Rent Wackness (2008)
3.2 of 5 from 101 ratings
1h 36min
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- Synopsis:
Set in the sweltering Summer of New York, 1994, a time when the city was pulsating with hip-hop, The Wackness follows Luke (Josh Peck, MEAN CREEK) a loner kid living out his last summer before university - selling weed, finding an unlikely best friend and falling in love for the first time. Luke forms a surprising bond with dysfunctional therapist Dr. Squires (Sir Ben Kingsley, SEXY BEAST), trading drugs for counselling as the two embark on a life-changing journey together. Luke learns the hardest lesson of them all as he falls hard for the Doctor s attractive young stepdaughter, Stephanie (Olivia Thirlby, JUNO). The Wackness is a touching, laugh-out-loud romance with a killer hip-hop soundtrack. - Actors:
- Josh Peck, Ben Kingsley, Olivia Thirlby, Famke Janssen, Mary-Kate Olsen, Jane Adams, Method Man, Aaron Yoo, Talia Balsam, David Wohl, Bob Dishy, Joanna Merlin, Shannon Briggs, Roy Milton Davis, Alexander Flores, Ross Levine, Ken Marks, Kiah Fredricks, Robert Armstrong, Flint Beverage
- Directors:
- Jonathan Levine
- Writers:
- Jonathan Levine
- Studio:
- Revolver
- Genres:
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
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- Awards:
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- Not released
- Run Time:
- 110 minutes
- Languages:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
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Reviews (1) of Wackness
Boring and unfunny. - Wackness review by CP Customer
I was hugely disappointed with 'The Wackness', what promises to be a touching indie romatic comedy is in fact a dull teenage angst ridden borefest about drug dealing and drug using losers with unsympathetic characters and a predictable storyline. The acting is equally dull with Ben Kingsley earning a "Worst Supporting Actor" nomination at the 2008 Golden Raspberry Awards. One to avoid.
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