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The Wackness. An 18-year-old pot dealer falls for the stepdaughter of his eccentric, weed-smoking shrink. Page 1 of 5, 10 total items.
- The Wackness (2008) | Rotten Tomatoes
The Wackness. It's summer in New York City, the year is...
- The Wackness - Movie Reviews | Rotten Tomatoes
An exercise in style and wit, two commodities that never go...
- The Wackness (2008) | Rotten Tomatoes
The Wackness. It's summer in New York City, the year is 1994, and teenage marijuana dealer Luke Shapiro (Josh Peck) is trading dime bags for sessions with his therapist, Dr. Squires (Ben...
- (136)
- Jonathan Levine
- R
- Ben Kingsley
An exercise in style and wit, two commodities that never go out of fashion. Full Review | Aug 15, 2011. David N. Butterworth rec.arts.movies.reviews. Josh Peck and Ben Kingsley make for an oddly...
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 71% of 136 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.3/10. The website's consensus reads: "Sympathetic characters and a clever script help The Wackness overcome a familiar plot to make for a charming coming-of-age comedy."
Aug 1, 2008 · 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.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Jonathan Levine
- 2008-08-01
Jul 10, 2008 · Luke Shapiro ( Josh Peck) is a college-bound student who deals bushels of marijuana from a battered ice-cream push-cart from which no one even attempts to purchase ice cream. Dr. Squires ( Ben Kingsley ), his psychiatrist, accepts payment in grams, and enthusiastically counsels Luke that he needs to get laid.
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