The Wackness (2008)

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R | 1 hr 35 mins | Drama, Urban | Released: 7/3/2008 |Box Office Total: $2.0M

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Synopsis:

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” like noisy portable radio, graffiti and public drunkenness. Two people, however, are missing out on the excitement: Luke is a socially uncomfortable teenage pot dealer with no friends, issues with his parents, and a colossal lack of confidence with girls. He trades weed for sessions with his therapist, Dr. Squires, whose much-younger wife is slipping away from him. Squires, a drug-addled shrink with a hairline retreating to the back of his neck and a state of mind slouching back to adolescence, is an unlikely role model--but the two of them forge a friendship based on a mutual need: getting laid. The intergenerational duo set off on a crawl that takes them all over New York, where they encounter several of Luke's "business associates,” including a Phish-following dreadlocked pixie, a New Wave, keyboard-playing one-hit-wonder, and Luke’s supplier. Luke has long had an aching crush on Dr. Squires' way-out-of-his league stepdaughter, Stephanie, and is stunned at his good luck when she returns his affections. Luke’s innocent first love experience with Stephanie becomes a life lesson that sets him on the pathway towards adulthood. And when Squires breaks down, it is up to the younger man to throw the older one a lifeline.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
7/3/2008

Director	Credit
Jonathan Levine	Director
Cast	Credit
Josh Peck	Luke Shapiro
Ben Kingsley	Dr. Squires
Famke Janssen	Mrs. Kristin Squires
Mary-Kate Olsen	Union
Olivia Thirlby	Stephanie
Method Man	Percy
Jane Adams	Eleanor
Aaron Yoo	Justin
Talia Balsam	Mrs. Shapiro
David Wohl	Mr. Shapiro
Bob Dishy	Grandpa Shapiro
Joanna Merlin	Grandma Shapiro
Nick Schutt	Albert
Shannon Briggs	Bodyguard #1
Roy Milton Davis	Homeless Man
Alexander Flores	Kid in Bar
Ken Marks	Oliver
Kiah Fredericks	Police Officer #1
Robert Armstrong	Principal Edward
Flint Beverage	Bartender
Rudy Costa	Corrections Officer
Nicole Berger	Choreographer
Erin Elliott	Fly Girl 3
Natalie Ridley	Fly Girl 4
Ioana Alfonso	Fly Girl 5
Ross Levine	- Blunt Boy
Sam Dishy	Subway Musician
Dawn Noel Pignuola	Fly Girl 1
Tyler Gilstrap	Fly Girl 2
Production Credits	Credit
Brian Udovich	Co-Producer
Keith Calder	Producer
Felipe Marino	Producer
Joe Neurauter	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Occupant Films, LLC	Production Company
Shapiro Levine Productions	Production Company
SBK Entertainment	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Sony Pictures Classics	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Revolver Entertainment	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Bac Films Distribution	Foreign Distribution Rights
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment	Domestic Video Distributor
Madman Entertainment Pty. Ltd.	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations
New York City, New York, USA
Writer	Credit
Jonathan Levine	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Stephen Lippross	Production Accountant
Greg Highsmith	Accountant - Payroll Accountant
Howard Baral	Post-Production Accountant
Shannon Dry	Assistant Accountant
Art Department	Credit
Bea Spitz	Art Department - Original Artwork
Greg Izzo	Set Dresser
Travis Child	Charge Scenic Painter - Charge Scenic
Glenn Lloyd	Art Department Coordinator
Cherish Magennis	Set Decorator
Scott Canfield	Leadman
Annie Spitz	Production Designer
Beth Kuhn	Art Director
Duncan Johnson	Art Department - Art PA
Ken Hoare	Set Dresser
Paul Robinson	Set Dresser
Jamie Arbuckle	Set Dresser - On Set Dresser
Casting	Credit
Jesse Lucy Allen	Casting Assistant
Joanna Colbert	Casting
Lee Genick	Extras Casting - Extras Casting Associate
Sylvia Fay	Casting Assistant
Richard Mento	Casting
Craft Services	Credit
Rob Van De Laar	Craft Service
Dawn Rosado	Craft Service - Craft Service Assistant
Film Camera	Credit
Michael Smollin	Colorist - Dailies Colorist
Jeffrey Porter	Assistant Camera
John Corso	Camera Operator
David Fisher	Dailies - Dailies Audio Engineer
Zara Roberts	Film Lab - DI Post Supervisor
Petra Korner	Director of Photography
Will White	Loader
JoJo Whilden	Photography - Still Photographer
Steve Sheridan	Color Timer - Laboratory Color Timer
Dennis Yeandle	Photography - Still Photographer
Milly Itzhak	Assistant Camera
Jay Sampson	Dailies - Dailies Audio Engineer
Jason Crump	Colorist - Dailies Colorist
Rene Clark	Film Lab - Digital Imaging
Shikha Narula	Dailies - Dailies Coordinators
Joe Finley	Colorist - DI Colorist
Christina Esteras-Ortiz	Dailies - Dailies Corodinator
Joey Violante	Dailies - Dailies Advisor
Film Sales Financing	Credit
Celluloid Dreams	Worldwide Distribution Sales
