Lana was an awful bitch. She screwed over Joel in so many ways, it leads me to believe she really was a part of the setup for Guido and Vicky to rob his house while she screwed his brains out on a train.
I just rewatched this movie for the first time in maybe 20 years and it completely retuned my perception of it. This film is a masterpiece in every sense of the word.
Gotta stick with the theatrical one myself. Of course they could show a ice melting and I would still enjoy it because of the awesome soundtrack but I digress... The ending shown in theaters was much better. It still has her lying to Joel. It still has the dark mood but the walk in the park momentarily removes them from the gloomy future we all know faces Lana. Plus they lighten them moment even more with two references to previous conversations: The conversation about Lana not having any money (becoming Joel) and the slight narration change where Joel's last line is "Time of your life, huh kid?" (becoming Guido). Now back to that soundtrack...one of the best of the 80's and certainly one of Tangerine Dreams very best. Still holds up completely.
Was Lana lying to Joel about her screwing his brains out while Guido and Vicky robbed his house and being a setup? Surely she did set him up, she screwed him over so many times in this film. Sexy yes, but one awful bitch.
Crazy right im 😳😳😳i never saw or heard about this until Minty(comedic arts) did his Risky B video,and so of course last nite i rewatched it as an adult for the fire time and it was amazing imo ,i have a relatable come up and rebbeca demornay omg 🤤great memories were ignited from rewatching as an adult
Classic movie and with an incredible sound track. My favorite Tom Cruise movie other then Jerry McGuire. Jerry McGuire was sort of a grown up version of Risky Business. Both had similar themes in terms of getting out of your comfort zone, living for something bigger then the norm, and taking risks.. Rebecca Demornay was perfectly cast. She had that air of mystery about her.
Agreed on multiple counts. For Tom Cruise, this was his strongest film by far. Rebecca DeMornay is downright spell-binding; she should have at least been nominated for an Oscar. The chemistry between the two of them is pitch-perfect. And it was the tracks by Tangerine Dream that made me a big fan of their music.
The ending dinner scene really brought it home. He realizes business is harsh. He has love for lana but hes not the gullible little boy anymore and knows how she moves. Shes still a value to know
The shot of the skyline at the end is perfect. The two of them, together, on top of the world. Joel better keep those sunglasses near him at all times, because his future is going to be bright.
Definitely the more powerful ending by far, however the studio felt it was probably too acerbic for a big chunk of the theatre audience. Personally I think it's the more succinct scene and brings the film to a much more grown up conclusion, even if the pensive tone and slow building melancholy makes for slightly unsettling viewing. The last few days were the best of Joel and Lana's lives and they both know everything after this time will probably be an anticlimax. When Lana states how optimistic she is for the future , her tone belies that she doesn't actually believe that at all. Joel's path is more certain. However his life is now pre-mapped out for him, eventually becoming a clone of his father. I genuinely believe this is one of the most important and beautifully written, acted and directed scenes in cinema. Such a shame commercial sense won out over artistic sense to become the default ending.
Nice to see a more "real" feeling ending with narration. Human touch is a part of love - especially when younger. Risky Business is my favorite Tom Cruise move, but it's really Brickman's movie. It beats out all the Hughes films by being more grown-up and adult, leaving most the childishness behind. The soundtrack with Tangerine Dream here takes an already good movie and lifts it to transcendental. It is the 80s best Teen Dramatic-Comedy, and one of the best out there.
Given that he already could've been like his father would've been, By actually getting into Princeton for his real grades, if he'd focused on that, But he didn't. So he has strayed off that path. Made his own way of getting ahead in life. He keeps it all a secret from his parents and folks though, so as to be "approved" by them. That's what I think he'll be in the future. Regardless of what job he gets, he won't end up making money because of his mainstream career. He will end up with an illegal side hustle. He just will be that privileged white guy who can bribe people and cover his tracks, every once in awhile, in case he messes things up a bit. He will make enough money to smoothen the rough courses of his side hustles' risks, And to convince his parents he is a bigshot business man. Maybe the side hustle's income is just used to fuel/bump up the mainstream business. Not that he would end up with a failing idea, he'd just be one of the people with great ideas, but can't find the clientele to sponsor him. So he puts in his own illegal cash, brings his ideas to fruition. Could be like, a way of whitewashing illegally earned cash. His parents are only aware of him making it big legally. Probably unaware of his self-funding idea. He'd ultimately be someone, even Guido would be proud of.
@@WoozyCoolI wish I could be a privileged white guy. I’m going to bleach my skin - maybe that will help me achieve or attain this privilege .. wish me luck
Or you coul try harder. You know that they accept practically ree tarded black guys into ivy leagues these days. You just have to be able to spell your name. You couldn't even do that huh.
He obviously loves her but she betrays him by letting Guido steal all the stuff from his house. I think this final scene is him accepting that he wants to protect her but the life she lived doesnt allow it
He keeps on going with this theme of life. Keep the people in his life, parents n relatives, proud of him by being a pristine cliche white business man. In reality, his business partners know why he is rich. The illegal side hustles that he runs via others, rather than put his name on it officially. Same as how he got into the college. His parents think their kid studied hard and aced the exams. In reality, he just gave the college admission interviewer dude, a great night, some new "contacts".
In My honest opinion, this was 80s noir at one of it's BEST, along the lines of The graduate, with it's style dark comedy. The Thief, Manhunter, Black Widow, are just some of what the 80s had to offer, as far as the stylistic form of noir film that i highly doubt can ever be reproduced again. Tangerine Dream knocked it right out of the ball park with a awesome music as always. Paul did an incredible Job directing this film. In my own interpretation of the ending, i feel Joel became a pimp with an elite upper class clientele, and Lana was his high class bottom girl.
I woudn't call it 'dark comedy', tho - that refers to comedy with a morbid undertone. One of the best 'noir' films of the 80s, that you dont mention here, was "Body Heat", even tho it was clearly influenced by "Chinatown".
Yea, I don’t think Joel becomes big pimp extraordinaire From a Variety article about this, the original and intended ending: “The film ends with a bittersweet scene of Joel trying to comfort Lana about her future, which he knows will be very different than his own.”
@@brianpeck4035 Joel neither lost his chance to go to that college, nor got into the college by studying and doing well on exams. This feels like a huge clue to what his career turns out like. His parents are blindfolded by him, they think their kid aced the exams, got into a great college. He will probably keep them blindfolded, become a pristine business man. But everyone in the working industry knows the real reason behind his success, are the secretive brothels or red light district kinda side hustle he develops. He never puts his name on something like that officially, has indirect ownership of stuff, u know how it goes. He gets the main credit, but will never be seen as the face of such a taboo thing. Hence making money won't be an issue. Overall, as long as he makes smart business moves, multiplies his taboo source of income, via legal sources, he'll do great. Hence his parents, relatives, being oblivious to his primary income source, only noticing his legal source of income, would be extremely proud of how successful he is financially.
This is the appropriate ending, both beautiful and melancholy. The pair embrace as they resign themselves to certain inevitabilities that will be wrought- both upon and by them- in their futures.
ILOVE TOM SINCE TEENAGER, SINCE I SAW THIS FILM THE FIRST TIME 1983 AND TODAY IN 2024 I LOVE HIM MORE . TOM IS THE NUMBER ONE, THE LOVE OF MY LIFE ❤❤❤❤❤
I like how this ending shows the evolved love they share together in the end, but the darker uncertain look of the park in the original and with her teasing with him on how to pay and him doing it back in playful banter shows more of a kinship or even open endedness to their relationship.
