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- 99 Minutes
- Sony Pictures Classics
- Language English
- Country USA
- Rated: R
- Format: Widescreen
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- Directed by Jonathan Levine
- Written by Jonathan Levine
- Starring Ben Kingsley, Famke Janssen, Josh Peck, Mary-Kate Olsen, Method Man, Olivia Thirlby
Synopsis:
It's New York, the summer of 1994, the greatest year in hip-hop. A troubled teenage drug dealer trades pot for therapy sessions with a drug-addled psychiatrist who is intent on living life to the fullest. The two form an unlikely friendship, but things get complicated when the kid falls for the doctor's daughter.
Won: Audience Award - Dramatic, 2008 Sundance Film Festival
Nominated: Best First Screenplay, 2009 Independent Spirit Awards
Review:
"The film has a big heart, a core of sweetness and tremendous cinematic ambition." -- Andres O'Hehir
(Read more)Genres: Comedy
- More on The Wackness:
- Official film Web site
- Interview with director Matthew Simmons
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