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** That was Richard Masur as the Princeton recruiter.

* [[Hollywood Sex]]- Joel and Lana, especially the living room scene when the windows are blown open. Lana is apparently so hot, she somehow controls the forces of nature.

* [[Humiliation Conga]]- Joel rarely catches a break as one disaster follows another, culminating {{spoiler|with his mom chewing him out for a tiny crack in that glass egg of hers.}} {{spoiler|Then his dad lets him know he's gotten into Princeton.}}

* [[Ironic Echo]]- "Time of your life, huh kid?"

** Averted by {{spoiler|Joel, who goes trolling the streets of Chicago rounding up his friends as clients for Lana's brothel idea, with only [[Cool Shades]]}} as his signature style and otherwise dressed very conservatively.

* [[Risky Business Dance]]- [[Trope Namer]]. This iconic scene is also an example of [[Harpo Does Something Funny]]--Cruise was just told to "dance to rock music."

* [[Sex Is Good]]- pretty much any character who has sex for any reason ends up better off for it.

* [[Sexy Shirt Switch]]

* [[Star-Making Role]]- [[Tom Cruise]]. To a lesser but still successful extent Rebecca De Mornay. The movie also established solid character role careers for Joe Pantoliano and Curtis Armstrong. Bronson Pinochet might point to [[Beverly Hills Cop]] for his career break, though...

** The movie came out just before the AIDS/ HIV scare went nationwide.

* [[What Do You Mean Its Not Symbolic]]- Joel has been a ''good son'' his whole life, but [[You Need to Get Laid|needs to cut loose]]. During the first night with Lana, the camera pans across childhood photos of Joel undercutting his achieving manhood through sex. Joel's dealings with Guido the Killer Pimp teach him more about business than twelve years of school ever did.