Music	Credit
Jim Black	Music Supervisor
Sam Zeines	Music Editor
Bryan Elliot Lawson	Score Mixing - Score Producer and Mixer
Gabe Hilfer	Music Coordinator
Nasir Jones (Nas)	Song
Nasir Jones (Nas)	Song Performer
Ryan Demaree	Music - Composer's Assistant
Raekwon	Song Performer
Peter Phillips	Song
David Torn	Score Mixing - Score Producer and Mixer
Robert Diggs	Song
Notorious BIG	Song Performer
Donovan	Song Performer
Corey Woods	Song
Biz Markie	Song Performer
Clifford Smith	Song
Total	Song Performer
Christopher Wallace	Song
Ostin Harvey	Song
A Tribe Called Quest	Song Performer
Robert Bell	Song
Faith Evans	Song Performer
Ronald Bell	Song
R. Kelly	Song Performer
George Brown	Song
The Pioneers	Song Performer
Vomit Launch	Song Performer
Lamar Mahone	Song
Robert Mickens	Song
Craig Mack	Song Performer
Craig Simpkins	Song
Wu-Tang Clan	Song Performer
Mott The Hoople	Song Performer
Claydes Smith	Song
KRS-One	Song Performer
Will Smith	Song
Alton Taylor	Song
Dennis Thomas	Song
Richard Westfield	Song
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince	Song
Donovan Leitch	Song
Biz Markie	Song
James Brown	Song
Sean Combs	Song
Joseph Howell	Song
Herb Middleton	Song
Terri E Robinson	Song
Randy Ryan	Song
Mark South	Song
John Starks	Song
Fred Wesley	Song
Lou Reed	Song
Chucky Thompson	Song
Faith Evans	Song
R. Kelly	Song
George Agard	Song
Sidney Roy Crooks	Song
Steven Bragg	Song
Larry Crane	Song
Patricia Rowland	Song
Lindsey Thrasher	Song
Craig J Mack	Song
Osten Harvey	Song
Dennis Coles	Song
Robert Diggs Jr	Song
Johnnie Frierson	Song
Mary Frierson	Song
Gary Grice	Song
Lamont Hawkins	Song
Jason Hunter	Song
Russell T Jones	Song
David Bowie	Song
Lawrence Parker	Song
Christopher E Martin	Song
Physical Effects	Credit
Michael Lindengren	Stunt Double
Ian McLaughlin	Stunts - utility stunts
Cort Hessler	Stunt Coordinator
Chris Barnes	Stunt Coordinator
Production Management	Credit
Collin Smith	Location Manager
David Velasco	Assistant Location Manager
Sharon Watt	Script Supervisor
Paul Epstein	Assistant Director
Jared Goldman	Line Producer
Lindsay Feldman	Production Coordinator
Gladys Nicole Ruiz	Post-Production Coordinator
Michael Toji	Post-Production Supervisor
Kristina Lee	Assistant Production Coordinator
Trish Grey	Location Scout
Dave Donars	Production Supervisor
Chris Menges	Location Assistant
Jennifer Hoopes	Location Coordinator
Carl L W Bochek III	Post-Production - Post Production Assistant
Rob Coleman	Location Scout
Amy Skerkoski	Post-Production - Post-Production Assistant
Jenny Bassichis	Post-Production Coordinator
Kathleen Corbin	Location Coordinator
Ross Stewart Levine	Production Supervisor - Production Consultant
Bruce Hall	Assistant Director
Marcus Scigliano	Assistant Director
Alisha Marks	Post-Production Coordinator
Publicity	Credit
Shannon Treusch	Unit Publicist
Betsy Rudnick	Unit Publicist
Sound	Credit
Olivia Curtis	Looping Coordinator - Loop Group
Jeffrey Pitts	Sound Editor - Sound Effects Editor
John Graves	ADR Editor
Donald Lyles	ADR Mixer
Maciek Malish	Foley Editor - Foley and Dialogue Editor
Jeffrey Perkins	Rerecording Mixer
Eddie Rogers	ADR/Dialogue Editor - Dialogue Editor
Joe Origlieri	Sound - Sound PA
Ken Ishii	Sound Mixer
Trevor Jolly	Supervising Sound Editor
Eugene Gearty	Sound Designer
Anguibe Guindo	Boom Operator
Eric Justen	Rerecording Mixer
Tara Blume	Sound Editor - Sound Effects Editor
Evan Davies	Looping Coordinator - Loop Group
Tori Fritz	Looping Coordinator - Loop Group
Chris Gewehr	Looping Coordinator - Loop Group
Libby Grant	Looping Coordinator - Loop Group
Sierra Hornung	Looping Coordinator - Loop Group
Jeannine Sturtevant	Looping Coordinator - Loop Group
Visual Effects	Credit
Dane Allan Smith	Visual Effects Producer - Visual FX Producer
Nick A Hasson	CGI Artist - IQ Artist
Daniel Elliott Linger	Visual Effects - Rotoscope Artist
Corina L Zuniga	Graphics - Electronic Graphic Operator
Dimitri Loginowski	Visual Effects - Digital Artist
Eric Scofield	Graphics - Electronic Graphic Operator
Allan Nadel	Visual Effects - Visual FX Compositor
Manny Dubon	Visual Effects - IQ Assistant
Dave McCarthy	Visual Effects - DRS Operator
Karen McCarthy	Visual Effects - DRS Operator
Peter Moc	Visual Effects - Digital Imaging
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Laura Steinman	Wardrobe Supervisor
Michael Clancy	Costume Designer
Felicity Gifford	Set Costumer
Andrea Grand Capone	Hair - Additional Hair
Eve Morrow	Makeup Artist
Lisa Kisner	Wardrobe - Wardrobe PA
Sonya Strich	Wardrobe Department Intern - Wardrobe Intern
Daisy Curbeon	Hair Stylist
Patricia Grande	Hairdresser - Hair Department Head
Linda Grimes	Makeup - Make-Up Department Head
Bridget Edwards	Wardrobe - Additional Shopper
Ivonne Reimann	Wardrobe Department Intern - Wardrobe Intern
Pilar Limosner	Costume Designer

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