Paul Brickman | |
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Born | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | April 23, 1949
Occupation | Filmmaker |
Years active | 1977–2012 |
Spouse | Jennifer Schweitzer |
Parent(s) | Shirley Kronenthal Brickman Morrie Brickman |
Paul Brickman (born April 23, 1949) is an American screenwriter and film director. He is best known for writing and directing Risky Business .
Brickman was born in Chicago and raised in suburban Highland Park, the son of Shirley (née Kronenthal) and Morrie Brickman. [1] His father was a cartoonist who created the comic strip "The Small Society." [2]
Brickman graduated from Highland Park High School in 1967. [3] He graduated from Claremont Men's College in Claremont, California. [4]
Brickman began his career by writing the screenplays for The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training and Handle with Care , both of which were released in 1977.
In 1983, he made his directorial debut with Risky Business , starring Tom Cruise. Much of the film was filmed in Brickman's hometown, Highland Park, Illinois, and the surrounding area. [3] However, the film was set in nearby Glencoe. [5] The film was a major success, though Brickman felt disillusioned at having to compromise on the ending. [6]
In 1990, he cowrote and directed Men Don't Leave , a loose adaptation of the 1982 French film La Vie Continue. [7]
Brickman shared writing credit with Jon Avnet (the producer of Risky Business) on the 2001 NBC miniseries Uprising . [8]
His only other directing credit is a short film called Allison (2012). [9]
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Executive Producer | Notes |
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1977 | The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training | No | Yes | No | |
Handle with Care | No | Yes | Yes | ||
1983 | Risky Business | Yes | Yes | No | Directorial debut |
Deal of the Century | No | Yes | Yes | ||
1990 | Men Don't Leave | Yes | Yes | No | |
1999 | True Crime | No | Yes | No | |
2001 | Uprising | No | Yes | No | TV miniseries |
2012 | Allison | Yes | Yes | No | Short film |
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