The Wackness

Theatrical - Limited 2008-07-03

Cast Josh Peck Ben Kingsley Famke Janssen Olivia Thirlby Mary-Kate Olsen
Directed by Jonathan Levine

Box Office Gross: $3,175,469

Running Time: 99 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: SBK Pictures, Occupant Entertainment, Sony Pictures Classics

Genres: Comedy Drama Romance

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Synopsis

Set in New York City in the sweltering summer, The Wackness tells the story of a troubled teenage drug dealer, who trades pot for therapy sessions with a drug-addled psychiatrist. Things get more complicated when he falls for one of his... See more classmates, who just happens to be the doctor’s daughter. This is a coming-of-age story about sex, drugs, music and what it takes to be a man.

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INT: Jonathan Levine

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I should have anticipated the writer-director of an original and fresh coming-of-age film to be as mad cool and young as Jonathan Levine. He received great recognition for his first feature film ALL THE BOYS LOVE MANDY LANE, after its...

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All the buzz and attention created by the innately talented and naturally beautiful starlet Olivia Thirlby are well justified. On and off-screen, she appears to be far more intelligent and mature than anticipated at her young age. With her noteworthy...

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Posted 18 years ago

PLOT: Over a long, hot summer in 1994, a recent high school graduate plays video games, drinks 40s, slings pot and attends sessions with his shrink (who’s also a client). As he tries to figure out what to do with...

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