Release date(s) July 3, 2008 U.S. August 29, 2008 U.K.

The Wackness

Directed by :-Jonathan Levine
Produced by :-Joe NeurauterKeith CalderFelipe Marino
Written by :-Jonathan Levine
Starring :-Ben Kingsley,Josh Peck,Famke JanssenOlivia, ThirlbyMary-Kate, OlsenMethod, ManAaron ,YooJane Adams
Music by :-David Torn
Cinematography:-Petra Korner
Editing by :-Josh Noyes
Distributed by :-Sony Pictures Classics
Running time :-95 min
Country :-USA
Language :-English
Budget :-$20 million

The Wackness is an upcoming 2008 comedy by Jonathan Levine and starring Famke Janssen, Sir Ben Kingsley and Josh Peck. The film is distributed by Sony Pictures Classic and will be released in the U.S. in July 3, 2008.

Summary
It’s the summer of 1994, and the streets of New York are pulsing with hip hop and wafting with the aroma of marijuana. The newly-inaugurated mayor, Rudolph Giuliani, is only beginning to implement his initiatives against crimes such as noisy portable radio, graffiti and public drunkenness.
“The Wackness” centers upon a troubled high school student named Luke Shapiro (Josh Peck)—a teenage marijuana dealer who forms a friendship with Dr. Jeffrey Squires (Ben Kingsley), a psychiatrist and kindred lost soul. When the doctor proposes Luke trade him marijuana for therapy sessions, the two begin to explore both New York City and their own depression.

Cast
Ben Kingsley as Dr. Squires
Famke Janssen as Kristin Squires
Josh Peck as Luke Shapiro
Olivia Thirlby as Stephanie
Mary-Kate Olsen as Union
Jane Adams as Elanor
Method Man as Percy
Aaron Yoo as Justin
Talia Balsam as Mrs. Shapir


Tagline
"Sometimes it's right to do the wrong things."