Paul Brickman
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Birth Place
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Biography
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Scenarist with a gift for small, offbeat films, notably Jonathan Demme's "Handle With Care/Citizens Band" (1977). Brickman made his directing debut, from his own script, with the slick summer hit "Risky Business" (1983) and followed it seven years later with a finely observed familial comedy-drama, "Men Don't Leave" (1990), based on the French film "La vie continue" (1982)....
Biography
Scenarist with a gift for small, offbeat films, notably Jonathan Demme's "Handle With Care/Citizens Band" (1977). Brickman made his directing debut, from his own script, with the slick summer hit "Risky Business" (1983) and followed it seven years later with a finely observed familial comedy-drama, "Men Don't Leave" (1990), based on the French film "La vie continue" (1982).
Filmography
Director (Feature Film)
Men Don't Leave
(1990)
Director
Risky Business
(1983)
Director
Writer (Feature Film)
True Crime
(1999)
Screenplay
Men Don't Leave
(1990)
Screenwriter
Risky Business
(1983)
Screenwriter
Deal Of The Century
(1983)
Screenwriter
The Bad News Bears In Breaking Training
(1977)
Screenplay
Citizens Band
(1977)
Screenwriter
Producer (Feature Film)
Men Don't Leave
(1990)
Producer
Deal Of The Century
(1983)
Executive Producer
Citizens Band
(1977)
Associate Producer
Misc. Crew (Feature Film)
The Last Shot
(2004)
Other
Writer (TV Mini-Series)
Uprising
(2001)
Screenplay
Life Events
1977
First feature as writer and associate producer, "Handle With Care/Citizen's Band" (dir. Jonathan Demme)
1983
Feature directing debut (also writer), "Risky Business"