comedy-drama

The Wackness is a 2008 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by Jonathan Levine and starring Josh Peck, Ben Kingsley, Mary-Kate Olsen, Famke Janssen, and Olivia Thirlby.

Funny and moving

Funny and moving, The Wackness is an offbeat tale of two lost souls stumbling towards maturity.'

a stoner movie

Even more than This film ’s a stoner movie, or a 1994 period piece, The Wackness is a smart coming-of-age-story about cross-generational friendship and young love.

cartoony style music

The music is a mixed bag of cartoony style music.

comedy

The concept is supported by chirpy, unusual, whacky, funny & crazy comedy.

Dramatic

Among the films receiving accolades, The Wackness, winner of the Audience Award in the Dramatic category was produced by 2004 Starkies Keith Calder, Felipe Marino, and Joe Neurauter and tells the story of a college student who sells marijuana to Joe Neurauter's psychiatrist in exchange for therapy.

folk music & farce, show tunes & satire, madness & escape

The official description is: "folk music & farce, show tunes & satire, madness & escape."

weird, surreal, absurd

The important factor to consider here is tone: it’s weird, surreal, absurd, entertaining and funny,