The wackness is relative
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German title | The wackness is relative |
Original title | The wackness |
Country of production | United States |
original language | English |
Publishing year | 2008 |
length | approx. 99 minutes |
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Director | Jonathan Levine |
script | Jonathan Levine |
production |
Joe Neurauter Keith Calder Felipe Marino |
music | David Torn |
camera | Petra Korner |
cut | Josh Noyes |
occupation | |
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The Wackness - being crazy is relative (original title: The Wackness , translated: "The crazy") is an American drama from 2008 . It was directed by Jonathan Levine , who also wrote the script.
action
The Wackness tells the story of the underdog Luke Shapiro ( Josh Peck ), who just finished high school and makes money as a marijuana dealer on the side. His parents have been arguing a lot lately, and his classmates see him just as the guy they get "stuff" with; they don't want anything else to do with him. Luke therefore goes to the psychiatrist Dr. Jeffrey Squires ( Ben Kingsley ). He pays him for his therapeutic work with marijuana. In addition to drug addiction, Luke and his psychiatrist also share their depression. A friendly relationship develops between them. They explore the city of New York and its depressions.
At a graduation party, Luke meets Stephanie ( Olivia Thirlby ) who, like him, spends the summer in town. Since she is interested in him, he thinks he is in seventh heaven, but she is the stepdaughter of his therapist and friend Jeffrey and so the situation becomes more complicated. Jeffrey has problems too. His marriage to his much younger wife seems to be over and he suffers a breakdown. The friendship between the two men grows stronger through the shared experiences.
The film is set in 1994. It shows the New York of that time, the use of marijuana and hip hop as formative music styles. The newly elected Mayor Rudolph Giuliani has started his fight against crime, alcoholism, graffiti and loud radios on the streets.
Reviews
Dennis Harvey compared the film in Variety magazine on January 19, 2008 to films like Thumbsucker and Donnie Darko . He treats the familiar area with confidence and distinction. At the end, the film becomes melancholy and conveys the message that growing up is pain.
The organizers of the Sundance Film Festival praised the film “perfectly” showing Manhattan and the zeitgeist of the 1990s . Ben Kingsley seems "hilariously" . The style of the film is "unexpectedly squiggled" .
Awards
The film entered the Sundance Film Festival as a competition entry, whereby Jonathan Levine was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize. He received the audience award of the festival .
However, Ben Kingsley received a 2009 Golden Raspberry nomination for Worst Supporting Actor for his appearances in this film as well as in The Love Guru and War, Inc.
backgrounds
The film was shot in New York. Its production cost was estimated 6 million US dollars . The world premiere took place on January 18, 2008 at the Sundance Film Festival. In April 2008 the film was shown at the Tribeca Film Festival . From July 3, 2008 it ran in selected cinemas in the USA.
music
- “What Goes Around”, written and recorded by Move.meant
- "The World Is Yours", written by Nasir Jones and Peter Philips, recorded by Nas
- "Heaven and Hell", written and recorded by Robert Diggs and Raekwon
- "The What," written by Clifford Smith, Christopher Wallace and Ostin S. Harvey, recorded by The Notorious BIG and Method Man
- "Summertime", written by Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown, Lamar Manone, Robert Mickins, Craig Simpkins, Claydes Smith, Will Smith, Alton Taylor, Dennis Thomas and Richard Westfield, recorded by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
- "Season of the Witch", written and recorded by Donovan
- "Just a Friend", written and recorded by Biz Markie
- "Can't Ya See," written by James Brown , Sean Combs , Joe Howell , Herb Middleton , Terri E. Robinson , Randy Ryan , Mark South , John Starks and Fred Wesley , recorded by Total feat. The Notorious BIG
- "Can I Kick It?", Written and recorded by A Tribe Called Quest
- "You Used To Love Me," written by Chucky Thompson , Sean Combs and Faith Evans , played by Faith Evans
- "Bump n 'Grind", written and recorded by R. Kelly
- "Long Shot Kick de Bucket", written by George Agard, Sidney Roy Crooks and Loren Jackson Robinson, recorded by The Pioneers
- “Exit Lines”, written by Steven Bragg, Larry Crane, Patricia Rowland and Lindsay Thrasher, recorded by Vomit Launch
- "Flava in Ya Ear", written and recorded by Craig Mack
- "Tearz," written and recorded by Wendy Rene, Dennis Coles, Robert Diggs, Johnie Frierson, Mary Frierson, Gary Grice, Lamont Hawkins, Jason Hunter, Russell T. Jones, Clifford Smith and Corey Woods, recorded by the Wu-Tang Clan
DVD
The film was released on DVD and Blu-Ray on January 6, 2009 in America. The DVD was released in England on February 9, 2009.
Web links
- The Wackness - GONZO be relatively in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The Wackness - GONZO be relatively at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- The Wackness - Being crazy is relative at Metacritic (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Film review by Dennis Harvey, accessed on January 22, 2008 ( Memento of the original from January 21, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ www.sundance.org/Description, accessed on January 22, 2008 ( Memento of the original from January 15, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Filming locations for The Wackness, accessed January 22, 2008
- ^ Box office / business for The Wackness, accessed January 22, 2008
- ^ Opening dates for The Wackness, accessed July 1, 2008