Dedication (2007)

Director:

Justin Theroux

Writer:

David Bromberg (written by)

Release Date:

10 October 2008 (Mexico)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

With each moment we write our story

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.

Plot Keywords:

Book | Illustrator | Friend | Children's Book | Shore

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)
Catherine Kellner	...	Abusive Mom
Bobby Cannavale	...	Don Meyers
Peter Bogdanovich	...	Roger Spade
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Charlene Biton	...	Belle Dancer (uncredited)
Antonio Parisi	...	Young Boy (uncredited)

Directed by
Justin Theroux

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
David Bromberg		written by

Produced by
Carina Alves	....	co-producer
Pamela Hirsch	....	co-producer
Jessica Levin	....	associate producer
Galt Niederhoffer	....	producer
Celine Rattray	....	producer
Chip Seelig	....	executive producer
Reagan Silber	....	executive producer
Tracey Soast	....	producer: Postworks
Jai Stefan	....	co-producer
Daniela Taplin Lundberg	....	producer
Justin Theroux	....	executive producer
Luke Weinstock	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Ed Shearmur		(as Edward Shearmur)

Cinematography by
Stephen Kazmierski		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Andy Keir

Production Design by
Teresa Mastropierro

Set Decoration by
Niamh Byrne

Costume Design by
Heidi Bivens

Makeup Department
Annemarie Bradley	....	hair stylist department head
Tania Ribalow	....	makeup department head

Production Management
Michael Jackman	....	executive in charge of post-production: Weinstein Company (as Michael A. Jackman)
Michelle Krumm	....	executive in charge of production: Weinstein Company
Matt Landon	....	executive in charge of post-production: Weinstein Coimpany (as Matthew Landon)
Jessica Levin	....	post-production supervisor
Jessica Levin	....	production manager
Riva Marker	....	additional post-production supervisor
Kelly Miller	....	additional post-production supervisor
Peter Pastorelli	....	production supervisor
Genna Terranova	....	executive in charge of production: Weinstein Company

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Amyjoy Clark	....	second assistant director
Mariela Comitini	....	first assistant director
Andrea Roa	....	second second assistant director (as Andy Roa)

Art Department
Sally Bonython	....	on-set dresser
Mike Campbell	....	set dresser
Lou Charles	....	lead person
Patrick Conlon	....	artist: Marty the Beaver drawings
Shannon Finnerty	....	property assistant
Ann Harmon	....	charge scenic (as Anne Harmon)
Akeo Ihara	....	property master
Eric Andre Johnson	....	art department production assistant
Kelly Kennedy	....	artist: Bizzily Grizzly drawings
Mikey Kolaya	....	scenic foreman
Jason Miller	....	art department coordinator
Melissa B. Miller	....	set dresser (as Melissa Miller)
Marko Orso	....	additional property assistant
Yvonne Mojica	....	graphic designer (uncredited)
Niquan Riley	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
David Briggs	....	adr editor
David Briggs	....	supervising dialogue editor
Benjamin Cheah	....	sound designer (as Ben Cheah)
Benjamin Cheah	....	supervising sound editor (as Ben Cheah)
Krissopher Chevannes	....	adr recordist
Ryan Collison	....	foley recordist
Mark Corbin	....	adr engineer
Gerald Donlan	....	foley editor
Mark Filip	....	foley editor
Mark Filip	....	sound effects editor
Alexandre Gaudieri	....	sound intern (as Alex Gaudieri)
Lewis Goldstein	....	sound re-recording mixer
Anguibe Guindo	....	boom operator
Ken Ishii	....	sound mixer
Bobby Johanson	....	adr engineer
Skip Lievsay	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jay Peck	....	foley artist
Paul Sacco	....	sound consultant: Dolby
Gregg Swiatlowski	....	assistant sound editor
Nick Kray	....	adr recordist (uncredited)
Tim LeBlanc	....	sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)
Chris Stangroom	....	assistant adr recordist (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
John Bair	....	visual effects designer: Edgeworx
Kevin Chaja	....	data manager
Paddy Cuhlam	....	2D compositor
Karina Desin	....	data manager
Bill Roper	....	film recording

