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6.4Set 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 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.
Released: 2008-07-0399 minDir: Jonathan LevineDrama, Comedy, RomanceBudget: $6.0MBox office: $3.2M
Cast
- Josh Peck as Luke Shapiro
- Ben Kingsley as Dr. Squires
- Famke Janssen as Kristin Squires
- Olivia Thirlby as Stephanie
- Mary-Kate Olsen as Union
- Jane Adams as Eleanor
Themes
- coming of age
- marijuana
- summer
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Jonathan Levine
- Screenwriter
- Jonathan Levine
- Cast member
- Bob Dishy
- Composer
- David Torn
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Duration
- 95
- FilmAffinity ID
- 549039
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.sonyclassics.com/thewackness
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- publication date
- 2008-08-01
- title
- The Wackness
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 61/100
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