The chances of Lana falling for Joel are next to nothing. The original release has Joel too assertive & confident - he's NEVER been in control. This ending, with his plea for her to come to him, is true to their dynamic during the rest of the film. He's got everything on a plate, but he's the vulnerable one - smart enough to realise how unlikely a relationship is, but desperately wanting to believe in it. We only see her through his eyes and cannot know what's really in her heart - a true femme fatale. The uncertainty allows us to hope for romance, without saying goodbye to reality just for the sake of an 'upbeat' ending. Definitely the way it should have been released.
I love both versions. The movie in its own (without endings) forces you to question what drives human nature. It's hard to admit it but money is probably it, tied along with emotions. As much as we tell ourselves we are good people and try to be it, money is something human race has become dependent on and sooner or later, everyone needs it. The theatrical ending makes it seem like Joel goes to college with a very big lesson learned and more understanding of the power money, eager to apply his new found knowledge into more socially accepted "business" and open to the possibility to take "risky" ones again. This director's ending also teaches him a lesson, however, as in the theatrical one he learned about the power of money, in this one he learned more about the other human driving force, emotions. What "human fulfilment risky business" would you deal? Money or emotions?
I think the real meaning of the movie is hinted at in the title: taking a chance in hopes of making a better life - or at least gaining useful life experiences.
Omg...I just watched the movie, came on here to find reviews and stumbled across this. I never heard of this much less seen it. Uh... my reaction - thank god they went with what we saw in the theaters, it was much better. The lighthearted humor was a perfect ending. This is an all time 80s classic.
Thanks for showing the directors original ending. with out it, Most viewers wouldn't know that the dinner was at the signature room in the John Hancock.
Its amazing how an ending could make this movie complete different! We always think about it as a smart comedy movie, COMEDY! With this it turns into a drama, but a long way better!!! Anyway i love this movie so much but always thought the ending was a little weak... Thanks for sharing.
***** It makes no sense why she would have a pimp. She's a hot young call girl - they make a fortune and usually either work independently or for an agency.
***** I have watched the whole film - although it was years ago. The film is set in Chicago, not NY. Even in the 80s, most call girls didn't have pimps. Although I like the film, it's unrealistic that Lana would ever have needed a pimp. Whatever bind she was in, she could quickly have got out of with her high earnings.
Lana thinks Joel is sweet and good company, but sees their relationship as simply transactional. Joel, on the other hand is still yet to see through the 'girlfriend experience' that Lana has created for him. Sleeping with Joel on the train was just business, and the others cleaning his house out was nothing personal. Even Guido and Vicky kind of have a soft spot for him, yet the three of them also show no remorse. Joel is on his way here, yet Lana's future is more uncertain.
Joel bought his stuff from Guido with the fortune, he made by being "the house" for Lana and Vicky's "businesses". If Lana set him up, all so it can end with their boss making more money, by involving the desperate but rich teenagers as their main customers, that makes her a bit of an "evil mastermind". She's in love with Joel and him with her too. Unexpectedly fell for each other over time spent together, memories made. Joel wasn't behaving like a customer only using her for sex, hence it made an impact on, her, who has never had someone genuinely care for her. Lana would've cooked up way more schemes like this and made her boss more money, ultimately making big cheques for herself, maybe one day becomes the queen of such brothels. Joel didn't get into college by studying hard. Not that he planned this the whole time, but it was the pleasure business, which basically slides him into that college. He probably prefers this way of life. Fools his family that he is a pristine white guy with cliche successful business. But he makes his fortunes by the brothels, maybe via a proxy, not his name being officially on such taboo businesses. Him and Lana being successful isn't something I doubt. Just whether they will end up together or not. He can just get her a fake identity with degrees and what nots, it's not like his parents are gonna interview her based on her degrees. No one will find out. Faking things are easy for these 2. The only thing that matters is, whether they feel like being together against all odds.
Loved this version better, you see the raw emotion from Lana and Joel. You can sense Lana wants to drop the Call Girl stuff, BUT the thought of making quick money hinders that reality of a normal life with Joel possibly.
Paul Brickman is one of those rare talents whose creative works Hollywood should never have modified in any way. If you hire a genius, don't second guess him. Just listen to him. I sincerely wish Paul Brickman would come back, now that there is a healthy indie scene, and create new work.
@Mr. Joe Yes, it WAS an entertaining teenager movie. And if the Powers That Be had let him shoot the ending he had wanted, it would have been so much more.
@Mr. Joe First, keep to the subject without trying to pivot away from it or obfuscate it with additional arguments. Second, a lot can happen in 40 seconds. Imagine Casablanca with its final 40 seconds substantially different; it becomes a completely different film, as Risky Business would have been. Coincidentally, I grew up in Highland Park, Illinois where Risky Business was filmed, and my family was good friends with Seymour Popeil (Popeil Brothers, then Ronco) who lived in a penthouse on half of the top floor of the Drake hotel, where the confrontation scene between Cruise and De Mornay (and then Pantoliano) was filmed. Just a little tidbit of interest.
@Mr. Joe Yes, I agree. All first drafts are shit, and everything after the first draft is rewriting, rewriting, rewriting... Then you lock it away in a drawer and don't even think about it for six months. Then do a re-read and realize the entirely different direction the story should have taken in the middle of the second act. And then it's rewriting, rewriting, rewriting... My father, whose Goyisher name was "Bud Chase" because "Arthur Erwin Churvis" was "too Jewish" for television in the fifties, was a writer, producer, and director. He was Phyllis Diller's writer back before I was born. Did you see that movie "You've Got Mail"? Remember the electric typewriter Greg Kinnear's character fawned over and owned three of? It was an Olympia Deluxe Electric Report, which was the exact same typewriter my father wrote all his copy on at home. I have an even closer relationship with the film "Ordinary People." I came into contact with a lot of this stuff because of my mother and father, who were early pioneers in television.
Watching Risky Business countless times I think the ending of the movie could be perfected by simply mixing elements from both endings together, Joel and Lana would be walking in the park and would have the conversation they had in the signature room and of course it would end with 'time of your life huh kid?' which sounds much more witty than isn't life grand. Or, the two could be mixed together: 'time of your life huh kid?........ Isn' t life grand'. I just think the movie has to end during the night, it fits the whole tone of the film much more.
There is no question that this is one of the best films of all times! period! It hit all 5 highs! 1. Cinematography 2. Musical Score 3. Casting 4. Directing and 5. Script! Many recurring themes that people of any age could identify with. Having a need to being needed. I never believed Lana set Joel up! Her look away wasn't guilt it was frustration that he still questions her loyalty. Who ever said she continued to be a prostitute!? Remember she was trying to leave Guido that's how the whole thing started... Sort of lol. Anyway, I think she stopped being a prostitute and they stayed together and got back together once he left home and settled in at Princeton. She probably went back to school too and got her G.E.D and joined him at Princeton!? Who knows!? Lol! I always perceived they lived happily ever after. And the ending (both) gives no indication to the contrary. IMO.
I absolutely loved the original ending! Sorry P.B! But I'm glad you lost that fight! lol. I'm also glad I got to see your original vision of your ending.
Is this ending showing us them in the future? He says "I wonder where we might be 10 years from now", it's clearly daylight in the room as you can see the sun shining on her face, then after he says "closer", it's suddenly night time and the guy that was behind her appears to be a different guy. The camera is now at a distance. Is this so we can imagine that they aged and that this is now them 10 years from now, on top of the world? Or maybe I'm completely wrong and the sunlight and other aspects in the scene changes are just the typical "oops" things that happen when you've tried to film the same shot all day and filming then has to take place at night so everyone can go home.