Stunts
Roy Farfel	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Manuel Billeter	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Liz Campbell	....	electrician
Ian Carmody	....	film loader
Matthew Clark	....	camera operator: "b" camera (as Matt Clark)
Pedro Diaz	....	grip
Peter Fernberger	....	camera operator: "b" camera (as Peter Fernberg)
Jamison Grella	....	company electrician
Chris Hayes	....	electrician
Burke Heffner	....	grip
Mike Kirsch	....	company grip
Nina Kuhn	....	electrician
Bill Lucia	....	grip
Greg McMahon	....	second assistant camera: "b: camera
Keith McNicholas	....	electrician
Jeff Panessa	....	grip
Isias Meno Payne	....	grip (as Isias Payne)
Mike Prisco	....	best boy electric
Eddie Rodriguez	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Matt Schuman	....	grip
John Schwartz	....	rigging gaffer
Steve Siddell	....	electrician
Linda Slater	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
David Stern	....	key grip (as Dave Stern)
Jonathan Stern	....	electrician (as John Stern)
Paul Swan	....	grip
Elisa Vasquez	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Jason Velez	....	gaffer
Peter Vietro-Hannum	....	steadicam operator
Kevin Vincent	....	electrician
Andy Westbrook	....	best boy grip
JoJo Whilden	....	still photographer
Michael Yetter	....	electrician
Sung Rae Cho	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Brian Harnick	....	jimmy jib technician (uncredited)
Michael C. Maronna	....	electrician (uncredited)
Paul Niccolls	....	grip (uncredited)
Adam Troeger	....	jimmy jib operator (uncredited)

Casting Department
Meredith Jacobson	....	extras casting: Amerifilm Casting (as Meredith Jacobson Marciano)
Laura Verbeke	....	extras casting: Amerifilm Casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Karen Baird	....	wardrobe assistant
Erika Goyzueta	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Anthony Brandonisio	....	post-production assistant
Chi Yoon Chung	....	additional assistant editor
Don Ciana	....	color timer
Christopher Gillaspie	....	digital intermediate scan manager (as Chris Gillespie)
Kathleen Largay	....	digital intermediate conformer
Antonia Law	....	post-production assistant
Ali Muney	....	additional assistant editor
Billy Patten	....	digital intermediate producer
Frank Roman	....	digital intermediate colorist
Misako Shimizu	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Bryan Carrigan	....	music editor
Bryan Carrigan	....	music preparation
John Dieterich	....	musician: Deerhoof
Chris Fogel	....	music scoring mixer
Chris Fogel	....	music scoring recordist
Brian Godshall	....	music legal and clearance
Matt Havron	....	music coordinator
Jon LeShay	....	music consultant: african and live music
Rachel Levy	....	executive in charge of music: Weinstein Company
Jamie Lowry	....	additional music editor
Eric Mahoney	....	music coordinator
Satomi Matsuzaki	....	musician: Deerhoof
Tracy McKnight	....	music supervisor
Alysia Oakley	....	music coordinator
Greg Saunler	....	musician: Deerhoof
Kayla Schmah	....	assistant to composer
T. Colby Trane	....	music coordinator (as Colby Trane)
James Fogel	....	assistant score engineer (uncredited)
Angela Leus	....	soundtrack coordinator (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Peter Krienbihl	....	driver: camper (as Peter Kreinbihl)
Peter Reith	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Maria Allen	....	production assistant
William Bahen	....	location assistant
John Bair	....	title designer: Edgeworx
Elna Baker	....	production assistant
Joe Beirne	....	senior technical advisor: Postworks
Jon Boal	....	production assistant (as Jonathan Boal)
Steve Boyle	....	post-production accountant: JFA Inc.
Anthony Brandonisio	....	production assistant
Rebecca Breckel	....	script supervisor
Mia Bruno	....	production assistant
Chris Cloud	....	location assistant
Carol A. Compton	....	script clearance research: Indieclear (as Carol Compton)
Ralph Costanza	....	print coordinator
Anne Marie Dentici	....	set production assistant
Patricia de Paula	....	production coordinator
Laura Deutsch	....	production assistant
Caitlin Donovan	....	assistant: Mandy Moore
Ralph Ehrenpreis	....	immigration attorney (as Ralph Enrenpreis)
Jonas Elrod	....	set production assistant
Clinton Engles	....	set production assistant (as Clint Engels)
Jason Fesel	....	key production assistant
Kathleen Fitzgerald	....	production assistant
Dan Gloeckner	....	set production assistant
Jeff Goldenbaum	....	animal supervisor: All Star Animals
Ryan Gomez	....	accounting clerk
Jonathon Goordo	....	production assistant
Marichu Hernaiz	....	production assistant
Marshall Johnson	....	location manager
Louis Katz	....	set medic (as Louis A. Katz)
Laine R. Kline	....	executive in charge of business and legal affairs: Weinstein Company (as Laine Kline)
Eva Konstantopoulos	....	production assistant
Sara Lane	....	post-production accountant
Sara Lane	....	production accountant
Jackie Leslie	....	production assistant
Sameson Louis	....	location assistant
Patrick Mahoney	....	craft service
Nicole Berlin Marra	....	production legal affairs
Paloma Mele	....	production assistant
Ross Miller	....	insurance: D.R. Reiff and Associates
Claire Mitchell	....	production assistant
John Mortensen	....	production assistant
Dantana Muchnick	....	production assistant (as Danial 'Dantana' Muchnick)
Ashanti Ngozi	....	office production assistant
Monica Noh	....	production assistant
Maegan Ochoa	....	assistant to director
Michael O'Connor	....	assistant to director
Gena Oppenheim	....	stand-in: Mandy Moore
Corey Parker	....	production assistant
Eric Perko	....	production assistant
Eliza Pierson	....	production assistant (as Eliza Tuli Pierson Grant)
Angel Pina	....	catering assistant (as Angelo Pina)
Joe Robinson	....	office production assistant
Mariama Sanoh	....	production assistant
Sara Sellar	....	clearance coordinator
Lara Sfire	....	production assistant (as Lara M. Sfire)
James P. Stephens	....	location assistant
José Tejada	....	parking coordinator
Joanna Thapa	....	production assistant
Chris Tomeo	....	location assistant
Anthony Torre	....	caterer
Rob van de Laar	....	assistant craft service
Annette Vetere	....	production assistant
Joe Violante	....	dailies advisor
Steven Wargo	....	stand-in: Billy Crudup

