Risky Business (1983)

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★★★★☆

Starring: Tom Cruise, Joe Pantoliano, Rebecca De Mornay, Richard Masur

Corrected entry: In the scene after Joel drops his parents off at the airport, he pours himself a whisky and coke. During the closeup he is pouring "New Coke" into the glass but when the shot changes he is setting down a can of Coca-Cola Classic.

Correction: It couldn't have been "New Coke" that he was pouring in, because this movie was released in 1983, and New Coke didn't come out until 1985.

rswarrior

Corrected entry: Joel lives in Illinois, when Lana wants to make love on a "real" train they end up on a subway. there is no subway in Illinois.

horrormovieforums.com

Correction: Incorrect. Chicago Transit Authority runs the Chicago El (as in elevated train system) however, according to Wikipedia 12.1 miles of this system indeed runs underground.

OneHappyHusky

Corrected entry: In several instances in the film, it is stated that Joel scored a 597 on the Math portion of his SATs. SAT scores are always multiples of ten. He could have scored a 590 or a 600, but not a 597.

Correction: I got a 753 verbal and 635 math in my SAT .

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Mistakes

Continuity mistake: While Tom Cruise is dancing in the front hall way and living room in his underwear, the lighting outside changes from daylight to night and sun rays appear on the rug during a part of it.

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Quotes

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Trivia

Trivia: Michael J. Fox, Tom Hanks, Nicolas Cage and Timothy Hutton all auditioned for the role of Joel.

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Questions

Question: Did Lana actually like Joel or not? She said that the night on the train was not simply a diversion while Guido and Vicki raided his house. However, she was still involved with them, after claiming that she was done working for Guido. She and Vicki "quit" when he first appeared at Joel's house.

Answer: Lana liked him, but was not in love with him. The whole Guido house raid was his way of getting what's owed to him, when Joel stole all his business. At the end of the movie, Lana and Joel walked and talked about him going away to college, with no expectations about one another continuing their relationship.

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