"Supervised and approved by director Paul Brickman and producer Jon Avnet, this new 4K restoration of the director's cut and the original theatircal release were created from the 35mm original cameranegative and a 35mm interpositive. The 5.1 surround soundtrack was remastered from the original magnetic tracks.
Mastering supervisor: Lee Kline.
Colorist: Gregg Garvin/Roundabout Entertainment, Burbank, CA.
Restoration: Resillion.
Additional restoration: Prasad Corporation."
The release introduces exclusive new 4K restorations of the Director's Cut and Theatrical Version of Risky Business. In native 4K, both can be viewed with Dolby Vision or HDR grades. I viewed the Director's Cut with Dolby Vision. Also, I spent some time testing the 1080p presentation of the Director's Cut on the Blu-ray.
The native 4K presentation offers a pretty dramatic upgrade in quality that gives the entire film a healthy, very solid organic appearance. I am not exaggerating when I write that now certain areas of the film reveal qualities that are simply impossible to recognize on the previous release. For example, a lot of the nighttime footage with the Porsche boasts completely new darker nuances that strengthen its dynamic range with great efficacy. As a result, instead of looking flat and/or video-ish, the nighttime footage has wonderful depth and layered background information. The daylight footage is a lot sharper, not digitally sharpened, and reveals even better nuances with clarity and depth that are frequently striking. I sampled many of the same areas in 1080p, and they still look as impressive as they do in native 4K, so yes, the 1080p to 1080p improvements are pretty substantial as well. I think that the Dolby Vision grade tightens up the visuals pretty well and improves their fluidity, making them appear slightly more attractive, so if you have a very large screen, the native 4K presentation should look noticeably better on it. Color balance is very good. All primaries and supporting nuances look very healthy and are properly set. A few outdoor scenes can be just a bit cooler, but the overall color temperature is very, very convincing. The darker footage, and especially the one that features primary red, looks simply terrific. Image stability is excellent. The entire film looks immaculate, too. All in all, I think that the new 4K makeover of Risky Business will thrill fans of the film who have been hoping for a top-notch presentation of it to emerge on 4K Blu-ray or Blu-ray.