A Matter of Interpretation

Regarding Peter McAlevey’s Rules of Hollywood article (“With a Little Help, Bad Can Be Made Good Enough,� Oct. 29): Tom Cruise had never done a comedy before “Cocktail,� huh? Excuse me, but I’ve always thought that “Risky Business� was a pretty funny movie, and so did about a bazillion other people. Hmmm. . . .

Rick Paskay

Marina del Rey