EXCLUSIVE: Network Entertainment has optioned Andrew McCarthy’s bestselling memoir Brat: An ’80s Story and will produce a documentary adaptation, the company announced on Monday. McCart…
, has long pondered what it has meant to him to be an integral member of the iconic group of movie stars known as the Brat Pack. Writing the book, released earlier this year, answered many questions that he’s wrestled with throughout his life. But it also brought up more.
McCarthy will direct the film based on his memoir and produce it with Brian Liebman of Liebman Entertainment, with Derik Murray, Paul Gertz, and Brian Gersh exec producing for Network Entertainment. “This is a personal journey of discovery,” said McCarthy. “It’s been pulling at me for years. I need to know if the other members of the Brat Pack have felt like I’ve felt or if they’ve had a different experience entirely.”
“The book explores a defining moment in pop culture through the lens of a charter member of Hollywood’s Brat Pack,” added Network’s Brian Gersh, “and we are excited to partner with Andrew as he dives deep into his quest to understand what it has meant to be part of this iconic group of actors.” McCarthy is an actor, director and award-winning travel writer who made his professional debut at age 19 in Lewis John Carlino’s
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