The WacknessOverview and Synopsis

The Wackness
Opened July 3, 2008 | Runtime:1 hr. 35 min.
R
pervasive drug use, language and some sexuality
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. The newly-inaugurated mayor, Rudolph Giuliani, is only beginning to implement his anti-fun initiatives against “crimes” Read More
Cast: Ben Kingsley, Josh Peck, Famke Janssen, Olivia Thirlby, Mary-Kate Olsen
Director: Jonathan Levine
Genres: Romantic Comedy, Comedy

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"...snows us with more visual flash than it knows what to do with." Los Angeles Times
- Jan Stuart
"Real life plays intriguingly in the background of this edgy comedy..." USA Today
- Claudia Puig
"...like Donnie Darko, Thumbsucker and a few others, The Wackness treads this familiar terrain with assurance and distinction." Variety
- Dennis Harvey