The Corner Penthouse

Criterion is set to release the Risky Business (1983) 4K UHD + Blu-ray on July 23rd. Read on to find out more about it...

[ SYNOPSIS ]

Joel (Tom Cruise) is a Chicago suburban prepster whose college-bound life spirals out of control when his parents go out of town for the week and enterprising call girl Lana (Rebecca De Mornay) invites him to walk on the wild side.

[ SPECIFICATIONS ]

The movie is presented in a 1.85:1 aspect ratio with a runtime of 1:39:14 (for both Director's Cut and Theatrical Cut). The Theatrical Cut of the movie has been rated R. Audio languages include English. Subtitle languages include English SDH. As far as I can see, the only difference between the two cuts is the ending.

[ SPECIAL FEATURES ]

All of the content listed below can be found the Blu-ray disc. The 4K disc only contains the movie (both cuts) and commentary.

• Audio Commentary (Theatrical Cut) - with director Paul Brickman, producer Jon Avnet, and actor Tom Cruise. Recorded in 2008.
• The Dream is Always the Same: The Story of Risky Business (29:29) - This 2008 documentary examines the film via interviews with the director, cast, and many others.
• Jon Avnet (20:34) - In this new 2024 interview, producer Jon Avnet discusses his collaboration with director Paul Brickman and various aspects of the film.
• Richard Chew and Bobbie O'Steen (30:13) - In this new 2024 interview, editor Richard Chew and film historian Bobbie O'Steen discuss the decisions behind several sequences.
• Nancy Klopper (18:09) - In this new 2024 interview, casting director Nancy Klopper discusses her work on the film.
• Screen Tests (14:36) - Several screen tests with Tom Cruise and Rebecca De Mornay, which includes clips from interviews with Amy Heckerling, producer Steve Tisch, Tom Cruise, Paul Brickman, and others.
• Trailer (1:29)

[ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ]

Included inside the thick clear two-disc overlapped case is a 13"x19" fold-out poster featuring the original theatrical poster artwork, with the essay "Coming of Age in Reagan's America" by Dave Kehr on the reverse (along with credits and transfer information).

[ NOTES ]

Risky Business (1983) is available on 4K UHD + Blu-ray and Individual Blu-ray. Criterion did an excellent job with the film transfer. It looks fabulous in ultra high-definition, and the story still holds up 40 years later. Do be aware that Warner Brother's 2008 Blu-ray contains a video portion to the Brickman/Avnet/Cruise commentary, along with a brief 84-second introduction to it (by all three parties), and an audio introduction by Paul Brickman to the alternate ending (which is on that disc separately). If these are important to you, you can grab a cheap copy of that disc to go along with this new 4K/Blu-ray set. Otherwise, this new Criterion release is the only one you need.

This item has been provided by the Criterion Collection for review on this site.