Paul Brickman

Paul Brickman (born April 23, 1949) is an American screenwriter and film director. He is best known for writing and directing Risky Business.

Paul Brickman
Born (1949-04-23) April 23, 1949
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
OccupationFilmmaker
Years active1977–present
Spouse(s)Jennifer Schweitzer
Parent(s)Shirley Kronenthal Brickman
Morrie Brickman

Early life

Brickman was born in Chicago and raised in suburban Highland Park, the son of Shirley (née Kronenthal) and Morrie Brickman.[1] His father, Morrie Brickman, was a cartoonist who created the popular comic strip "The Small Society."[2] He graduated from Highland Park High School in 1967.[3]

He graduated from Claremont Men's College in Claremont, California.[4]

Career

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]

Filmography

Film
Year Film Director Writer Executive
Producer		 Notes
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

References
  1. "Shirley Brickman, nee Kronenthal, 88, beloved wife of the late Morrie Brickman". Chicago Tribune. January 13, 2009. ...devoted mother of Harriet (Thomas Raredon) and Paul Brickman (Jennifer Schweitzer)
  2. Heise, Kenan. "Morrie Brickman, Creator of 'Small Society' Cartoon". Chicago Tribune.
  3. Tribune, Greg Dorn, Special to the. "Highland Park remembers 'Risky Business' 30 years later". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
  4. "Claremont McKenna College". US News Best Colleges.
  5. "The Sightless Movie Experiment: Risky Business". Chicagoist. Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
  6. Harris, Dana. "At 20, 'Risky' is still frisky". Variety.
  7. Rosenbaum, Jonathan. "Beautiful Moments". Chicago Reader.
  8. Weinraub, Bernard. "A Seldom-Seen Holocaust Image: The Resister". The New York Times.
  9. Lange, Maggie. "Jon Avnet, Rodrigo Garcia Launch Web Series and Shorts to Explore 'Female Characters'". IndieWire.


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