The Wackness

The Wackness (2008)

Sometimes it's right to do the wrong things.

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 2008-07-03
  • User Rating: 6.371/10 from 267 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 39min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: SBK Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Jonathan Levine
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Summary

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 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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  • 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
  • Method Man

    as Percy
  • Aaron Yoo

    as Justin
  • Talia Balsam

    as Mrs. Shapiro
  • David Wohl

    as Mr. Shapiro
  • Bob Dishy

    as Grandpa Shapiro
  • Joanna Merlin

    as Grandma Shapiro
  • Shannon Briggs

    as Bodyguard #1
  • Roy Milton Davis

    as Homeless Man
  • Alexander Flores

    as Kid in Bar
Directing Jonathan Levine Director
Writing Jonathan Levine Writer
Production Keith Calder Producer
Sound David Torn Original Music Composer
Editing Josh Noyes Editor
Camera Petra Korner Director of Photography
Art Annie Spitz Production Design

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