Thank you so much for this post.I did not realize there was an alternate ending after watching it a few times I can get a better sense of the difference from the original ending.It seem Joel an Lana are a little more desperate.I was also curios as to how much of the film was art imitating life,since there is some great character development in the film.
IMO, this ending is...kinda sad (😔). You can tell that at this point, Joel and Lana have come to truly love each other, but the lifestyles they've chosen say 'otherwise.' Here, it's shown that they can't completely absolve themselves for the things they've done (and/or inevitably will do), and they recognize that they can't change who they are...but that embrace means that there's definite respect for each other there. But with that said, I personally prefer the original ending myself. Though still played up realistically, it *does* nonetheless end with a genuine note of optimism about Joel and Lana's future together. And I like the 'role reversal' between them in the original ending. What can I say? I guess I'm a sucker for happy endings (😄).
I was the original audience for this in theaters and I love this ending. "Time of your life" line works better (for me) but the hug is wonderful. Superb. Masterfully-written, -made and -scored film by Brickman, often overlooked because of who was in it and what it was about. This wrote the blueprint for the meaningful "teen movie." A masterpiece I'll watch every time.
I don't see how this is different. Even after the first time I saw it in the theater, I said it was a setup. Guido, Vicki and Lana worked together to strip joel of all his earnings. Even the way Lana denies the allegation, she looks away during her denial. In other words she can't look joel in the face. The only thing this ending tells me is that even after everything that has happened, both Joel and Lana may actually feel something for each other.
I'm not on board with your analysis. Joel has no desire to be lana's, or any other girl's, pimp. He wants to go to college to be a legitimate businessman. He wants lana to be his girl. He doesn't want to turn her out. He loves her. So, he's still the mark. He got played by Guido, Vicki and Lana. In this scene he confronts Lana by saying, "Hey, did you play me?" She says "No," but in a way that tells us that she was in on it. Joel doesn't react like pimp would. He reacts like a love struck sucker by saying, basically, "I don't care if you played me or not. I just want you to be happy." So, Lana still has the upper hand and can manipulate Joel.
O.K. Brandon C. Sites. Tonight, in order to make my point abundantly clear to you, I'm going to start writing the screenplay for "Risky Business II." When I am done, you will understand the true nature of Joel and Lana's relationship and what really happened that serene Chicago evening thirty-three years ago. Also, I promise that all the actors from the original movie, who are all surprisingly still alive today, once they read the script will agree to reprise their original roles and Tangerine Dream will agree to write a musical score that will be so good that it will make the score from the original seem like cavemen beating on rocks.
Everything about this film screams pure class, from the storyline, Tangerine Dream soundtrack, the acting and actors and the Chicago location....I don't believe another location would have worked as well. All aspiring film-makers should watch this film and learn from Mr Brickman's skill and talent, it's superb, it truly is.
It's tough to compare the two, the theatrical ending they chose is very strong, this one is too but subtly different. I saw the original in the theater, have loved this movie for over 30 years. At the time, had audiences seen this ending they would have walked out of the theatre with a different feeling about what they had just seen. While I think the alternate is very strong I do not like the line 'Ain't life grand', it comes across as a bit cheesy. 'Time of your life, huh kid?' seems much better because it is a more pointed question and reflects that this IS only a brief, albeit important, moment in their life.
Stephen Troup I totally agree! I had the privilege to see this in theatres too! And have been hooked ever since! Especially with Tangerine dream. I bought ever album they made.. Love on a real train was just the beginning! This movie is such genius it will always be a historical classic of original 80's films.
Even since I saw this movie, I always suspected there was originally a different ending, but I always thought the original ended with him raking the leaves, just the way it started, but much wiser after learning some hard lessons about life, love and business. I prefer this more downbeat end with Joel and Lana in the Signature Room, but I like the "Time of your life, eh kid" line better if you're going to go down that route.
This was a hidden gem for me. I am a movie fan to my core and this was, among three other movies, the first of my collection on VHS. Her character always struck me as having a crystalline will. She is expressing a rare vulnerability here. He responds with something along the lines of: everything will be all right. Her response is: why? Why should I put my faith in you to make things better? It is a very honest response that speaks to her background. Despite that, she acquiesces. Always loved this movie and the Director's cut has only enhanced my enjoyment.
"aint life grand?" makes me think more then "time of your life, eh kid?" The film from one side is about love, and I think it's clear Lana did not lie to Joel or set him up, but if she did she is sorry and feels guilty because she has feelings for him like he for her. I think it's her growth as a character towards Joel, she stole the egg but grew to like Joel and didn't lie in the end. Either way this scene closes out the two characters emotions for each other much more real then the theater ending. The movie was also about Joel succeeding as a future enterpriser, and without the recognition by his high school for doing so. The line "I deal in human fulfillment, I grossed $8000 in one night, ain't life grand?" fits better because it's stays with the ominous tone about capitalism and is kind of a lesson from the movie.
I disagree. I think money comes and goes and is a driving force of the film, but at the end of the day you're seeing 2 people go different ways in life. Everything after that will be anticlimactic for both; they'll be chasing that high. I liked "time of your life, huh kid?"; it shows both the adult world Joel's going to enter and leaving behind his moment with her. Isn't that what being young and on fire about? Time of your life.
@@rbibbe34 well I think Jook hit it spot on. they may be going different ways in life, but it's open-ended. The embrace is an image of love and security. To say everything will be anticlimactic going forward is speculative and only one possible future of many.
@@rbibbe34 Joel did not become his dad, he got into Princeton like his parents wanted, but in his own way. So there won't be much parting of ways, once Joel realizes, he might not ever be like his dad. He might not become a bigshot business man with the responsible decisions. Instead he will simply have a strong illegal side hustle (pimp), whose income he'd whitewash via a "household brand name" legal front. His parents won't ever find out about it. Whether he parts ways with Lana or not, that lifestyle is not gonna part with him anytime soon. He let his new girl pals turn his home into brothel, just cuz his first nightwalking love Lana said, she'll be his girlfriend. He told the wtf line to the Princeton interviewer. He was only prepared to be rejected by Princeton, ultimately might've made him, question his life choices a bit at the very least maybe. But given he'd successfully got into Princeton, this will only fuel him more. *He'd ultimately become the kind of a business man, that both his **_dad_** and **_Guido_** would be proud of.*
I think the "love on a train" night both was AND wasn't a setup. I think what Lana was saying that, yeah, she set him up (it's obvious the way she kind of looked away in shame) but also she wanted to have sex with him on the train because she had really fallen for him.
Pretty much. At the beginning she considered Joel nothing more than a client who she stole from but thanks to "saving," her from Guido she grew to consider him more. He wanted to know more about her which upset her, but she started to fall for him once he came back and wanted to work with her. I always interpreted it that she fell for him thru the movie and it peaked during the scene with the Princeton examiner. You can tell with that shot of her face of both how amazed she was of him and how proud of him she was. He was on his way to making something of himself while she was wasting her life. Perhaps she felt some regret for setting it up which shows up at the end. So she decides to help Joel by getting the Princeton guy laid and more or less getting him in there, and she gives in to her feelings and has genuine sex for the first time. Powerful scene in more ways than 1. It's not for the music or what goes on, but what both characters are going thru. Genius stuff.
