It's the summer of 1994, and the streets of New York are pulsing with hip-hop. Set against this backdrop, a lonely teenager named Luke Shapiro spends his last summer before university selling marijuana throughout New York City, trading it...
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| Ben Kingsley | ... |
Dr. Squires
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| Josh Peck | ... |
Luke Shapiro
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| Famke Janssen | ... |
Mrs. Squires
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| Olivia Thirlby | ... |
Stephanie
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| Mary-Kate Olsen | ... |
Union
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| Jane Adams | ... |
Eleanor
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| Method Man | ... |
Percy
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| Aaron Yoo | ... |
Justin
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| Talia Balsam | ... |
Mrs. Shapiro
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| David Wohl | ... |
Mr. Shapiro
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| Bob Dishy | ... |
Grandpa Shapiro
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| Joanna Merlin | ... |
Grandma Shapiro
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| Shannon Briggs | ... |
Bodyguard #1
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| Roy Milton Davis | ... |
Homeless Man
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| Alexander Flores | ... |
Kid in Bar
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Ross Levine | ... |
Blunt Boy
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Ken Marks | ... |
Oliver
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Kiah Fredricks | ... |
Police Officer #1
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Robert Armstrong | ... |
Principal Edwards
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| Flint Beverage | ... |
Bartender
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Rudy Costa | ... |
Corrections Officer
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Nicholas Schutt | ... |
Albert
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Sam Dishy | ... |
Subway Musician
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| Nicole Berger | ... |
Choreographer
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| Dawn Noel | ... |
Fly Girl 1
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Tyler Gilstrap | ... |
Fly Girl 2
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Erin Elliott | ... |
Fly Girl 3
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Natalie R Ridley | ... |
Fly Girl 4
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| Ioana Alfonso | ... |
Fly Girl 5
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Joseph Basile | ... |
Prisioner
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Douglas J. Aguirre | ... |
Desk Officer in the Prison (uncredited)
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Charlene Biton | ... |
College Student (uncredited)
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| Kevin Cannon | ... |
Homeless Dealer (uncredited)
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| Jack Caruso | ... |
Arresting Police Officer (uncredited)
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| Peter Conboy | ... |
Man on Park Bench (uncredited)
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Sean Dillon | ... |
Gruden (uncredited)
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John Farrer | ... |
Faculty Member at Graduation (uncredited)
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Eugene Kim | ... |
Subway Guy (uncredited)
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| Stephen Michael Lee | ... |
Times Square Homeless Man (uncredited)
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Rylie J. Neale | ... |
Luke's Classmate (uncredited)
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| Melissa Strong | ... |
Girl #4 (uncredited)
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Mark Thornton | ... |
Orgy Party Goer (uncredited)
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| Bill Walters | ... |
Barfly (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Jonathan Levine | ||
Written by
| Jonathan Levine | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Keith Calder | ... | producer |
| Jared Goldman | ... | line producer (as Jared Ian Goldman) |
| Felipe Marino | ... | producer |
| Joe Neurauter | ... | producer |
| Brian Udovich | ... | co-producer |
Music by
| David Torn | ||
Cinematography by
| Petra Korner | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Josh Noyes | ||
Editorial Department
| Jenny Bassichis | ... | post-production coordinator: Wow & Flutter |
| Carl L.W. Bochek III | ... | post-production assistant: EPC (as Carl Bochek) |
| Shawn Broes | ... | digital intermediate editor: Modern VideoFilm |
| Jason Crump | ... | dailies colorist: Mega Playground |
| Cristina Esterás-Ortiz | ... | dailies coordinator (as Cristina Esteras-Ortiz) |
| Joe Fineman | ... | post-production consultant: EPC |
| Joe Finley | ... | digital intermediate colorist: Modern VideoFilm |
| Alisha Marks | ... | post-production coordinator: Wow & Flutter |
