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

Critic Reviews

  • "...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

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