The Wackness Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

It's the summer of 1994, and the streets of New York are pulsing with hip-hop and wafting with the sweet aroma of marijuana--but change is in the air. The newly-inaugurated mayor, Rudy Giuliani, is beginning to implement his anti-fun initiatives against "crimes" like noisy portable radios, graffiti and public drunkenness. Set against this backdrop, Luke Shapiro (Josh Peck) spends his last summer before college selling dope throughout New York City, trading it with his shrink (Ben Kingsley) for therapy, while crushing on his step-daughter (Olivia Thirlby). Famke Janssen, Mary Kate Olsen,and Method Man round out the cast in this edgy, bittersweet, and funny coming of age story.

Comedy Drama Teen

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  Ben Kingsley

  Young Washington , Wonder Man (mini-series)

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  Josh Peck

  Ice Age: Continental Drift, Summer Camp

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  Famke Janssen

  Redeeming Love, Taken

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  Mary-Kate Olsen

  Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, New York Minute

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  Olivia Thirlby

  Dredd, Archangel

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  Method Man

  Relationship Goals, Shadow Force

Who is making The Wackness – Crew List

A look at The Wackness behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Jonathan Levine last helmed Long Shot and Snatched.

Director

Jonathan Levine

Screenwriters

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Producers

Keith Calder
Felipe Marino
Joe Neurauter

Production – What we know about the The Wackness

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Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Dec 2004

Completed

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