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Paul Brickman

Paul Brickman

Writing

​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

Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood2009

Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood

Self

The Dream Is Always the Same: The Story of Risky Business2008

The Dream Is Always the Same: The Story of Risky Business

Self

Behind the camera

Uprising2001

Uprising

Writer

True Crime1999

True Crime

Screenplay

Men Don't Leave1990

Men Don't Leave

Director & Screenplay

Deal of the Century1983

Deal of the Century

Writer

Risky Business1983

Risky Business

Director & Writer

Citizens Band1977

Citizens Band

Writer

The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training1977

The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training

Writer