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The Wackness

  • 20082008
  • RR
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
31K
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The Wackness (2008)
This is the final theatrical trailer for The Wackness, directed by Jonathan Levine.
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It's the summer of 1994, and the streets of New York are pulsing with hip-hop. Set against this backdrop, a lonely teenager named Luke Shapiro spends his last summer before university sellin... Read allIt's the summer of 1994, and the streets of New York are pulsing with hip-hop. Set against this backdrop, a lonely teenager named Luke Shapiro spends his last summer before university selling marijuana throughout New York City, trading it with his unorthodox psychotherapist for t... Read allIt's the summer of 1994, and the streets of New York are pulsing with hip-hop. Set against this backdrop, a lonely teenager named Luke Shapiro spends his last summer before university selling marijuana throughout New York City, trading it with his unorthodox psychotherapist for treatment, while having a crush on his stepdaughter.
IMDb RATING
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    • Jonathan Levine
    • Jonathan Levine
  • Stars
    • Josh Peck
    • Ben Kingsley
    • Olivia Thirlby
    • Jonathan Levine
    • Jonathan Levine
  • Stars
    • Josh Peck
    • Ben Kingsley
    • Olivia Thirlby
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    • 83User reviews
    • 139Critic reviews
    • 61Metascore
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    Josh Peck and Olivia Thirlby in The Wackness (2008)
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    Josh Peck
    Josh Peck
    • Luke Shapiro
    Ben Kingsley
    Ben Kingsley
    • Dr. Squires
    Olivia Thirlby
    Olivia Thirlby
    • Stephanie
    Famke Janssen
    Famke Janssen
    • Mrs. Squires
    Mary-Kate Olsen
    Mary-Kate Olsen
    • Union
    Jane Adams
    Jane Adams
    • Eleanor
    Method Man
    Method Man
    • Percy
    Aaron Yoo
    Aaron Yoo
    • Justin
    Talia Balsam
    Talia Balsam
    • Mrs. Shapiro
    David Wohl
    David Wohl
    • Mr. Shapiro
    Bob Dishy
    Bob Dishy
    • Grandpa Shapiro
    Joanna Merlin
    Joanna Merlin
    • Grandma Shapiro
    Shannon Briggs
    Shannon Briggs
    • Bodyguard #1
    Roy Milton Davis
    Roy Milton Davis
    • Homeless Man
    Alexander Flores
    Alexander Flores
    • Kid in Bar
    Ross Levine
    • Blunt Boy
    Ken Marks
    • Oliver
    Kiah Fredricks
    • Police Officer #1
      • Jonathan Levine
      • Jonathan Levine
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    • Trivia
      "The What?" performed by The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Method Man is playing while Luke visits his supplier Percy, who was played by Method Man.
    • Goofs
      At the end, right after Luke comes out of Dr. Squires' building, when he loads the doc's mixtape into his walkman, he has an analogue watch on his wrist, but in the next scene when he puts up his headphones, he has a digital watch.
    • Quotes

      Dr. Squires: Certain people you just can't trust, you know Luke?

      Dr. Squires: Never trust anyone who doesn't smoke pot or listen to Dylan.

      Dr. Squires: Never trust anyone who doesn't like the beach.

      Dr. Squires: Never, EVER, EVER trust anyone who says they don't like dogs!

      Dr. Squires: You meet someone who doesn't like dogs you alert the authorities IMMEDIATELY and you sure as SHIT don't MARRY THEM!

    • Crazy credits
      When the Sony Pictures Classics logo appears at the very beginning and at the very end of the film, the word "classics" is erased and replaced with a graffiti rendering of the same word.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: The Dark Knight/Hancock/Meet Dave/Journey to the Center of the Earth/Hellboy II: The Golden Army/The Wackness/Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      The World Is Yours
      Written by Nas (as Nasir Jones) and Pete Rock (as Peter Philips)

      Performed by Nas

      Courtesy of Columbia Records

      By arrangement with Sony BMG Music Entertainment

    User reviews83

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    10/10
    wonderful. . . a must see. . . and, to quote my mother, "extraordinary"
    This film was everything a movie should be. Great direction, acting, writing, and everything else! The acting was superb. Josh Peck really showed that not only is he a wonderful comical actor, but he is an incredible dramatic actor, as well. He was just perfect in this role, and he was able to carry the film with ease. Hopefully we will be seeing a whole lot more of this actor, for he has given the breakthrough performance of the year. Ben Kingsly was, as usual, great. He provides a comical character and creates a character so entertaining, you can't help but smile once he appears on screen. Olivia Thirlby worked very well as Peck's love interest, and Mary-Kate Olsen showed that she has the potential to break away from her child star mold and start a promising film career.

    And while some reviews expressed that the use of 1994 (the year the film takes place in) and all the references to that time were annoying, I found them quite funny and enjoyed such references as mentions of a 90210 episode that I recently watched!

    The story of a drug-dealing teen's relationship with his shrink/client and his relationship with the shrink's daughter is a truly enthralling one. It felt much shorter than is was and I hope to see it again soon! I loved everything about this film and hope that it becomes the independent film that makes it big this year, just as Juno did last year! It definitely deserves high praise!
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    • ivyjoaqer
    • Jul 6, 2008

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    • Release date
      • July 25, 2008 (Canada)
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
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      • Sony Classics (United States)
      • English
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      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Occupant Entertainment
      • SBK Pictures
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    • 1 hour 39 minutes
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      • Dolby Digital
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