Great analysis. If we think about it, there's enough evidence here and there in the movie to back all of this up. Many mainstream movies of the past were almost like cinema arts films; they were better and "deeper". It's a shame that we've lost a lot of that today.
drlee2 That's what I was thinking ! Yes, Lana set up Joel because she needed money to be free from Guido. But she also loves Joel and honestly wanted to make love on a real train. We can see 2 sex scenes in a movie and I will not lie I love both of them. But the 1 sex scene has no emotions and feelings - just a hooker having sex with a client. In the second scene on a train Lana and Joel are having sex and you can feel that they are honestly inlove. Love this movie !!!!!
This one is the best for sure. Can't beat that last shot. it also makes more sense the them walking around near the lake. Also her in his lap at the end it powerful. Damn good.
He should have stuck with this ending. Millions time better than the one featured in the original. LOVE THIS. Dark, moody, humorous, and dedicated; stays completely true to the tone of the film.
@@mikiex Yup. He "Was" in school. Brickhouse told the audience in Minneapolis MN after a screening Guido was Lana's brother and was "so sick he was actually pimping out his sister"... however in the movie they thought that plot point was to gross.. 😆
This ending is quite dark. The theatrical ending is more fitting for this type of film which has comedy elements to it, even though their continuing relationship is a little hard to believe. The theatrical ending to The Butterfly Effect however, was absolutely abysmal.
The One Man Army My feeling is that David Chase was shooting for a big payday down the road. That's why he left us with nothing. No ending. A big blank. I think he firmly believed that a "Sopranos" movie was somewhere in his future. So, his ending was perfect for that. The movie could still go in alot of different directions. That was going to be his big payday. However, he new he would have to give Gondolfini a little time before he would agree to be Tony Soprano one more time. You see with that nondescript ending he could pick up the story anytime, one year later, 4 years later, etc. Then Gondolfini died and so did Chase's big payday. Unfortunately, it is us fans who are left holding the bag, which bites.
Six months later on January 2017 I saw Eyes Wide Shut. Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman loved working with Stanley Kubrick on that film. I saw Risky Business a couple of months after I saw A Clockwork Orange. Have you seen Eyes Wide Shut and A Clockwork Orange?
I much prefer this ending..I would have taken her with me .. I wouldn't have even gone . I would just stay with her. It's real love. Whys it gotta be so tough.. that young love . That feeling . It really captured me this film.. from my era. I didn't like the other ending it makes me sad that they gotta not stay together. I loved her . Even though its a movie I felt that love...she is a very beautiful woman as well.. if was me ... I would hold her and never ever let her go...
‘I think we’re both going to hit a big”. The reality is you know her life would never be a happy ending. I read that the men sitting behind Joel symbolize where he’d be in 10 years.
To be honest, I can't understand why the director's that pissed off that they replaced this ending. The studio ending has a real moral ambiguity and dark undertones to it, they're just a bit more apparent in this version.
My opinion...a street smart woman meets a kid going to Ivy League...its as if the tables are turning and the apprentice has now become the master. The view overlooking Lake Michigan is absolutely stunning accompanied by Tangerine Dream's perfect score.... I prefer this life-teaching moment
This was the better ending…. Better than the theatrical ending, because this ending is more realistic, where the theatrical ending was more like a John Hues movie. And although this movie was not a total reality portrayal, this ending served a more sobering point and vague, therefore effective narrative.
Whatcha got on you? I got $20! $20...what are we gonna do? Can I owe it to 'ya? Owe it to me? Will you take a check? Do you think I'd accept a check from you? You see...They are still loving and playful! LOVE IT!
Love this ending, but also don't mind the other ending either, it just happens to feel a little more tacked on (but not badly tacked on, as at least Joel & Lana end up back at their beginning, but in opposite roles).
Seems like in the orig one they end up together. Even though they won't see each other for a while. This one is still good. I read an interview with cruise and he said that this ending really expresses the love he has for her.
@@jedimyndtryck I disagree. I feel that the way they leave it is better. The ambiguity makes the scene memorable because, like life, the future is unknown. As they embrace, you can sense that an empathize. What they had was special, but they both know that it isn't logical that they continue on like that. Joel is going to Princeton, NJ while Lana will most likely continue to be a Call Girl in Chicago. They are at a fork in the road. They both know that life cannot and will not be the same now. To end up together is the stuff of fairy tales. Joel will go off and get the best education money can buy and most likely end up as a future executive with the "perfect family" while Lana will inevitably fade into the recesses of his mind as she continues her life as one of many sex workers in Chicago. Sad but true.
This ending is so great. She's lying. He knows. He doesn't care because he can handle it. This is the beginning of a probably very bad relationship. Sometimes you've just got to say "What the fuck?"
What a great movie, what a great soundtrack, AND IT WAS IN THE 80’S, what a great privilege to have experienced it all in real time!!
Every time I think of the 80s I'm so grateful I got to experience growing up in that era. I wouldn't trade it for anything.
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You got that right!! 👍👍
YESSSSS!
Tom and Rebecca had great chemistry. Probably the strongest chemistry he ever had with a woman in a movie.
Didn't they have an affair during filming?
Probably she's good
Lana was an awful bitch. She screwed over Joel in so many ways, it leads me to believe she really was a part of the setup for Guido and Vicky to rob his house while she screwed his brains out on a train.
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YES ❤
As a kid of the 80s, this is one of those movies so deeply ingrained my soul. Any time I find it channel surfing, it’s a must watch.
I just rewatched this movie for the first time in maybe 20 years and it completely retuned my perception of it. This film is a masterpiece in every sense of the word.
Yes, I feel the same, as once you watch Risky Business you will never forget it......sheer class, nothing comes close.
When I watched it recently, I found that "Risky Business" was really a satire on materialism and capitalism.
De Mornay's delivery of that why's it got to be so tough line is sublime.
she is a GREAT actress - SHOULD have done so much more !!!
Gotta stick with the theatrical one myself. Of course they could show a ice melting and I would still enjoy it because of the awesome soundtrack but I digress...
The ending shown in theaters was much better. It still has her lying to Joel. It still has the dark mood but the walk in the park momentarily removes them from the gloomy future we all know faces Lana. Plus they lighten them moment even more with two references to previous conversations: The conversation about Lana not having any money (becoming Joel) and the slight narration change where Joel's last line is "Time of your life, huh kid?" (becoming Guido).
Now back to that soundtrack...one of the best of the 80's and certainly one of Tangerine Dreams very best. Still holds up completely.
My name is Joel Goodman I deal in human fulfillment. I grossed over $8,000 dollars in one night.
Sometimes u just gotta say What the Fuck!
Time of your life, Huh kid?
This ending is stil awesome, but almost as always they made the right choice
Was Lana lying to Joel about her screwing his brains out while Guido and Vicky robbed his house and being a setup? Surely she did set him up, she screwed him over so many times in this film. Sexy yes, but one awful bitch.
I can't believe that I have never seen this ending. Loved the orginal but this is powerful..
Sometimes u just gotta say WHAT THE FUCK!!!
Crazy right im 😳😳😳i never saw or heard about this until Minty(comedic arts) did his Risky B video,and so of course last nite i rewatched it as an adult for the fire time and it was amazing imo ,i have a relatable come up and rebbeca demornay omg 🤤great memories were ignited from rewatching as an adult
Classic movie and with an incredible sound track. My favorite Tom Cruise movie other then Jerry McGuire. Jerry McGuire was sort of a grown up version of Risky Business. Both had similar themes in terms of getting out of your comfort zone, living for something bigger then the norm, and taking risks.. Rebecca Demornay was perfectly cast. She had that air of mystery about her.
I have to finsh Jerry McGuire
Agreed on multiple counts. For Tom Cruise, this was his strongest film by far. Rebecca DeMornay is downright spell-binding; she should have at least been nominated for an Oscar. The chemistry between the two of them is pitch-perfect. And it was the tracks by Tangerine Dream that made me a big fan of their music.
