Studio: Sony Pictures Classics
Starring: Aaron Yoo, Famke Janssen, Josh Peck, Mary Kate Olsen, Method Man, Olivia Thirlby, Sir Ben Kingsley
Directed By: Jonathan Levine
Written By: Jonathan Levine
Produced By: Felipe Marino, Joe Neurauter, Keith Calder
Rated: R
In Theaters: 2008-07-03
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Plot:
It's the summer of 1994, and the streets of New York are pulsing with hip-hop and wafting with the sweet aroma of marijuana--but change is in the air. The newlyinaugurated mayor, Rudy Giuliani, is beginning to implement his anti-fun initiatives against "crimes" like noisy portable radios, graffiti and public drunkenness. Set against this backdrop, Luke Shapiro (Josh Peck) spends his last summer before college selling
dope throughout New York City, trading it with his shrink (Ben Kingsley) for therapy, while crushing on his step-daughter (Olivia Thirlby). Famke Janssen, Mary Kate Olsen, and Method Man round out the cast in this edgy, bittersweet, and funny coming of age story.