The Wackness | reviewed by: Kristina Kawa | July 31, 2011
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| genre | Comedy |
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| synopsis | 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. |
| lead actors | Ben Kingsley | Famke Janssen | Josh Peck | Olivia Thirlby | Mary-Kate Olsen |
| director | Jonathan Levine |