The ending dinner scene really brought it home. He realizes business is harsh. He has love for lana but hes not the gullible little boy anymore and knows how she moves. Shes still a value to know
The shot of the skyline at the end is perfect. The two of them, together, on top of the world. Joel better keep those sunglasses near him at all times, because his future is going to be bright.
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Definitely the more powerful ending by far, however the studio felt it was probably too acerbic for a big chunk of the theatre audience. Personally I think it's the more succinct scene and brings the film to a much more grown up conclusion, even if the pensive tone and slow building melancholy makes for slightly unsettling viewing. The last few days were the best of Joel and Lana's lives and they both know everything after this time will probably be an anticlimax. When Lana states how optimistic she is for the future , her tone belies that she doesn't actually believe that at all. Joel's path is more certain. However his life is now pre-mapped out for him, eventually becoming a clone of his father. I genuinely believe this is one of the most important and beautifully written, acted and directed scenes in cinema. Such a shame commercial sense won out over artistic sense to become the default ending.
I like this ending better, too. It reminds me of an 80s version of the Graduate.
Nice to see a more "real" feeling ending with narration. Human touch is a part of love - especially when younger. Risky Business is my favorite Tom Cruise move, but it's really Brickman's movie. It beats out all the Hughes films by being more grown-up and adult, leaving most the childishness behind. The soundtrack with Tangerine Dream here takes an already good movie and lifts it to transcendental. It is the 80s best Teen Dramatic-Comedy, and one of the best out there.
Given that he already could've been like his father would've been,
By actually getting into Princeton for his real grades, if he'd focused on that,
But he didn't.
So he has strayed off that path. Made his own way of getting ahead in life.
He keeps it all a secret from his parents and folks though, so as to be "approved" by them.
That's what I think he'll be in the future.
Regardless of what job he gets, he won't end up making money because of his mainstream career.
He will end up with an illegal side hustle. He just will be that privileged white guy who can bribe people and cover his tracks, every once in awhile, in case he messes things up a bit.
He will make enough money to smoothen the rough courses of his side hustles' risks,
And to convince his parents he is a bigshot business man.
Maybe the side hustle's income is just used to fuel/bump up the mainstream business. Not that he would end up with a failing idea, he'd just be one of the people with great ideas, but can't find the clientele to sponsor him. So he puts in his own illegal cash, brings his ideas to fruition.
Could be like, a way of whitewashing illegally earned cash.
His parents are only aware of him making it big legally. Probably unaware of his self-funding idea.
He'd ultimately be someone, even Guido would be proud of.
@@WoozyCoolI wish I could be a privileged white guy. I’m going to bleach my skin - maybe that will help me achieve or attain this privilege .. wish me luck
Or you coul try harder. You know that they accept practically ree tarded black guys into ivy leagues these days. You just have to be able to spell your name. You couldn't even do that huh.
I knew there was something missing. The emotional ethics was set right in this clip 👌
He obviously loves her but she betrays him by letting Guido steal all the stuff from his house.
I think this final scene is him accepting that he wants to protect her but the life she lived doesnt allow it
Time of your life, huh kid? Will always be my ending
He keeps on going with this theme of life.
Keep the people in his life, parents n relatives, proud of him by being a pristine cliche white business man.
In reality, his business partners know why he is rich. The illegal side hustles that he runs via others, rather than put his name on it officially.
Same as how he got into the college. His parents think their kid studied hard and aced the exams.
In reality, he just gave the college admission interviewer dude, a great night, some new "contacts".
In My honest opinion, this was 80s noir at one of it's BEST, along the lines of The graduate, with it's style dark comedy. The Thief, Manhunter, Black Widow, are just some of what the 80s had to offer, as far as the stylistic form of noir film that i highly doubt can ever be reproduced again. Tangerine Dream knocked it right out of the ball park with a awesome music as always. Paul did an incredible Job directing this film. In my own interpretation of the ending, i feel Joel became a pimp with an elite upper class clientele, and Lana was his high class bottom girl.
I woudn't call it 'dark comedy', tho - that refers to comedy with a morbid undertone. One of the best 'noir' films of the 80s, that you dont mention here, was "Body Heat", even tho it was clearly influenced by "Chinatown".
I think Lana leaves Joel and he gets an office job, maybe something else but not the pimp game. These moments may be monumental but they pass.
I think that it was influenced more by Double Indemnity.
Yea, I don’t think Joel becomes big pimp extraordinaire From a Variety article about this, the original and intended ending:
“The film ends with a bittersweet scene of Joel trying to comfort Lana about her future, which he knows will be very different than his own.”
@@brianpeck4035 Joel neither lost his chance to go to that college, nor got into the college by studying and doing well on exams.
This feels like a huge clue to what his career turns out like.
His parents are blindfolded by him, they think their kid aced the exams, got into a great college.
He will probably keep them blindfolded, become a pristine business man.
But everyone in the working industry knows the real reason behind his success, are the secretive brothels or red light district kinda side hustle he develops.
He never puts his name on something like that officially, has indirect ownership of stuff, u know how it goes. He gets the main credit, but will never be seen as the face of such a taboo thing.
Hence making money won't be an issue.
Overall, as long as he makes smart business moves, multiplies his taboo source of income, via legal sources, he'll do great.
Hence his parents, relatives, being oblivious to his primary income source, only noticing his legal source of income, would be extremely proud of how successful he is financially.
This is the appropriate ending, both beautiful and melancholy. The pair embrace as they resign themselves to certain inevitabilities that will be wrought- both upon and by them- in their futures.
Exactly! You summed it up best.
ILOVE TOM SINCE TEENAGER, SINCE I SAW THIS FILM THE FIRST TIME 1983 AND TODAY IN 2024 I LOVE HIM MORE . TOM IS THE NUMBER ONE, THE LOVE OF MY LIFE ❤❤❤❤❤
I literally watched this again this morning. Why have I never seen this ending? Very powerful!!!!
I like how this ending shows the evolved love they share together in the end, but the darker uncertain look of the park in the original and with her teasing with him on how to pay and him doing it back in playful banter shows more of a kinship or even open endedness to their relationship.
The chances of Lana falling for Joel are next to nothing. The original release has Joel too assertive & confident - he's NEVER been in control. This ending, with his plea for her to come to him, is true to their dynamic during the rest of the film. He's got everything on a plate, but he's the vulnerable one - smart enough to realise how unlikely a relationship is, but desperately wanting to believe in it. We only see her through his eyes and cannot know what's really in her heart - a true femme fatale. The uncertainty allows us to hope for romance, without saying goodbye to reality just for the sake of an 'upbeat' ending. Definitely the way it should have been released.
I love both versions. The movie in its own (without endings) forces you to question what drives human nature. It's hard to admit it but money is probably it, tied along with emotions. As much as we tell ourselves we are good people and try to be it, money is something human race has become dependent on and sooner or later, everyone needs it. The theatrical ending makes it seem like Joel goes to college with a very big lesson learned and more understanding of the power money, eager to apply his new found knowledge into more socially accepted "business" and open to the possibility to take "risky" ones again. This director's ending also teaches him a lesson, however, as in the theatrical one he learned about the power of money, in this one he learned more about the other human driving force, emotions. What "human fulfilment risky business" would you deal? Money or emotions?
I think the real meaning of the movie is hinted at in the title: taking a chance in hopes of making a better life - or at least gaining useful life experiences.
When Joel graduated from Princeton, he bought his father a second shed.
money is only worthwhile because (some) people give it emotional value
I prefer, "Yes. No. Maybe." and "Time of ya life, huh kid?"
