1979 Porsche 928 in Risky Business

If you're trying to get away from a someone named Guido the killer pimp, don't you think that it's a good idea to do it in a fast, sleek Porsche?  Luckily for Joel Goodsen (played by Tom Cruise) and his friend Miles (played by Curtis Armstrong aka Booger from Revenge of the Nerds) they had one during the car chase scene in the movie Risky Business.

Joel borrowed his dad's Porsche 928 for the night.  That's a really sweet car.  Too bad it ended up in the river.  I admired the car when I first saw the movie, not in the theaters but on cable.  It sounded so powerful.  According to IMDB, though,

"The exhaust and engine sounds were dubbed from another Porsche 928 that had a hole in its rear muffler, therefore created much louder sound that a stock 928."

Still, it's a nice car.  In fact, several Porsche 928s were used in the movie.  And they were not all the same year.  Mainly '79s and '81s were used.  The '79 version was used for most of the wide shots where the entire car was scene including the car chase.


The Porsche 928 was introduced in 1977.  Immediately, it won "Car of the Year" in Europe.  From 1977 to 1980, the body styling remained the same until the Competition Package was introduced in 1981 to include upgraded suspension, wheels and spoilers.  The engine from 1977 to 1979 was a 4.5L 16 valve SOHC V8 rated at 219 bhp and 245 ft/lbs of torque.

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