The Wackness

The Wackness

Movie |

Summer | Coming Of Age

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  • Genre(s): Drama
  • Language(s): English
  • Director(s): Jonathan Levine
  • Cast(s): Josh Peck, Ben Kingsley, Famke Janssen, Olivia Thirlby, Mary-Kate Olsen See all Cast & Crew
  • Duration: 1h 39min
  • Music: David Torn
  • Award(s): Most Popular Feature Film 2008 (Won)
    Grand Jury Prize 2008 (Nominated) Awards List
  • Similar To: The Bluff, Eternity
  • Story:
    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 doctors daughter. This is a coming-of-age story about sex, drugs, music and what it takes to be a man.
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6.9/10
IMDb

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STORY AND RATINGS

Story
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 doctors daughter. This is a coming-of-age story about sex, drugs, music and what it takes to be a man.
Ratings

6.9/10

IMDb

AWARDS

Won
Audience Award

Dramatic | 2008 | Jonathan

Best Narrative Feature | 2008 | Jonathan

EDA Special Mention Award

Most Egregious Age Difference Between the Leading Man and the Love Interest | 2008 | Ben

Nominations
Grand Jury Prize Award

Dramatic | 2008 | Jonathan

Razzie Award

Worst Supporting Actor For and | 2009

Worst Supporting Actor | 2009 | Ben

Independent Spirit Award

Best First Screenplay | 2009 | Jonathan

Golden Eye Award

Best International Feature Film | 2008 | Jonathan

BOX OFFICE

Budget 6,000,000 USD

Box Office Collection 3,175,469 USD

TRIVIA AND POPULAR DIALOGUES

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.

The hat that Sir Ben Kingsley wears was his own. He grabbed it when he set off to New York City to film this movie, thinking it might be useful.

The screenplay for this movie was featured in the 2007 Blacklist; a list of the "most liked" unmade scripts of the year.

The scene in which Luke dances and the pavement lights up is a reference to Michael Jackson's video of his song "Billie Jean".

The first song in the movie, to which Luke is listening on his headphones, is "The World is Yours", which features the lyrics "I sip the Dom P, watchin' Gandhi till I'm charged." Sir Ben Kingsley won an Oscar for portraying the title character in Gandhi (1982).

Popular Dialogues

"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!"

"Stephanie: Know what your problem is, Shapiro? It's that you just have this really shitty way of looking at things, ya know? I don't have that problem. I just look at the dopeness. But you, it's like you just look at the wackness, ya know? Luke Shapiro: I do? Stephanie: All you have to do is look at me. And kiss me."

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