'Risky Business' is 40: How Tom Cruise became Hollywood's biggest action star

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"Risky Business" is celebrating its 40th anniversary. The 1983 movie – along with "The Outsiders" which was released the same year – put Tom Cruise on the map and gave a whole new meaning to the saying "dance like nobody is watching." The film revolves around Cruise's character, a high school senior, and his adventures while his parents are away.

In June, Cruise admitted the movie was a "formative experience" in shaping his acting career. When asked if he dances in his underwear like Joel in the iconic scene, Cruise told Access Hollywood, "ya, I still … ," before detailing the intricate work behind-the-scenes of the pants-less take.

Here is where Cruise, and the other actors from "Risky Business" are now. Tom Cruise Following his success as on of the main protagonists on "The Outsiders," Tom Cruise proved himself once again, playing Joel Goodsen in "Risky Business," which has since become one of his most iconic roles.

Since then, he has been nominated for four Academy Awards and seven Golden Globe Awards. He then starred in "Top Gun," "Rain Man," "Born on the Fourth of July," "Interview with the Vampire," "Jerry Maguire," "Magnolia,"The Last Samurai" and "Tropic Thunder." Cruise began starring as Ethan Hunt in the "Mission: Impossible" franchise in 1996, playing the character in seven movies.