I do like this ending more, but the background of the park and buildings at night in the regular version "looks" much cooler.
You can see it. It's a view from the Signature Room in the John Hancock building in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
@@a6hwf8754 Went there last year before COVID. Awesome sight at night.
Omg...I just watched the movie, came on here to find reviews and stumbled across this. I never heard of this much less seen it. Uh... my reaction - thank god they went with what we saw in the theaters, it was much better. The lighthearted humor was a perfect ending. This is an all time 80s classic.
Thanks for showing the directors original ending.
with out it, Most viewers wouldn't know that the dinner was at the signature room in the John Hancock.
Yup..they filmed there for 1 day and had 4 hours to get it right..
Its amazing how an ending could make this movie complete different! We always think about it as a smart comedy movie, COMEDY! With this it turns into a drama, but a long way better!!! Anyway i love this movie so much but always thought the ending was a little weak... Thanks for sharing.
+serenity2000 Your welcome)
+serenity2000 I like the other ending better. The movie is supposed to be a comedy so that's the track it should stay on.
Hookers aren't poor - unless they're drug addicts.
***** It makes no sense why she would have a pimp. She's a hot young call girl - they make a fortune and usually either work independently or for an agency.
***** I have watched the whole film - although it was years ago. The film is set in Chicago, not NY. Even in the 80s, most call girls didn't have pimps. Although I like the film, it's unrealistic that Lana would ever have needed a pimp. Whatever bind she was in, she could quickly have got out of with her high earnings.
Lana thinks Joel is sweet and good company, but sees their relationship as simply transactional. Joel, on the other hand is still yet to see through the 'girlfriend experience' that Lana has created for him. Sleeping with Joel on the train was just business, and the others cleaning his house out was nothing personal. Even Guido and Vicky kind of have a soft spot for him, yet the three of them also show no remorse. Joel is on his way here, yet Lana's future is more uncertain.
Best analysis. By far.
Joel bought his stuff from Guido with the fortune, he made by being "the house" for Lana and Vicky's "businesses".
If Lana set him up, all so it can end with their boss making more money, by involving the desperate but rich teenagers as their main customers, that makes her a bit of an "evil mastermind".
She's in love with Joel and him with her too. Unexpectedly fell for each other over time spent together, memories made.
Joel wasn't behaving like a customer only using her for sex, hence it made an impact on, her, who has never had someone genuinely care for her.
Lana would've cooked up way more schemes like this and made her boss more money, ultimately making big cheques for herself, maybe one day becomes the queen of such brothels.
Joel didn't get into college by studying hard. Not that he planned this the whole time, but it was the pleasure business, which basically slides him into that college.
He probably prefers this way of life.
Fools his family that he is a pristine white guy with cliche successful business. But he makes his fortunes by the brothels, maybe via a proxy, not his name being officially on such taboo businesses.
Him and Lana being successful isn't something I doubt. Just whether they will end up together or not.
He can just get her a fake identity with degrees and what nots, it's not like his parents are gonna interview her based on her degrees. No one will find out.
Faking things are easy for these 2.
The only thing that matters is, whether they feel like being together against all odds.
Loved this version better, you see the raw emotion from Lana and Joel. You can sense Lana wants to drop the Call Girl stuff, BUT the thought of making quick money hinders that reality of a normal life with Joel possibly.
Paul Brickman is one of those rare talents whose creative works Hollywood should never have modified in any way. If you hire a genius, don't second guess him. Just listen to him. I sincerely wish Paul Brickman would come back, now that there is a healthy indie scene, and create new work.
@Mr. Joe Yes, it WAS an entertaining teenager movie. And if the Powers That Be had let him shoot the ending he had wanted, it would have been so much more.
@Mr. Joe First, keep to the subject without trying to pivot away from it or obfuscate it with additional arguments.
Second, a lot can happen in 40 seconds. Imagine Casablanca with its final 40 seconds substantially different; it becomes a completely different film, as Risky Business would have been.
Coincidentally, I grew up in Highland Park, Illinois where Risky Business was filmed, and my family was good friends with Seymour Popeil (Popeil Brothers, then Ronco) who lived in a penthouse on half of the top floor of the Drake hotel, where the confrontation scene between Cruise and De Mornay (and then Pantoliano) was filmed. Just a little tidbit of interest.
@Mr. Joe Yes, I agree. All first drafts are shit, and everything after the first draft is rewriting, rewriting, rewriting... Then you lock it away in a drawer and don't even think about it for six months. Then do a re-read and realize the entirely different direction the story should have taken in the middle of the second act. And then it's rewriting, rewriting, rewriting...
My father, whose Goyisher name was "Bud Chase" because "Arthur Erwin Churvis" was "too Jewish" for television in the fifties, was a writer, producer, and director. He was Phyllis Diller's writer back before I was born.
Did you see that movie "You've Got Mail"? Remember the electric typewriter Greg Kinnear's character fawned over and owned three of? It was an Olympia Deluxe Electric Report, which was the exact same typewriter my father wrote all his copy on at home.
I have an even closer relationship with the film "Ordinary People." I came into contact with a lot of this stuff because of my mother and father, who were early pioneers in television.
Very nice. He loves her. Both endings are excellent.
Watching Risky Business countless times I think the ending of the movie could be perfected by simply mixing elements from both endings together, Joel and Lana would be walking in the park and would have the conversation they had in the signature room and of course it would end with 'time of your life huh kid?' which sounds much more witty than isn't life grand. Or, the two could be mixed together: 'time of your life huh kid?........ Isn' t life grand'. I just think the movie has to end during the night, it fits the whole tone of the film much more.
Артём Куцейко, ThankYou for posting! I aggree with Paul Brinkman, I prefer this ending. For me it has more depth of the Heart.
Your welcome ! :)
There is no question that this is one of the best films of all times! period! It hit all 5 highs! 1. Cinematography 2. Musical Score 3. Casting 4. Directing and 5. Script! Many recurring themes that people of any age could identify with. Having a need to being needed.
I never believed Lana set Joel up! Her look away wasn't guilt it was frustration that he still questions her loyalty. Who ever said she continued to be a prostitute!? Remember she was trying to leave Guido that's how the whole thing started... Sort of lol. Anyway, I think she stopped being a prostitute and they stayed together and got back together once he left home and settled in at Princeton. She probably went back to school too and got her G.E.D and joined him at Princeton!? Who knows!? Lol! I always perceived they lived happily ever after.
And the ending (both) gives no indication to the contrary. IMO.
I absolutely loved the original ending! Sorry P.B! But I'm glad you lost that fight! lol. I'm also glad I got to see your original vision of your ending.
Is this ending showing us them in the future? He says "I wonder where we might be 10 years from now", it's clearly daylight in the room as you can see the sun shining on her face, then after he says "closer", it's suddenly night time and the guy that was behind her appears to be a different guy. The camera is now at a distance. Is this so we can imagine that they aged and that this is now them 10 years from now, on top of the world? Or maybe I'm completely wrong and the sunlight and other aspects in the scene changes are just the typical "oops" things that happen when you've tried to film the same shot all day and filming then has to take place at night so everyone can go home.
Thank you so much for this post.I did not realize there was an alternate ending after watching it a few times I can get a better sense of the difference from the original ending.It seem Joel an Lana are a little more desperate.I was also curios as to how much of the film was art imitating life,since there is some great character development in the film.
Your welcome ;)
This ending hits harder.
