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The Wackness (2008)

Original title: the wackness
Production: UK, USA|99 min
Dramatic, Comedy, Psychological
Poster of movie The Wackness
it's the summer of 1994, and the streets of new york are pulsing with hip-hop. set against this backdrop, a lonely teenager named luke shapiro spends his last summer before university selling marijuana throughout new york city, trading it with his unorthodox psychotherapist for treatment, while having a crush on his stepdaughter.

Festivals and awards

Sundance Festival 2008 - logo Sundance Festival U.S. Dramatic - Audience Award
Sundance Festival 2008 - nomination U.S. Dramatic - In concorso
Razzie 2009 - nomination Worst Supporting Actor
Assigned to: Ben Kingsley

Direction

Jonathan LevineJonathan Levine: regista

Production and Screenplay

Jonathan LevineJonathan Levine: sceneggiatore
Jonathan LevineJonathan Levine: scrittore
Jared Goldman: produttore
Keith Calder: produttore
Felipe Marino: produttore
Joe Neurauter: produttore

Characters and Interpreters

luke shapiro
Josh PeckJosh Peck(età:22)
dr. jeffrey squires
Ben KingsleyBen Kingsley(età:65)
kristin squires
Famke JanssenFamke Janssen(età:43)
Stephanie
Olivia ThirlbyOlivia Thirlby(età:22)
union
Mary-kate OlsenMary-kate Olsen(età:22)
Eleanor
Jane AdamsJane Adams(età:43)
Percy
Method ManMethod Man(età:37)
Justin
Yoo AaronYoo Aaron(età:29)
mrs. shapiro
Talia BalsamTalia Balsam(età:49)
grandma shapiro
Joanna MerlinJoanna Merlin(età:77)
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Bob DishyBob Dishy(età:74)
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Robert ArmstrongRobert Armstrong(età:118)
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David Wohl(età:55)
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Roy Milton davis(età:59)
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Alexander Flores(età:18)
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Kevin Cannon(età:54)
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Bill Walters(età:71)
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Joseph Basile(età:32)
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Peter Conboy(età:46)
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John Farrer(età:76)
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Dawn Noel(età:32)
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Charlene Biton(età:28)
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Shannon Briggs(età:37)

Technical staff

Michael Clancy: costumista
David Torn: musiche
Joanna Colbert: casting
Linda Grimes: truccatore
Beth Kuhn: scenografo
Petra Korner: direttore della fotografia
Eve Morrow: truccatore
Annie Spitz: scenografo
Josh Noyes: montatore
Stacey ButterworthStacey Butterworth: truccatore
Jay Ferrara: parrucchiere
Patricia Grande: parrucchiere
Daisy Curbeon: parrucchiere
Rich Mento: casting
Andrea Grande-capone: parrucchiere
Souraya Hamdi: truccatore
Cherish m. Hale: arredatore

Voices and Dubbing

Version Italia(2008)

Roberta GregantiRoberta Greganti Voice of Talia Balsam
Alessia AmendolaAlessia Amendola Voice of Mary-kate Olsen
Dario PenneDario Penne Voice of Ben Kingsley
Federica De BortoliFederica De Bortoli Voice of Jane Adams
Laura BoccaneraLaura Boccanera Voice of Famke Janssen
Christian IansanteChristian Iansante Voice of Method Man
Domitilla D'AmicoDomitilla D'Amico Voice of Olivia Thirlby
Stefano CrescentiniStefano Crescentini Voice of Josh Peck