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The Wackness

2008, Movie, R, 95 mins

The Wackness: Review

Set New York City at the dawn of the Giuliani-era, writer-director Jonathan Levine's second feature is a deeply personal coming-of-age story steeped in heady nostalgia and all the creative myopia that too often comes with it. Read the complete review for The Wackness

The Wackness: Cast & Details

Year: 2008
Rated R

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Cast
Ben Kingsley: Dr. Squires
Josh Peck: Luke
Famke Janssen: Mrs. Squires
Olivia Thirlby: Stephanie
Mary-Kate Olsen: Union
Jane Adams: Eleanor

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The Wackness: TV Guide News

James Franco, Weeds Among Stony Award Winners | Today's News: Our Take | 9/29/2008
The smell of success had just one source at the Eighth Annual Stony Awards, where James Franco, One Tree Hill's Danneel Harris and more actors, shows and films were honored at High Times Magazine's annual kudosfest.Harris and Franco were honored as Stoner and Stonette of the Year, respectively. Franco was on hand at the Malibu, Calif., event to accept his award, while Pineapple Express costar Gary Cole received the honor for their film, which won for Best Comedy. Other honorees of such high praise included Weeds (Best TV Show) The Wackness (Best Drama) and Super High Me (Best Documentary).Winners' bong-shaped trophies were made of what appeared to be glass, but reports on prize functionality have yet to surface. — Anna DimondRelated:• Weeds, Pineapple Express Vie for Stony Awards read more 1 Comment
Weeds, Pineapple Express Vie for Stony Awards | Today's News: Our Take | 9/27/2008
Dude! High Times magazine will present its 8th Annual Stony Awards in Malibu, Calif., on Saturday. Among the nominees for best TV show are Showtime's Weeds and Californication and HBO's Flight of the Conchords and Entourage. Movie nominees include The Wackness, Superbad, Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay and Pineapple Express.Those in the running for the prestigious Stoner and Stonette of the Year awards (it's a dubious honor just to be nominated!) include Matthew McConaughey; James Franco, who will attend the awards (spoiler alert?); Mary Kate Olsen and Paris Hilton. It is reported that paranoia will overtake the crowd around 8 pm/PT, but an impromptu round of gravy fries and several complimentary bags of Cheetos around 9:30 pm/PT will keep the peace, man. — Mickey O'Connor read more be the first to leave a comment
The Wackness: Sex, Drugs and Hip-Hop, at Any Age | Today's News: Our Take | 7/2/2008
With The Wackness, writer/director Jonathan Levine has emerged as one of the first, few voices of that generation sandwiched between X and Y: The one that had Biggie and De La, Tribe and the Wu as its own soundtrack. Set in the throbbing, sultry New York summer of 1994, The Wackness not only explores the coming of age of its characters, but also that of the culture, as New York adjusted to Mayor Giuliani and a new brand of hip-hop hit the streets. In the intertwining stories of high-school grad Luke Shapiro (Josh Peck) and Dr. Squires (Sir Ben Kingsley), Luke's middle-aged therapist, Levine captures the simultaneous anxiety, hope, disappointment and happiness that adult life foists on us again read more