Current alcoholic stories that would make a good movie: the stories of “the barefoot bandit” Colton Harris-Moore, baseball/would-be financial guru Lenny Dykstra, anthrax killer Bruce Ivins and “tot mom” Casey Anthony.
Movies and docudramas are often based on real-life alcoholics and their antics or tragic outcomes
Television and movies are often based on real-life stories. If we didn’t know the background, we’d often smirk and mutter “yeah, right, like this could really happen.” Yet crazy stuff does happen, frequently due to alcoholism-fueled egomania. Truth is often stranger than fiction only because alcoholism is so pervasive and alcoholics have an impact way out of proportion to their numbers. In that vein, here are several movie ideas we expect to see sooner or later based on "believe it or not" events happening now.
The Barefoot Bandit
Culminating in a guilty plea, no doubt heading to theaters soon is the story of Colton Harris-Moore, aka the “Barefoot ...
