Dear Erik

A film by Bryan Wetzel, Ben Starkman

DIRECTED BY

Bryan Wetzel, Ben Starkman

WRITTEN BY

none

PRODUCED BY

Amy Slotnick

CAST

Erik D. Madden

SYNOPSIS

Erik D. Madden fell in love with the silver screen at a young age and in the 1980s decided to write to his favorite stars from Hollywood’s Golden Age. When a few actually wrote back, what started as a lark quickly became an obsession. In an age where instant digital communication is the norm, Erik sticks with the classic – a pen and paper. With his collection closing in on 20,000 letters and signed photographs, Erik tells his story for the first time.

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