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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. Plot Henry Roth is an obsessive-compulsive and somewhat misanthropic writer of children's books. His illustrator and only friend Rudy 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, assigns penniless, lovelorn illustrator Lucy Reilly to work with Henry. She's being wooed by her ex-boyfriend Jeremy, 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 Billy Crudup as Henry Roth Mandy Moore as Lucy Reilly Tom Wilkinson as Rudy Holt 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 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 Dedication was filmed in New York City, Wantagh, and Glen Cove. Adult film actor Erik Rhodes filmed a cameo role for the film but his scenes were ultimately edited out.

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“Devotion may be compared to a chain with two extremities one of these is in the hand of the devotee and the other is in the hand of God. When the devotee draws the chain, God leaves Heaven and descends to the earth; when God draws the chain, the devotee enters into the kingdom of God even with his ego.”
— Paramahansa Maharshi Nagendranath Bhaduri, Extracts from precepts of Maharshi Nagendranath, The Levitating Saint [ His Life & Advices] - Translated by Prof. Tripurasankar Sen Shastri , Nagendra Mission, 2B Rammohan Roy Road, Kolkata -700 009,W.B, India, p. 32
“He took his time strapping on his customized armor and loading his weapon magazines, rifle, pistol, and assorted knives. For him, preparing for battle was a divine ritual, a blessing and sacrifice to the Holy Ones. He intended to show his devotion by expunging as many of the enemy as he could..”
— Wesley Chu, The Rebirths of Tao (2015), , p. 436
“The impurity of ignorance is in none so manifest as in the devout; for they act on their ignorance, and fill themselves and others with miserable scruples and hard thoughts of God, and are as apt to call good evil as other men are to call evil good.”
— Coventry Patmore, The Rod, the Root, and the Flower (London: George Bell and Sons, 1895), Knowledge and Science XVI, p. 70

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Not who you're looking for? Others named Dedication: album by Mal Waldron and David Friesen · creation or attribution of a work of art as a tribute to or · 1998 studio album by Steve Kuhn · 1976 studio album by Bay City Rollers

Notable quotes

“Devotion may be compared to a chain with two extremities one of these is in the hand of the devotee and the other is in the hand of God. When the devotee draws the chain, God leaves Heaven and descends to the earth; when God draws the chain, the devotee enters into the kingdom of God even with his ego.”
— Paramahansa Maharshi Nagendranath Bhaduri, Extracts from precepts of Maharshi Nagendranath, The Levitating Saint [ His Life & Advices] - Translated by Prof. Tripurasankar Sen Shastri , Nagendra Mission, 2B Rammohan Roy Road, Kolkata -700 009,W.B, India, p. 32
“He took his time strapping on his customized armor and loading his weapon magazines, rifle, pistol, and assorted knives. For him, preparing for battle was a divine ritual, a blessing and sacrifice to the Holy Ones. He intended to show his devotion by expunging as many of the enemy as he could..”
— Wesley Chu, The Rebirths of Tao (2015), , p. 436
“The impurity of ignorance is in none so manifest as in the devout; for they act on their ignorance, and fill themselves and others with miserable scruples and hard thoughts of God, and are as apt to call good evil as other men are to call evil good.”
— Coventry Patmore, The Rod, the Root, and the Flower (London: George Bell and Sons, 1895), Knowledge and Science XVI, p. 70

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

Overview

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. Plot Henry Roth is an obsessive-compulsive and somewhat misanthropic writer of children's books. His illustrator and only friend Rudy 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, assigns penniless, lovelorn illustrator Lucy Reilly to work with Henry. She's being wooed by her ex-boyfriend Jeremy, 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 Billy Crudup as Henry Roth Mandy Moore as Lucy Reilly Tom Wilkinson as Rudy Holt 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 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 Dedication was filmed in New York City, Wantagh, and Glen Cove. Adult film actor Erik Rhodes filmed a cameo role for the film but his scenes were ultimately edited out.

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).