Tom Cruise was in an American romantic film.
After portraying supporting roles in Taps -LRB- 1981 -RRB- and The Outsiders -LRB- 1983 -RRB- , his first leading role was in the romantic comedy Risky Business , released in August 1983 .	Taps	Taps (film)	The Outsiders	The Outsiders (film)	romantic comedy	romantic comedy	Risky Business	Risky Business
Risky Business is a 1983 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Paul Brickman , making his directorial debut .	Paul Brickman	Paul Brickman	romantic comedy film	romantic comedy film	directorial debut	List of directorial debuts
