Risky Business
1983
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Paul Brickman revealed in the same interview with Salon that he received some hugely tempting scripts to direct, which included Rain Man and Forrest Gump, while he also admitted that he...
Aug 24, 2023 · No wonder, many decades later, Chicago prefers to see Hughes as its cultural heritage while, in those same conversations, the city rarely mentions Paul Brickman’s “Risky Business.” After...
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Jun 19, 2001 · Most of all, “Risky” announced the arrival of enigmatic filmmaker Paul Brickman, whose previous scripts — the Jonathan Demme-helmed comedy “Handle With Care” and the sequel “The Bad News...
Sep 2, 2013 · "Risky Business," the film that made 21-year-old Tom Cruise a household name, was also a promising directorial debut for Paul Brickman, the Chicago native who also wrote the tale of Joel Goodsen ...
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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.
- Filmmaker
- 1977–2012
- Jennifer Schweitzer
- April 23, 1949 (age 74), Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Directed by Paul Brickman, the coming-of-age comedy film, sometimes said to be modeled after a more risqué, “The Graduate,” centers on a Chicago teenager (Cruise) and his sexual exploits while his parents are away on vacation, including spending time with prostitutes.
Apr 15, 2024 · – New 4K digital restorations of the director’s cut and the original theatrical release, supervised and approved by director Paul Brickman and producer Jon Avnet, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD...
