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Dedication is a 2007 American comedy-drama film starring Billy Crudup and Mandy Moore. Written by David Bromberg, this film is actor Justin Theroux's directorial debut. The film premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. It was produced by Plum Pictures.

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Dedication
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Justin Theroux
Written by	David Bromberg
Produced by	Justin Theroux Celine Rattray
Starring	Tom Wilkinson Billy Crudup Mandy Moore
Cinematography	Stephen Kazmierski
Edited by	Andy Keir
Music by	Ed Shearmur
Production company	Plum Pictures
Distributed by	The Weinstein Company First Look Pictures
Release date	January 22, 2007 (2007-01-22) (Sundance Film Festival)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$407,511

Plot

Henry Roth (Billy Crudup) is an obsessive-compulsive and somewhat misanthropic writer of children's books. His illustrator and only friend, Rudy (Tom Wilkinson), dies after a fabulously successful collaboration on their series of children's books about "Marty the Beaver." Henry is under contract to produce another "Marty the Beaver" book for Christmas sales. His publisher, Arthur Planck (Bob Balaban), assigns penniless, lovelorn illustrator Lucy Reilly (Mandy Moore) to work with Henry. She's being wooed by her ex-boyfriend Jeremy (Martin Freeman), who dumped her two years ago but shows up apologetic, having dedicated his new book to her. Lucy and Henry go to their publisher's beach house to work on the book. 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 as Rudy Holt
• Billy Crudup as Henry Roth
• Christine Taylor as Allison
• Bob Balaban as Arthur Planck
• Catherine Lloyd Burns as Mother in Bookstore
• Amy Sedaris as Cassidy's Mom
• Cassidy Hinkle as Cassidy
• Mandy Moore as Lucy Reilly
• Jeremy Shamos as Matthew
• Christopher Fitzgerald as Robin
• Dianne Wiest as Carol
• Jicky Schnee as Mandy the Waitress
• John Ellison Conlee as Man at Lucy's Apartment
• Martin Freeman as Jeremy
• Christopher Grey Misa as Abused Kid
• Catherine Kellner as Abusive Mom
• Bobby Cannavale as Don Meyers
• Peter Bogdanovich as Roger Spade
• Justin Theroux as Lawyer on phone

Production

Filmed in the New York City, Wantagh, and Glen Cove.[1] Gay pornographic actor Erik Rhodes filmed a cameo role for the film but his scenes were ultimately edited out.[2]

Release

The film opened on August 24, 2007 in two theaters, earning an average of $5,958 per theater.

It added two additional theaters the following week, but in its third week (September 7), it left one of the initial screens. Its fourth week also saw the loss of another screen, leaving the film to show in only two theaters (Irvine, CA, Los Angeles, CA) nationwide.

However, in its fifth week, September 21, the film was added to 6 additional theaters (in Palm Desert, CA, San Francisco, CA, Seattle, WA, Chicago, IL, Royal Oak, MI, Washington DC, Philadelphia, PA, Cambridge, MA) marking the largest theater count it had at one point during its run.

The sixth week, September 28, the film lost two theaters, leaving 6 theaters during its last box office-counting week.

Its seventh week, the film opened in 6 cities (San Diego, CA, Dallas, TX, Indianapolis, IN, Scottsdale, AZ, Portland, OR, Denver, CO) in which it had not previously been shown.

In November and December 2007, the film started being shown in two-day runs in Northern California (Sonora, Davis, Visalia), marking its final theatrical run.

Critical response

The film received mixed reviews from critics. As of June 2020^[update], the film holds a 40% approval rating on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, based on 45 reviews with an average rating of 5.18/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Mandy Moore and Billy Crudup's lack of chemistry in Dedication makes it hard to maintain interest in this confused love story."[3] Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 50 out of 100, based on 19 reviews.[4]

The film was screened at the Sundance Film Festival, and was given its official selection.

DVD release

The film was released on DVD on February 12, 2008 in the United States. The disc has no bonus features.

References

External links

• Dedication at IMDb
• Dedication at AllMovie
• Dedication at Box Office Mojo
• Dedication at Rotten Tomatoes
• Dedication at Metacritic

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