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Risky Business

Drake Hotel

Chicago · United States  ·  Joel meets Lana in Palm Court

Risky Business filmed at Drake Hotel, Chicago. Joel meets Lana in the Palm Court of this luxury hotel on the Magnificent Mile.

Drake Hotel, Chicago

Where to go

41.900421, -87.623419

Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.

Good to know

Title
Risky Business (1983)
On screen
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In real life
Drake Hotel, Chicago
Can you visit?
Open to the public, ticketed
Time to allow
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Confidence
Probable

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Drake Hotel today

Photography of the place as it is now — production stills from the publications that covered the shoot, and freely-licensed photographs. Each links to its source.

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Questions

Where exactly did Risky Business film at Drake Hotel?
At 41.900421, -87.623419 in Chicago. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.
Can you visit Drake Hotel?
Open to the public, ticketed.
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