Joel Goodson — Risky Business Character Profile

About Joel Goodson

A high-achieving high school student from a wealthy Chicago suburb who temporarily abandons his Princeton-bound routine to experiment with freedom, prostitution, and entrepreneurship after his parents leave town.

Joel Goodson — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Tom Cruise

Appears in

Risky Business (1983)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (2)

• Joel Goodson — father — Joel's Father (Nicholas Pryor)
• Joel Goodson — mother — Joel's Mother (Janet Carroll)

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