IMO, this ending is...kinda sad (😔). You can tell that at this point, Joel and Lana have come to truly love each other, but the lifestyles they've chosen say 'otherwise.' Here, it's shown that they can't completely absolve themselves for the things they've done (and/or inevitably will do), and they recognize that they can't change who they are...but that embrace means that there's definite respect for each other there.
But with that said, I personally prefer the original ending myself. Though still played up realistically, it *does* nonetheless end with a genuine note of optimism about Joel and Lana's future together. And I like the 'role reversal' between them in the original ending.
What can I say? I guess I'm a sucker for happy endings (😄).
Oh my God what a movie! And this makes it even Better! "Princeton can use a man like Joe." What!
this movie is just fantastic ..... no words ...... incredible music ! thank you tangerine dream , you'r my god .
*40 YEARS... AND STILL WATCHING!!*
I was the original audience for this in theaters and I love this ending. "Time of your life" line works better (for me) but the hug is wonderful. Superb. Masterfully-written, -made and -scored film by Brickman, often overlooked because of who was in it and what it was about. This wrote the blueprint for the meaningful "teen movie." A masterpiece I'll watch every time.
I don't see how this is different. Even after the first time I saw it in the theater, I said it was a setup. Guido, Vicki and Lana worked together to strip joel of all his earnings. Even the way Lana denies the allegation, she looks away during her denial. In other words she can't look joel in the face. The only thing this ending tells me is that even after everything that has happened, both Joel and Lana may actually feel something for each other.
Vertigo . . .
I'm not on board with your analysis. Joel has no desire to be lana's, or any other girl's, pimp. He wants to go to college to be a legitimate businessman. He wants lana to be his girl. He doesn't want to turn her out. He loves her. So, he's still the mark. He got played by Guido, Vicki and Lana. In this scene he confronts Lana by saying, "Hey, did you play me?" She says "No," but in a way that tells us that she was in on it. Joel doesn't react like pimp would. He reacts like a love struck sucker by saying, basically, "I don't care if you played me or not. I just want you to be happy." So, Lana still has the upper hand and can manipulate Joel.
O.K. Brandon C. Sites. Tonight, in order to make my point abundantly clear to you, I'm going to start writing the screenplay for "Risky Business II." When I am done, you will understand the true nature of Joel and Lana's relationship and what really happened that serene Chicago evening thirty-three years ago. Also, I promise that all the actors from the original movie, who are all surprisingly still alive today, once they read the script will agree to reprise their original roles and Tangerine Dream will agree to write a musical score that will be so good that it will make the score from the original seem like cavemen beating on rocks.
***** Well, I'm not very bright. :(
clever annotation, regarding the virus news in the newspaper
"time of your life huh kid?"
Forever slated in my top five favorite movies of all time.
much better ending, why oh why wasn't it used!
Everything about this film screams pure class, from the storyline, Tangerine Dream soundtrack, the acting and actors and the Chicago location....I don't believe another location would have worked as well.
All aspiring film-makers should watch this film and learn from Mr Brickman's skill and talent, it's superb, it truly is.
The Girl Nextdoor was an awesome tribute to Risky Business.
World class acting, music, script, setting, everything.
It's tough to compare the two, the theatrical ending they chose is very strong, this one is too but subtly different. I saw the original in the theater, have loved this movie for over 30 years. At the time, had audiences seen this ending they would have walked out of the theatre with a different feeling about what they had just seen. While I think the alternate is very strong I do not like the line 'Ain't life grand', it comes across as a bit cheesy. 'Time of your life, huh kid?' seems much better because it is a more pointed question and reflects that this IS only a brief, albeit important, moment in their life.
Stephen Troup I totally agree! I had the privilege to see this in theatres too! And have been hooked ever since! Especially with Tangerine dream. I bought ever album they made.. Love on a real train was just the beginning!
This movie is such genius it will always be a historical classic of original 80's films.
Well said sir!
You took the words right out of my mouth and more!!! Couldn't have said it any better and I totally agree!
Even since I saw this movie, I always suspected there was originally a different ending, but I always thought the original ended with him raking the leaves, just the way it started, but much wiser after learning some hard lessons about life, love and business. I prefer this more downbeat end with Joel and Lana in the Signature Room, but I like the "Time of your life, eh kid" line better if you're going to go down that route.
This was a hidden gem for me. I am a movie fan to my core and this was, among three other movies, the first of my collection on VHS. Her character always struck me as having a crystalline will. She is expressing a rare vulnerability here. He responds with something along the lines of: everything will be all right. Her response is: why? Why should I put my faith in you to make things better? It is a very honest response that speaks to her background. Despite that, she acquiesces. Always loved this movie and the Director's cut has only enhanced my enjoyment.
"aint life grand?" makes me think more then "time of your life, eh kid?" The film from one side is about love, and I think it's clear Lana did not lie to Joel or set him up, but if she did she is sorry and feels guilty because she has feelings for him like he for her. I think it's her growth as a character towards Joel, she stole the egg but grew to like Joel and didn't lie in the end. Either way this scene closes out the two characters emotions for each other much more real then the theater ending. The movie was also about Joel succeeding as a future enterpriser, and without the recognition by his high school for doing so. The line "I deal in human fulfillment, I grossed $8000 in one night, ain't life grand?" fits better because it's stays with the ominous tone about capitalism and is kind of a lesson from the movie.
I disagree. I think money comes and goes and is a driving force of the film, but at the end of the day you're seeing 2 people go different ways in life. Everything after that will be anticlimactic for both; they'll be chasing that high.
I liked "time of your life, huh kid?"; it shows both the adult world Joel's going to enter and leaving behind his moment with her.
Isn't that what being young and on fire about?
Time of your life.
@@rbibbe34 well I think Jook hit it spot on. they may be going different ways in life, but it's open-ended. The embrace is an image of love and security. To say everything will be anticlimactic going forward is speculative and only one possible future of many.
@@rbibbe34 Joel did not become his dad, he got into Princeton like his parents wanted, but in his own way.
So there won't be much parting of ways, once Joel realizes, he might not ever be like his dad.
He might not become a bigshot business man with the responsible decisions.
Instead he will simply have a strong illegal side hustle (pimp), whose income he'd whitewash via a "household brand name" legal front.
His parents won't ever find out about it.
Whether he parts ways with Lana or not, that lifestyle is not gonna part with him anytime soon.
He let his new girl pals turn his home into brothel, just cuz his first nightwalking love Lana said, she'll be his girlfriend.
He told the wtf line to the Princeton interviewer.
He was only prepared to be rejected by Princeton, ultimately might've made him, question his life choices a bit at the very least maybe.
But given he'd successfully got into Princeton, this will only fuel him more.
*He'd ultimately become the kind of a business man, that both his **_dad_** and **_Guido_** would be proud of.*
Forgot to add the line,
Now with that sort of a plot, in my head,
*Ain't life **_grand_** ?*
Sounds perfect.
"What?" Cruise's reaction is priceless.
This is good, but I'll take "time of your life, hey kid?" over "isn't life grand?" any time. Phenomenal movie
There were so many great 80,'s and 90'ovies
Risky Business was a comedy drama with erotic overtones, this ending would have good too.
I think the "love on a train" night both was AND wasn't a setup. I think what Lana was saying that, yeah, she set him up (it's obvious the way she kind of looked away in shame) but also she wanted to have sex with him on the train because she had really fallen for him.
Pretty much. At the beginning she considered Joel nothing more than a client who she stole from but thanks to "saving," her from Guido she grew to consider him more. He wanted to know more about her which upset her, but she started to fall for him once he came back and wanted to work with her. I always interpreted it that she fell for him thru the movie and it peaked during the scene with the Princeton examiner. You can tell with that shot of her face of both how amazed she was of him and how proud of him she was. He was on his way to making something of himself while she was wasting her life. Perhaps she felt some regret for setting it up which shows up at the end.
