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The Wackness
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Set in New York City in the sweltering summer, The Wackness tells the story of a troubled teenage drug dealer, who trades pot for therapy sessions with a drug-addled psychiatrist. Things get more complicated when he falls for one of his classmates, who just happens to be the doctor's daughter. This is a coming-of-age story about sex, drugs, music and what it takes to be a man.
View on IMDbAppeals to viewers who enjoy wistful coming-of-age dramedies about aimless youth, complicated intimacy, and the music-soaked texture of a particular summer.
- Tone
- nostalgic, melancholic, bittersweet
- Payoff
- reflection, comfort
- Pacing
- steady
- Intensity
- moderate
- Structure
- linear
- Themes
- coming of age, loneliness, intimacy, masculinity, self-discovery
- Setting
- late twentieth-century summer, sweltering urban neighborhoods
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