The Wackness (2008) Movie poster and book cover compared.

The Wackness

Jonathan Levine, 2008

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The Wackness
Dale Phillips, 2008

NOVELIZATION

The Wackness is a movie novelization written by Dale Phillips in 2008 and based on the movie of the same name, directed by Jonathan Levine in 2008. The movie features Josh Peck, Ben Kingsley, Famke Janssen, Olivia Thirlby, Mary-Kate Olsen, Method Man, and others.

What users say

“The movie is better than the book”

But the book is worth reading.

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RATING

7

/ 10

Movie Poster: The Wackness (Jonathan Levine, 2008)

6.8

/ 10

Book Cover: The Wackness (Dale Phillips, 2008)

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Storyline

Set in New York in the sweltering summer of 1994, this is the story of a troubled teenage drug dealer who trades pot for therapy sessions with a drug-addled psychiatrist. However, things get more complicated when he falls for one of his classmates, who just happens to be the doctor’s daughter.

Movie vs Book

Poster of The Wackness, the 2008 movie by Jonathan Levine

Year

2008

Minutes

99

Movie Rate

7.00

Source: IMDb

Movie

The Wackness

Country: UK

Year: 2008

Length: 1h39m

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Cover of The Wackness, the 2008 book by Dale Phillips

Year

2008

Pages

213

Book Rate

6.88

S: Goodreads

Book

The Wackness

Country: USA

First published in: 2008

Length: 213 pages

Genre: Fiction

User polls & recommendations

Which is better?

Poster of The Wackness, the 2008 movie by Jonathan Levine

Movie

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9 VOTES

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Cover of The Wackness, the 2008 book by Dale Phillips

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3 VOTES

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movie

IS IT WORTH WATCHING?

Poster of The Wackness, the 2008 movie by Jonathan Levine

WATCH

Yes

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11% No

8 votes

1 votes

book

IS IT WORTH READING?

Cover of The Wackness, the 2008 book by Dale Phillips

READ

Yes

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25% No

3 votes

1 votes

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