Longtime readers will remember my breathless coverage of the Barefoot Bandit -- showing just how much you can do without shoes. For those living in cave, 18-year old Colton Harris-Moore went on a crime spree, stole a plane, flew to the Bahamas, and was caught in a high-speed motorboat chase. All while barefoot.
Well, he just sold the movie rights to his crime spree. The haul? A shade over a $1M. Not bad for a guy without arch support. All the proceeds will go to compensate his victims. The LA Times reports:
"Rosen said Harris-Moore was determined not to sign any deal that wasn't large enough to compensate his victims, an amount federal authorities have estimated at $1.4 million.
"The negotiations went on for a long time, for many, many months, but Fox was terrific in understanding the situation and understanding Colton's requests, and understanding that if the purchase price was so low in terms of being insignificant in terms of enabling restitution, there would be no deal," he said.
With Born to Run being turned into a movie, and now The Barefoot Bandit, barefoot is taking Hollywood by storm.
Note: The crimes committed by The Barefoot Bandit hurt real people, and should not be romanticized or repeated -- shod or unshod.
