The Wackness is a 2008 American coming of age comedy-drama film by Jonathan Levine and starring Ben Kingsley, Josh Peck, Famke Janssen, and Olivia Thirlby. The film is distributed by Sony Pictures Classics and was released in the U.S. on July 3, 2008.
New York City, 1994, Luke Shapiro (Josh Peck) is trading marijuana in exchange for therapy from his Psychiatrist, Dr. Jeffery Squires (Ben Kingsley). Luke graduates from high school but while dealin...
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The Wackness is a 2008 American coming of age comedy-drama film by Jonathan Levine and starring Ben Kingsley, Josh Peck, Famke Janssen, and Olivia Thirlby. The film is distributed by Sony Pictures Classics and was released in the U.S. on July 3, 2008.
New York City, 1994, Luke Shapiro (Josh Peck) is trading marijuana in exchange for therapy from his Psychiatrist, Dr. Jeffery Squires (Ben Kingsley). Luke graduates from high school but while dealing at a party, he finds out that everyone is going to be away for the summer except he and his classmate, Stephanie (Olivia Thirlby), Dr. Squires' stepdaughter. When Luke returns home, he finds his parents arguing over money and their probable eviction.
Luke starts dealing more pot to make money for his family. After a session with Dr. Squires, he bumps into Steph and invites her to come with him dealing around the city. Steph has a great time and gives Luke her number so she will not be lonely in the city for the summer.
Luke phones Steph but...
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