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.
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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
Year
2008
Minutes
99
Movie Rate
7.00
Source: IMDb
Movie
The Wackness
Director: Jonathan Levine
Country: UK
Year: 2008
Length: 1h39m
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Year
2008
Pages
213
Book Rate
6.88
S: Goodreads
Book
The Wackness
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