So she decides to help Joel by getting the Princeton guy laid and more or less getting him in there, and she gives in to her feelings and has genuine sex for the first time. Powerful scene in more ways than 1. It's not for the music or what goes on, but what both characters are going thru. Genius stuff.
Great analysis. If we think about it, there's enough evidence here and there in the movie to back all of this up. Many mainstream movies of the past were almost like cinema arts films; they were better and "deeper". It's a shame that we've lost a lot of that today.
drlee2 That's what I was thinking ! Yes, Lana set up Joel because she needed money to be free from Guido. But she also loves Joel and honestly wanted to make love on a real train. We can see 2 sex scenes in a movie and I will not lie I love both of them. But the 1 sex scene has no emotions and feelings - just a hooker having sex with a client. In the second scene on a train Lana and Joel are having sex and you can feel that they are honestly inlove. Love this movie !!!!!
You could tell Joel had changed quiet a bit by the end of the movie. The movie did a good job showing his change. He was more cool at the end.
This one is the best for sure. Can't beat that last shot. it also makes more sense the them walking around near the lake. Also her in his lap at the end it powerful. Damn good.
Love on a real train!
This is GREAT ! Thanks for this !
He should have stuck with this ending. Millions time better than the one featured in the original. LOVE THIS. Dark, moody, humorous, and dedicated; stays completely true to the tone of the film.
The "Time of your life, hey kid" ending line was better.
This is the better ending. Thankfully the just announced Criterion UHD will let you pick which version you want to watch.
Watched it with my daughter to show her the cultural reference for the Domino’s commercial. I like ending in the movie.
C'mon, Tom, please remake this classic you made famous!!!!!
They were burning hard 🔥
Glad this incredible movie was made in 1983. No way a story featuring high school boys with adult hookers would fly in 2021!
One of my favorite and the best
Fun Fact: Guido was Lana's brother.. she mentions her "brother" twice in the movie.. saying what a piece of shit he is...
She mentions her brother is in School
@@mikiex Yup. He "Was" in school. Brickhouse told the audience in Minneapolis MN after a screening Guido was Lana's brother and was "so sick he was actually pimping out his sister"... however in the movie they thought that plot point was to gross.. 😆
Great acting in this scene!
here $50 goes to the house and you're the house
I was so rooting for Joel & Lana
It was wonderful.
I really enjoyed it.
He made $8 thousand that night.
Wow!
That's like $24,000 today.
Love it man ! It's been my motto since seeing it as a 16 year fk it take some chances and life's good now thx brilliant
This film is so 80s because it speaks about raw capitalism. Coming of age. It’s a classic
Excited for the Criterion release this July 😎
This ending is better than what you see on dvd etc.
best movie couple ever
This ending is quite dark. The theatrical ending is more fitting for this type of film which has comedy elements to it, even though their continuing relationship is a little hard to believe. The theatrical ending to The Butterfly Effect however, was absolutely abysmal.
+mnc365 You want to talk abysmal endings, how about Sopranos.
The One Man Army My feeling is that David Chase was shooting for a big payday down the road. That's why he left us with nothing. No ending. A big blank. I think he firmly believed that a "Sopranos" movie was somewhere in his future. So, his ending was perfect for that. The movie could still go in alot of different directions. That was going to be his big payday. However, he new he would have to give Gondolfini a little time before he would agree to be Tony Soprano one more time. You see with that nondescript ending he could pick up the story anytime, one year later, 4 years later, etc. Then Gondolfini died and so did Chase's big payday. Unfortunately, it is us fans who are left holding the bag, which bites.
Six months later on January 2017 I saw Eyes Wide Shut. Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman loved working with Stanley Kubrick on that film.
I saw Risky Business a couple of months after I saw A Clockwork Orange.
Have you seen Eyes Wide Shut and A Clockwork Orange?
I much prefer this ending..I would have taken her with me .. I wouldn't have even gone . I would just stay with her. It's real love. Whys it gotta be so tough.. that young love . That feeling . It really captured me this film.. from my era. I didn't like the other ending it makes me sad that they gotta not stay together. I loved her . Even though its a movie I felt that love...she is a very beautiful woman as well.. if was me ... I would hold her and never ever let her go...
‘I think we’re both going to hit a big”. The reality is you know her life would never be a happy ending. I read that the men sitting behind Joel symbolize where he’d be in 10 years.
To be honest, I can't understand why the director's that pissed off that they replaced this ending. The studio ending has a real moral ambiguity and dark undertones to it, they're just a bit more apparent in this version.
Yeah he basically got to make the movie he wanted, so I don't think it's a big deal that they changed the ending.
I lke this ending MUCH better!
Legendary!!
Oh Lana. To hold you and never let you go
No matter what... just a hopeless romantic . For you to be my girlfriend...my dream
My opinion...a street smart woman meets a kid going to Ivy League...its as if the tables are turning and the apprentice has now become the master. The view overlooking Lake Michigan is absolutely stunning accompanied by Tangerine Dream's perfect score.... I prefer this life-teaching moment
Tom Cruise never topped this movie.
This was the better ending…. Better than the theatrical ending, because this ending is more realistic, where the theatrical ending was more like a John Hues movie. And although this movie was not a total reality portrayal, this ending served a more sobering point and vague, therefore effective narrative.
Whatcha got on you?
I got $20!
$20...what are we gonna do?
Can I owe it to 'ya?
Owe it to me?
Will you take a check?
Do you think I'd accept a check from you?
You see...They are still loving and playful!
LOVE IT!
SIR PAUL BRICKMAN that is.
Love this ending, but also don't mind the other ending either, it just happens to feel a little more tacked on (but not badly tacked on, as at least Joel & Lana end up back at their beginning, but in opposite roles).
I’m glad he didn’t change the line……”I deal in human fulfillment!”
Mile time favorite movie. But isn't life Grand doesn't hold a candle to time of your life huh kid?
If a movie ever needed a sequel its this one!!!
I think I like that ending better . . . But I have to go back & watch the final cut again . . .
Seems like in the orig one they end up together. Even though they won't see each other for a while. This one is still good. I read an interview with cruise and he said that this ending really expresses the love he has for her.
skywalkerr69 I totally agree! They stay together and they should have made a part 2 with him (and her) at Princeton!
@@jedimyndtryck I disagree. I feel that the way they leave it is better. The ambiguity makes the scene memorable because, like life, the future is unknown. As they embrace, you can sense that an empathize. What they had was special, but they both know that it isn't logical that they continue on like that. Joel is going to Princeton, NJ while Lana will most likely continue to be a Call Girl in Chicago.
They are at a fork in the road. They both know that life cannot and will not be the same now. To end up together is the stuff of fairy tales. Joel will go off and get the best education money can buy and most likely end up as a future executive with the "perfect family" while Lana will inevitably fade into the recesses of his mind as she continues her life as one of many sex workers in Chicago. Sad but true.
This ending is so great. She's lying. He knows. He doesn't care because he can handle it. This is the beginning of a probably very bad relationship. Sometimes you've just got to say "What the fuck?"
That was a much better ending! They should have stuck with that.
HAVE JUST STARTED USING THE NET FINDING IT FANTASTIC! MY LIFE CONSISTED OF THIS DONT WORRY GUYS NOT PREACHIN.
he is in the street smart lying and exciting way with her now. princton is gonna rock. sequel (-:
Excellent
Great