October 23, 1997
As a great fan of Roadkill IV, I'm writing you because I respect your company and want to give you the opportunity to be the first to see my new screenplay Illegal Entry, guaranteed to be your next blockbuster. It's a cross between Hudson Hawk and Romeo is Bleeding. My better half read it and cried, my mother thinks I've finally made something of myself, and my grandmother, who's only been given a month to live, took time out of her last needlework project to give it a read. Please, if my grandmother can take the time, so can a healthy, young individual like yourself. But please hurry, it would mean so much to my grandmother if I could start directing the picture by the end of the month.
Sincerely,
Dear Mr. Storey,
I've recently completed a screenplay entitled Illegal Entry I would like to submit to your company for consideration. It is a thriller about an illegal alien who witnesses a crime but is afraid to come forward because she will be deported. A police detective takes a professional interest in her which turns romantic, and he is torn between pushing her to go on the record and getting sent back to the country she fled, or following his heart and helping her to protect her anonymity. The criminal the illegal alien can finger finds out there's a witness and comes after her...
In addition to my years of social work during which I counseled illegal aliens, I've researched immigration laws and the itinerant worker culture to provide a colorful and accurate backdrop for the story. I've had several articles published in the local papers, and have published a short story in a national magazine which was well received. I've provided a self-addressed stamped postcard for your convenience. I look forward to receiving your response.
Sincerely,
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October 23, 1997
Joe Storey
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