
Person
Paul Brickman
Writing
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Paul Brickman (April 23, 1949) is an American screenwriter and film director, born in Chicago, Illinois. He is best known for the film Risky Business where he served as director and screenwriter. Before transitioning to directing, Brickman began his career penning offbeat films such as The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training and Jonathan Demme's Handle with Care. In 1983 he made his directorial debut with Risky Business starring Tom Cruise. In 1990 he wrote and directed Men Don't Leave starring Jessica Lange, an adaptation of the 1982 French film La Vie Continue. Brickman is a graduate of Claremont McKenna College. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Brickman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known for

Risky Business
Director

True Crime
Screenplay

Uprising
Writer

Uprising
Writer

Men Don't Leave
Director

Deal of the Century
Writer

The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training
Writer

Bone
Camera Operator

Citizens Band
Associate Producer

Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood
Self
Filmography
- 2012AllisonWriter
- 2009Teen Spirit: Teenagers and HollywoodSelf
- 2008The Dream Is Always the Same: The Story of Risky BusinessSelf
- 2001UprisingWriter
- 2001UprisingWriter
- 1999True CrimeScreenplay
- 1990Men Don't LeaveDirector
- 1983Deal of the CenturyWriter
- 1983Risky BusinessDirector
- 1977The Bad News Bears in Breaking TrainingWriter
- 1977Citizens BandAssociate Producer
- 1972BoneCamera Operator
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