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Paul Brickman

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​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
Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood poster

Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood

as Self
2009
The Dream is Always the Same: The Story of Risky Business poster

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

as Self
2008