Tom Cruise's breakthrough role started with him sliding across the floor in his underwear. Risky Business is now on Netflix. | Netflix

This week back in 1983, Risky Business was released, and Tom Cruise skyrocketed to fame. Did you know he improvised most of his underwear dance routine? Talk about a risky move that paid off. It’s now one of the most iconic scenes in movie history, as well as one of the most parodied. Tell us in the comments: Have you ever tried sliding across your wooden floors half naked in socks while using a candlestick as a microphone? (We plead the Fifth.) | AARP

'80s Pop Culture: The "Risky Business" Dance. The iconic dance from the movie "Risky Business" became a sensation in popular culture. Featuring Tom Cruise in a memorable scene where he wore only a button-down shirt, socks, and underwear while lip-syncing to Bob Seger's hit song "Old Time Rock & Roll." Tom is still asked about that one-minute segment to this day and it's been recreated too many times to count. But nothing will ever top the original, right? #tomcruise #80s #80smovies #riskybusines