The Wackness is a 2008 American coming of age 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. Set in New York City in 1994, Luke Shapiro is trading marijuana in exchange for therapy from his psychiatrist, Dr. Jeffery Squires . 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 him and his classmate, Stephanie , 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 ends up talking to Dr. Squires and they go out to a bar. Another client of Luke's shows up and while getting drunk and high, they get kicked out for underage drinking. Luke and Dr.
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| Release date: | July 3, 2008 |
| Directed by: | Jonathan Levine |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 110 Minutes |
| Producer: | Joe Neurauter, Felipe Marino, Keith Calder |
| Screenplay by: | Jonathan Levine |
| Estimated budget: | $6,000,000 |
| Genre: | Comedy |