Dedication (2007)


Billy Crudup            Henry Roth
Mandy Moore             Lucy Reilly
Bob Balaban             Arthur Planck
Tom Wilkinson           Rudy Holt
Dianne Wiest            Carol
Bobby Cannavale         Don Meyers
Christine Taylor        Allison
Peter Bogdanovich       Roger Spade
Amy Sedaris             Cassidy s Mom
Martin Freeman          Jeremy
Catherine Kellner       Abusive Mom
Catherine Lloyd Burns   Mother in Bookstore
Cassidy Hinkle          Cassidy
Jicky Schnee            Waitress

Directed by:            Justin Theroux
Produced by:            Justin Theroux, Chip Seelig, Reagan Silber


Henry Roth is messed up. A New York children's book author who tells kids that Santa doesn't exist, he 
hates sleeping with- and next to- anyone, including his girlfriend and must lay on the floor, usually 
with heavy objects on top of him just to feel safe. His motto is "Life is nothing but the occasional burst 
of laughter rising above the interminable wail of grief." "Dedication," a modern love story in which a 
misanthropic, emotionally complex author of a hit children's book series (Billy Crudup) is forced to team 
with a beautiful illustrator (Mandy Moore) after his best friend and creative collaborator (Tom Wilkinson) 
passes away marks the directorial debut of Justin Theroux. As Henry struggles with letting go of the ghosts 
of love and life, he discovers that maybe all it takes is a little dedication.

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Henry Roth, a misanthropic, emotionally complex New York author of a hit children's book series, is forced 
to team with a beautiful illustrator after his best friend and creative collaborator passes away. All 
messed-up, Henry tells kids that Santa doesn't exist, he hates sleeping with--and next to--anyone, including 
his girlfriend, and must lay on the floor, usually with heavy objects on top of him just to feel safe. As 
Henry struggles with letting go of the ghosts of love and life, he discovers that sometimes you have to 
take a gamble at life to find love.