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.
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| Tom Wilkinson | ... |
Rudy Holt
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| Billy Crudup | ... |
Henry Roth
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| Christine Taylor | ... |
Allison
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| Bob Balaban | ... |
Arthur Planck
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| Catherine Lloyd Burns | ... |
Mother in Bookstore
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| Amy Sedaris | ... |
Cassidy's Mom
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| Cassidy Hinkle | ... |
Cassidy
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| Mandy Moore | ... |
Lucy Reilly
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| Jeremy Shamos | ... |
Matthew
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| Christopher Fitzgerald | ... |
Robin
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| Dianne Wiest | ... |
Carol
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| Jicky Schnee | ... |
Mandy the Waitress
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| John Ellison Conlee | ... |
Man at Lucy's
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| Martin Freeman | ... |
Jeremy
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Christopher Grey Misa | ... |
Abused Kid
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| Catherine Kellner | ... |
Abusive Mom
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| Bobby Cannavale | ... |
Don Meyers
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| Peter Bogdanovich | ... |
Roger Spade
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Avery Kim | ... |
Girl at Book signing
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Charlene Biton | ... |
Belle Dancer (uncredited)
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Antonio Parisi | ... |
Young Boy (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Justin Theroux | ||
Written by
| 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 |
Music by
| Edward Shearmur | ||
Cinematography by
| Stephen Kazmierski | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Andy Keir | ||
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 |
| Joe Violante | ... | dailies advisor |
Production Design by
| Teresa Mastropierro | ||
Set Decoration by
| Niamh Byrne | ||
Costume Design by
| Heidi Bivens | ||
Makeup Department
| Annemarie Bradley-Sherron | ... | hair stylist department head (as Annemarie Bradley) |
| 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 / 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 |
| Lucien Charles | ... | lead person (as Lou Charles) |
| Patrick Conlon | ... | artist: Marty the Beaver drawings |
| Melissa Miller Costanzo | ... | set dresser (as Melissa Miller) |
| 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 |
| Marko Orso | ... | additional property assistant |
| Yvonne Mojica | ... | graphic designer (uncredited) |
| Niquan Riley | ... | set dresser (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| David Briggs | ... | adr editor / supervising dialogue editor |
| Benjamin Cheah | ... | sound designer (as Ben 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 / sound effects editor |
| Alexandre Gaudieri | ... | sound intern (as Alex Gaudieri) |
| Lewis Goldstein | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Anguibe Guindo | ... | boom operator |
| Ken Ishii | ... | sound mixer |
| Bobby Johanson | ... | adr engineer |
| Skip Lievsay | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Jay Peck | ... | foley artist |
| Paul Sacco | ... | sound consultant: Dolby |
| Gregg Swiatlowski | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Nick Kray | ... | adr recordist (uncredited) |
| Tim LeBlanc | ... | re-recording mixer (uncredited) |
| Chris Stangroom | ... | assistant adr recordist (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| John Bair | ... | visual effects designer: Edgeworx |
| Kevin Chaja | ... | data manager |
| Padraic Culham | ... | 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 Diez | ... | grip |
| Peter Fernberger | ... | camera operator: "b" camera (as Peter Fernberg) |
| Jamison Grella | ... | company electrician |
| Chris Hayes | ... | electrician |
| Burke Heffner | ... | grip |
| Linda Kallerus | ... | first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Linda Slater) |
| Michael Kirsch | ... | company grip (as Mike Kirsch) |
| 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) |
| Michael P. Prisco Jr. | ... | best boy electric (as Mike Prisco) |
| Eddie Rodriguez | ... | first assistant camera: "a" camera |
| Jeremy Rodriguez | ... | grip |
| Matt Schuman | ... | grip |
| John Schwartz | ... | rigging gaffer |
| Steve Siddell | ... | electrician |