Thanks
Will Crudup	....	thanks
Jonathan Louis Kaplan	....	dedicatee
David Lynch	....	thanks
Corey Parker	....	thanks
Mary-Louise Parker	....	thanks (as Mary Louise Parker)
Jonathan Sanden	....	special thanks
Ben Stiller	....	thanks

Production Companies

• First Look International (as First Look Studios)
• Hart-Lunsford Pictures (in association with)
• Plum Pictures

Distributors

• First Look International (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Weinstein Company, The (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2009) (Argentina) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Edgeworx (visual effects)
• Postworks (digital opticals)

Other Companies

• ARRI / Camera Service Center  cameras (as ARRI CSC)
• All-Star Animals  animal handlers
• Amerifilm Casting  extras casting
• Axium Entertainment Group  payroll services (as Axium Entertainment)
• Black Dog Jib Productions  jimmy jib equipment (camera)
• Cinetic Media  sales
• D.R. Reiff & Associates  insurance (as D.R. Reiff and Associates)
• Edgewoex  title design
• Gourmet To U  catering
• Hyperion Sound  score recording facility
• IndieClear  script clearance research
• JFA  post-production accounting
• JG Video Services  negative cutting (as J.G. Video Services)
• Kaufman Astoria Lighting  lighting and grip equipment (as Kaufman Astoria Studios Lighting)
• Media Distributors  film stock
• Mega Playground  Avid editing facility
• Mega Playground  video dailies
• Professional Law, A  immigration attorney
• Sound One Corporation  sound editorial (as Sound One Corp.)
• Sound One Corporation  sound re-recording facility
• Technicolor  film laboratory
• United Talent Agency (UTA)  filmmakers representation
• Warner Bros. Pictures  digital intermediate
• Warner Bros. Studio Facilities  sound re-recording facility
• Wildfire Studios  adr recording facility

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some sexual content.

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Flushing Meadows Park, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

First Look International

Trivia:

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

Quotes:

Henry: I've spent my whole life wanting something and doing my very best not to find it. Never even going near the places it might be, and suddenly I got the god damn thing practically chained around my neck.
Lucy: What are you talking about?
Henry: You, you're the god damned thing.

Movie Connections:

Features Daikaijû Gamera (1965)

Soundtrack:

Back of Your Head

Dedication is complex and rewarding.

Response to Boston Globe review (9/21/07) It took dedication and perseverance to see the Sundance Festival (not mentioned) film "Dedication" after reading your negative review. Having overcome the barriers created by your dissection of characters and plot I was surprised to find the film both rewarding and enjoyable despite Mandy Moore's hair color. The cinematography was fresh as was the use of music. The characters had emotional dimensions of complexity and interest in contrast to the flat facades too often presented in today's films. Henry's deep neuroses were believably quirky and contributed to the intrigue of an unpredictable character. His intense dialog with his dead friend and partner gave vent to his inner confusion and added a charmingly bizarre facet of interest to the film. I regret that you did not recognize the film's attributes.