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. Early life Brickman was born in Chicago and raised in suburban Highland Park, the son of Shirley (née Kronenthal) and Morrie Brickman. His father was a cartoonist who created the popular comic strip "The Small Society." Brickman graduated from Highland Park High School in 1967. He graduated from Claremont Men's College in Claremont, California. 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.