Paul Brickman

Paul Brickman

Known for

Writing

Biography

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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.

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Best known work

Risky Business
Risky Business
1983
True Crime
True Crime
1999
Uprising
Uprising
2001
Deal of the Century
Deal of the Century
1983
The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training
The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training
1977
Men Don't Leave
Men Don't Leave
1990
Bone
Bone
1972
Citizens Band
Citizens Band
1977
Uprising
Uprising
2001
The Dream Is Always the Same: The Story of Risky Business
The Dream Is Always the Same: The Story of Risky Business
2008

Filmography

  1. 2012

    Allison

    Writer, Director

  2. 2009

  3. 2008

  4. 2001

    Uprising

    Writer

  5. 2001

    UprisingTV

    Writer

  6. 1999

    True Crime

    Screenplay

  7. 1990

    Men Don't Leave

    Director, Executive Producer, Screenplay

  8. 1983

    Deal of the Century

    Writer, Executive Producer

  9. 1983

    Risky Business

    Director, Writer

  10. 1977

  11. 1977

    Citizens Band

    Writer, Associate Producer

  12. 1972

    Bone

    Camera Operator

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