Even at only 14-minutes, LOVE LETTER TO EDIE packs in a lot of interesting stuff. My favorite being Edie telling her life story (who knows if it's even accurate) while we watch her and other Dreamlanders (Pat Moran, Mink Stole, Mary Vivian Pearce) reenacting those events or just walking around. I thought that was really cool and very nice of them to help with this short film.
If you don't care about Edith Massey or John Waters, then LLTE will probably be a bore, but if you are a fan then it's mandatory. Also, strangely enough, there's two different versions of the film out there. One looked to be the original (with audio commentary by Pat Moran) and an updated version that tweaked some of the credit stuff and had a slightly better picture. I personally like the original better.
Recommended.
[Update 09/02/2021: Watched the updated blu-ray. The picture on the main film is much improved. There is also a 15-minute segment with director Robert Maier talking to the camera about how he got started with John Waters and then meeting Edie. He talks about his documentary some, then talks about how after it came out, he moved down the street from Edie and would see her around and hang out with her. Eventually he ended up taking turns with John Waters in driving her to her doctor’s appointments. Overall, it was very informative and sweet. I love the idea of John Waters driving Edie around on errands. That would make a great movie in itself! I also enjoyed hearing about Edie’s cat Lovey who didn’t like to be petted. I hope Lovey had a good life.]
