Risky Business will be forever etched in our collective celluloid memories. RISKY BUSINESS: CASTING SESSION – TOM CRUISE – Courtesy of Producer Jon Avnet & Director Paul Brickman ![]()
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