| Bryan Park | ... | digital intermediate editor: Modern VideoFilm |
| Nicole Ruiz | ... | post-production coordinator: EPC (as Nicole Ruiz) |
| Stephen R. Sheridan | ... | color timer (as Steve Sheridan) |
| Amy Skerkoski | ... | post-production assistant: EPC |
| Michael Smollin | ... | dailies colorist: Mega Playground |
| Joe Violante | ... | dailies advisor: Technicolor N.Y. (as Joey Violante) |
Casting By
| Joanna Colbert | ||
| Rich Mento | ... | (as Richard Mento) |
Production Design by
| Annie Spitz | ||
Art Direction by
| Beth Kuhn | ||
Set Decoration by
| Cherish M. Hale | ... | (as Cherish Magennis) |
Costume Design by
| Michael Clancy | ||
Makeup Department
| Daisy Curbeon | ... | key hair stylist |
| Jay Ferrara | ... | hair stylist |
| Patricia Grande | ... | hair department head |
| Andrea Grande-Capone | ... | additional hair stylist |
| Linda Grimes | ... | makeup department head |
| Eve Morrow | ... | key makeup artist |
| Stacey Butterworth | ... | wig maker (uncredited) |
| Souraya Hamdi | ... | additional makeup artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Dave Donars | ... | production supervisor |
| Jared Goldman | ... | unit production manager (as Jared Ian Goldman) |
| Zara Park | ... | post-production supervisor: digital intermediate, Modern Videofilm (as Zara Roberts) |
| Michael Toji | ... | post-production supervisor: EPC |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Paul Epstein | ... | first assistant director |
| Bruce Hall | ... | second assistant director |
| Marcus Scigliano | ... | second second assistant director |
Art Department
| Derrick Alford | ... | key construction coordinator |
| Jamie Arbuckle | ... | on-set dresser |
| Scott Canfield | ... | leadman |
| Travis Child | ... | charge scenic |
| Brian Cote | ... | scenic artist |
| Anthony Cox | ... | best boy construction grip |
| Paul George Divone | ... | carpenter foreman (as Paul Divone) |
| Bridget Edwards | ... | additional set decoration shopper |
| Stephen Girouard | ... | key construction grip (as Stephen Geirouard) |
| Jonathan Hansen | ... | stage production assistant |
| Kenneth W. Hoare | ... | set dresser (as Kenny Hoare) |
| Greg Izzo | ... | set dresser |
| Duncan Johnson | ... | art department production assistant |
| Glenn Lloyd | ... | art department coordinator |
| Daniel Ritchel | ... | assistant property master (as Danny Ritchel) |
| Paul Robinson | ... | set dresser |
| Bea Spitz | ... | original artwork |
| Sabrina Wright-Gilliar | ... | property master (as Sabrina Wright) |
| Kara Zeigon | ... | set decoration buyer |
| Dan Kajeckas | ... | camera scenic artist (uncredited) |
| Michael Lee Nirenberg | ... | lead scenic artist (uncredited) |
| Adam Pessah | ... | camera scenic artist (uncredited) |
| Travis Quegan | ... | property (uncredited) |
| Noreen Souza-Bailey | ... | set dresser: additional crew (uncredited) |
| Greg Voth | ... | graphic artist (uncredited) |
| Joan Winters | ... | graphic design (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Tara Blume | ... | sound effects editor |
| Eugene Gearty | ... | sound designer |
| John-Thomas Graves | ... | sound effects editor (as John Graves) |
| Anguibe Guindo | ... | boom operator |
| Larry Hopkins | ... | layback sound mixer |
| Ken Ishii | ... | sound mixer |
| Trevor Jolly | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Eric Justen | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Donald Lyles | ... | adr mixer |
| Maciek Malish | ... | dialogue editor (as Maciek Malisch) / foley editor (as Maciek Malisch) |
| David Marcus | ... | director of sound services |
| Joe Origlieri | ... | sound production assistant |
| Jeffrey Perkins | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Jeffrey A. Pitts | ... | sound effects editor (as Jeff Pitts) |
| Eddie Rogers | ... | dialogue editor |
| James Wright | ... | sound consultant: Dolby |
| Vance Walden | ... | adr recordist (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Rene Clark | ... | digital imaging artist: Modern Videofilm |
| Manny Dubon | ... | iq assistant: Modern VideoFilm |
| Nicholas Hasson | ... | iq artist: Modern VideoFilm (as Nick A. Hasson) |
| Daniel Linger | ... | rotoscope artist: SnootFX (as Daniel Elliott Linger) |
| Dimitri Loginowski | ... | digital artist: SnootFX |
| Dave McCarthy | ... | drs operator: Modern Videofilm |
| Karen McCarthy | ... | drs operator: Modern Videofilm |
| Peter Moc | ... | digital imaging artist: Modern Videofilm |
| Allan Nadel | ... | visual effects compositor: SnootFX |
| Zara Park | ... | digital intermediate post-production supervisor: Modern Videofilm (as Zara Roberts) |
| Eric Scofield | ... | electronic graphics operator: Modern Videofilm |
| Dane Allan Smith | ... | visual effects producer: SnootFX (as Dane Smith) |
| Corina L. Zuniga | ... | electronic graphics operator: Modern Videofilm |
| Tara Ansley | ... | assistant: visual effects supervisor (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Chris Barnes | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Cort Hessler | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Michael Lindengren | ... | stunt double: Dr. Squires |
| Ian Mclaughlin | ... | utility stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Tamura Bakr | ... | company electrician |
