The wackness is relative

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Movie
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
Rod
Director Jonathan Levine
script Jonathan Levine
production Joe Neurauter
Keith Calder
Felipe Marino
music David Torn
camera Petra Korner
cut Josh Noyes
occupation

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.

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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.

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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

Individual evidence

  1. 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.variety.com
  2. 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.sundance.org
  3. Filming locations for The Wackness, accessed January 22, 2008
  4. ^ Box office / business for The Wackness, accessed January 22, 2008
  5. ^ Opening dates for The Wackness, accessed July 1, 2008