Dedication

Plot

The romantic comedy follows a misogynistic children's book author who is forced to work closely with a female illustrator instead of his long-time collaborator and only friend.

Release Year: 2007

Rating: 6.7/10 (4,597 voted)

Critic's Score: 50/100

Director:
Justin Theroux

Stars: Billy Crudup, Mandy Moore, Tom Wilkinson

Storyline
Henry Roth: obsessive-compulsive, somewhat misanthropic, a writer of children's books. His illustrator and only friend, Rudy, dies after a fabulously successful collaboration on "Marty, the Beaver." Henry is under contract to produce another Marty book for Christmas sales. His publisher, Arthur Planck, assigns penniless, lovelorn illustrator Lucy Reilly to work with Henry. She's sought by her ex-boyfriend Jeremy, who dumped her two years ago but shows up apologetic, having dedicated his new book to her. She and Henry go to a house on the shore to work. Will love bloom amid the rocks, or is Henry a bump on Lucy's road to Jeremy? Rudy's voice, from the grave, gives Henry counsel.

Cast:

Tom Wilkinson
–

Rudy Holt

Billy Crudup
–

Henry Roth

Christine Taylor
–

Allison

Bob Balaban
–

Arthur Planck

Catherine Lloyd Burns
–

Mother in Bookstore

Amy Sedaris
–

Cassidy's Mom

Cassidy Hinkle
–

Cassidy

Mandy Moore
–

Lucy Reilly

Jeremy Shamos
–

Matthew

Christopher Fitzgerald
–

Robin

(as Chris Fitzgerald)

Dianne Wiest
–

Carol

Jicky Schnee
–

Mandy the Waitress

John Ellison Conlee
–

Man at Lucy's

Martin Freeman
–

Jeremy

Christopher Grey Misa
–

Abused Kid

(as Chris Misa)

Taglines:
With each moment we write our story

Details

Official Website:
The Weinstein Company [United States] |

Release Date: 10 October 2008

Filming Locations: Flushing Meadows Park, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Opening Weekend: $23,832
(USA)
(26 August 2007)
(4 Screens)

Gross: $91,169
(USA)
(7 October 2007)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Did You Know?

Trivia:

Director Cameo:
[Justin Theroux]
The lawyer on the phone.

Quotes:

Henry:
I've never been good at finding things, I'm really good at losing things.

User Review

Great Flick, artsy, funny, good story, it has it all….

Rating:


I just saw this at Sundance and it's probably the best Sundance I've
ever seen. The Director Justin Theroux was at the showing and answered
some questions and he said some interesting things. First the whole
movie was done on a 1M dollar budget and they shot it in 23 days.

As for the movie, it was a very different movie from the music to the
cinematography with a fresh taste to it. The main character Henry Roth
played by Billy Crudup was an amazing role. I wouldn't be surprised to
hear awards galore for Crudup. Equally as impressive was Mandy Moore, I
expected very little out of Moore but she delivered an amazing
performance that will surprise many and officially launch her acting
career, and establish her as a top talent.

It's a story of mental disorders and people falling in love in unlikely
circumstances. At times it can get scary as the writer does an amazing
job of keeping you guessing. It's without an amazing movie and I'd
recommend it to anybody.