| 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 |
| 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 Marciano | ... | extras casting: Amerifilm Casting |
| Laura Verbeke | ... | extras casting: Amerifilm Casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Karen Baird | ... | wardrobe assistant |
| Erika Goyzueta | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
Location Management
| William Bahen | ... | location assistant |
| Chris Cloud | ... | location assistant |
| Marshall Johnson | ... | location manager |
| Sameson Louis | ... | location assistant |
| James P. Stephens | ... | location assistant |
| Chris Tomeo | ... | location assistant |
Music Department
| Bryan Carrigan | ... | music editor / music preparation |
| John Dieterich | ... | musician: Deerhoof |
| Chris Fogel | ... | music scoring mixer / 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 | ... | 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 |
| Colby Trane | ... | music coordinator |
| James Fogel | ... | assistant score engineer (uncredited) |
| Angela Leus | ... | soundtrack coordinator (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Rebecca Breckel | ... | script supervisor |
| Carol A. Compton | ... | script clearance research: IndieClear (as Carol Compton) |
Transportation Department
| Peter Kreinbihl | ... | driver: camper |
| Peter Reith | ... | transportation captain |
| José Tejada | ... | parking coordinator |
Additional Crew
| Maria Allen | ... | production 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 |
| Mia Bruno | ... | production assistant |
| Ralph Costanza | ... | print coordinator |
| Patricia de Paula | ... | production coordinator |
| Anne Marie Dentici | ... | set production assistant |
| 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 Goodro | ... | production assistant (as Jonathon Goordo) |
| Marichu Hernaiz | ... | production assistant |
| Marcin Janowski | ... | international marketing and publicity executive |
| 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 / production accountant |
| Jackie Leslie | ... | production assistant |
| Patrick Mahoney | ... | craft service |
| Nicole Marra | ... | production legal affairs (as Nicole Berlin Marra) |
| 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 |
| Michael O'Connor | ... | assistant to director |
| Maegan Ochoa | ... | 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) |
| Joanna Thapa | ... | production assistant |
| Anthony Torre | ... | caterer |
| Rob van de Laar | ... | assistant craft service |
| Annette Vetere | ... | production assistant |
| 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
- Hart-Lunsford Pictures (in association with)
- Plum Pictures
Distributors
- The Weinstein Company (2007) (United States) (theatrical)
- First Look International (2007) (United States) (theatrical)
- Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2009) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Pluto TV (2024) (United States) (video)
Special Effects
- Edgeworx Studios (visual effects)
- Postworks (digital opticals)
Other Companies
- A Professional Law (immigration attorney)
- ARRI / Camera Service Center (cameras)
- All-Star Animals (animal handlers)
- Amerifilm Casting (extras casting)
- Axium Entertainment Group (payroll services)
- Black Dog Jib Productions (jimmy jib equipment) (camera)
- Cinetic Media (sales)
- D.R. Reiff & Associates (insurance)
- 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)
- Kaufman Astoria Lighting (lighting and grip equipment)
- Media Distributors (film stock)
- Mega Playground (Avid editing facility)
- Mega Playground (video dailies)
- Sound One Corporation (sound editorial)
- Sound One Corporation (sound re-recording facility)
- Technicolor (film laboratory)
- United Talent Agency (UTA) (filmmakers representation)
- Warner Bros. Motion Picture Imaging (digital intermediate services)
- Warner Bros. Studio Facilities (sound re-recording facility)
- Warner Bros. (digital intermediate)
- Wildfire Studios (adr recording facility)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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.
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| Taglines | With each moment we write our story See more » |
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Box Office
| Opening Weekend United States | $23,832, 26 Aug 2007 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | (Director Cameo) Justin Theroux: The lawyer on the phone. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in 3:10 to Yuma/Death Sentence/Balls of Fury/The Hunting Party/Dedication/Self Medicated (2007). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Adam+Eve Connection See more » |
| Crazy Credits | "No corporations were harmed in the making of this movie" See more » |
| Quotes |
Lucy:
Stupid idiot. See more » |