In Memory of Anna "Patty Duke" Pearce

Please support the Patty Duke Mental Health Project, founded by Sean Astin in memory of his mother Anna "Patty Duke" Pearce, who was a tireless advocate for mental health issues. Thank you.



This graphic above links to the Run3rd Team fundraising page. All donations go directly into Sean's main fundraiser: InMemoryOfPattyDuke.com

I #Run3rd for Anna.

Sean Astin and Patty Duke at Traditions of Christmas

On his way home from Toronto for the holidays, Sean Astin stopped in Coeur D'Alene, ID to see his mother Anna Pearce (aka Patty Duke) and step father Mike Pearce as Mrs. and Santa Claus in "Traditions of Christmas." Ever accommodating, Sean took some photos with fans and other cast members.

Michael Peace, Sean Astin and Patty Duke with some friends 

Amazing Love now on DVD

"Amazing Love: The Story of Hosea" is now available on DVD direct from ChristianMovies.com. It will be from Amazon.com on November 13.

Teen friends, Steve, Carrie, Cooper, and Gameboy embark on a weekend camping trip lead by their church youth group leader Stuart (Sean Astin) and his wife Beth (Erin Bethea). Joining them is an outsider Ashley, a self-involved rich kid, whose attitude causes a major commotion within the group, specifically between her and Carrie. Before it gets too out of hand though, Stuart takes this opportunity to share with the kids the incredibly powerful biblical story of Hosea; a story of immovable faith, impeccable commitment, and impervious love. 

The movies also stars Savannah Jayde, Sammi Hanratty, Kenton Duty, Terrence Hardy and Creagen Dow, and features a guest appearance by Patty Duke.

See the trailer here and a clip here.

Teaser for "Amazing Love: The Story of Hosea"

"Amazing Love: The Story of Hosea" stars Sean Astin, Erin Bethea, Savannah Jayde, Sammi Hanratty, Kenton Duty, Terrence Hardy Jr, and Creagen Dow with special appearance by Patty Duke!

More info coming soon!

Anna Pearce, aka Patty Duke, on Twitter

At the urging of her son, who has become a Twitter addict, Anna Pearce, better known as Patty Duke, has joined Twitter. Sean has vowed to get her 1,000 followers by Christmas. Follow her here!

Sean Astin interviewed by ReelGayTV

Sean Astin discusses his role in "And They're Off", at the Hollywood Film Festival at the Arclight on Saturday October 21, 2011. Sean also talks about "Rudy" and "Valley of the Dolls" in which his mother Patty Duke starred. Listen how they relate to the gay community.

Watch video here.

Sean Astin and mom Patty Duke on "Amazing Love" set

Here are a couple of photos of Sean Astin and his mom Patty Duke on the set of "Amazing Love: The Story of Hosea" today.

Acting family Patty Duke and son Sean Astin

Sean and family at Disneyland

Sean took a break from filming "Amazing Love: The Story of Hosea" Sunday by visiting Disneyland with both his real and his on-set families.

Christine Astin, Isabella Astin, Sean Astin, Erin Bethea, Bill Shafer (Erin's husband)

Forgot his razor? ;-)

There are only 2 more days of shooting on Amazing Love. Today, Sean's mom Patty Duke will be filming her scenes.

One source has Sean moving immediately to another movie project in Colorado. Stay tuned for more info!

Amazing Love: The Story of Hosea (updated)

A new film starts shooting tomorrow [Sunday] called AMAZING LOVE: THE STORY OF HOSEA. I worked on the script with my brother Rich and Greg Mitchell (good friend who wrote Time Changer novel). Kevin Downes is directing. The movie shoots in California and Israel. Sean Astin (from "Rudy" fame) is the lead and Patty Duke makes a special appearance. Pretty cool.

Source: Facebook page of Dave Christiano

Amazing Love also stars Erin Bethea and Creagen Dow.

Additional info from Rich Christiano, Dave's brother:
Thanks to well wishes for AMAZING LOVE film. The only place we need extras are for the Israel portion of the shoot. Sean Astin, from "Rudy" and "Lord of the Rings" movies, is our lead and should be terrific. His mother, Patty Duke, is going to make a cameo! Looking to cast one more name to be in the Israel portion that starts in Oct. Film should be ready in March and planning a nationwide church release.