
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.
Bob BalabanArthur Planck
Peter BogdanovichRoger Spade
Amy SedarisCassidy's Mom
Mandy MooreLucy Reilly
Martin FreemanJeremyMia Farrow and Bob Balaban were originally set to play the roles of Dianne Wiest and Tom Wilkinson's.
Henry:
She deserves better than him.
Rudy Holt:
Now you're talking.
Henry:
Better than me, too.
Rudy Holt:
Yeah, but she doesn't know that yet.
Written by Christopher Cohen, John Dieterich, Satomi Matsuzaki, and Greg Saunier
Performed by Deerhoof
Courtesy of Kill Rock Stars
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