| Daniel Beaman | ... | dolly grip (as Dan Beaman) |
| Mark Beattie | ... | company electrician |
| Eric Boncher | ... | stage rigging gaffer |
| Bob Calandro | ... | grip |
| John Coots | ... | best boy electric |
| John Corso | ... | camera operator |
| Divine Cox | ... | company grip |
| Jennifer Evans | ... | company grip |
| Joseph Fleming | ... | company grip |
| David Harges | ... | rigging best boy |
| Milly Itzhak | ... | second assistant camera |
| Zbigniew 'Ziggy' Kouros | ... | company grip (as Zbigniew Kouros) |
| Ed Koza | ... | company grip |
| Nina Kuhn | ... | company electrician |
| Alexander Martin | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
| Dave McAllister | ... | key grip (as David McAllister) |
| Kevin McClean | ... | house electrician |
| Iris Ng | ... | rigging gaffer |
| Jesse Pelikan | ... | company grip |
| Steve Peloquin | ... | best boy grip (as Steven Peloquin) |
| Jeff Porter | ... | first assistant camera: "a" camera |
| Sam Rosedietcher | ... | company grip (as Samuel Rosedietcher) |
| Benjamin Salley | ... | company electrician |
| Ken Shibata | ... | gaffer |
| Frank Stubblefield | ... | company electrician |
| Craig Vaccaro | ... | company grip |
| JoJo Whilden | ... | still photographer |
| William S. White | ... | loader (as Will White) |
| Dennis Yeandle | ... | additional still photographer |
| George Bianchini | ... | steadicam operator (uncredited) |
| Matt Cross | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
| René Crout | ... | additional first assistant camera: "b" camera (uncredited) |
| Robert DiGiacomo | ... | first assistant camera: underwater scenes (uncredited) |
| Chris Dixon | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
| Cory Durst | ... | company grip (uncredited) |
| Micah Eisenmann | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
| Afton Grant | ... | steadicam operator (uncredited) |
| Martin Jaksa | ... | grip (uncredited) |
| Aaron Medick | ... | steadicam operator (uncredited) |
| Matthew Mendelson | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
| Michele SchianodiCola | ... | best boy rigging electrician (uncredited) |
| Yoshi Sonoda | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
| Walter Strafford | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
| Joe Victorine | ... | additional electrician (uncredited) |
| William S. White | ... | additional first assistant camera (uncredited) |
| David Woolner | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Jesse Lucy Allen | ... | casting assistant |
| Lee Genick | ... | extras casting assistant |
| Ronen Gevint | ... | background casting |
| Ali Merhi | ... | casting associate (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Felicity Gifford | ... | set costumer |
| Lisa Kisner | ... | wardrobe production assistant |
| Pilar Limosner | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Ivonne Reimann | ... | wardrobe intern |
| Laura Steinman | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
| Sonya Strich | ... | wardrobe intern |
| Merav Elbaz Belschner | ... | stitcher (uncredited) |
| Justine Chevalier | ... | wardrobe assistant (uncredited) |
| Cassidy Mosher | ... | additional costumer (uncredited) |
Location Management
| Rob Coleman | ... | location scout |
| Kathleen Corbin | ... | location coordinator |
| Trish Gray | ... | location scout |
| Jennifer Hoopes | ... | location coordinator |
| Christopher Menges | ... | location assistant (as Chris Menges) |
| Collin Smith | ... | location manager |
| David Velasco | ... | assistant location manager |
| Brendan Kehoe | ... | location scout (uncredited) |
| Adam S. Poswolsky | ... | location scout (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Jim Black | ... | music supervisor |
| Ryan Michael Demaree | ... | assistant composer |
| Gabe Hilfer | ... | music coordinator |
| Bryan Lawson | ... | music producer (as Bryan Elliott Lawson) / score mixer (as Bryan Elliott Lawson) / supervising music editor (as Bryan Elliott Lawson) |
| David Torn | ... | music producer / score mixer |
| Sam Zeines | ... | music editor |
Script and Continuity Department
| Sharon Watt | ... | script supervisor |
| Wendy L. York | ... | additional script supervisor (uncredited) |
Transportation Department
| Bobby Alberga | ... | driver (as Robert Alberga) |
| Lewis Dangelo | ... | driver |
| Bob Donavan | ... | driver (as Robert Donovan) |
| Billy Featherstone | ... | driver |
| Michael Fennimore | ... | transportation captain |
| George Grover | ... | driver |
| Jimmy Heidrich | ... | driver (as Jim Heidrich) |
| Gabe Turiello | ... | driver |
| Drew Yanarella | ... | driver |
Additional Crew
| Allison Adams | ... | assistant: Ben Kingsley |
| Adam Ballesteros | ... | assistant: producers |
| Howard Baral | ... | post-production accountant: R.C. Baral & Co. |
| Jeremy Brena | ... | stand-in: Josh Peck |
| Scott Brooks | ... | set production assistant |
| Grant Carpenter | ... | production intern |
| Olivia Curtis | ... | adr loop group |
| Evan Davies | ... | adr loop group |
| Leo Driver | ... | parking coordinator |
| Shannon Dry | ... | first assistant accountant |
| Harriet Steel Durkes | ... | set production assistant |
| Katrina Dykes | ... | scheduling director: Wow & Flutter |
| Corrine Ellington | ... | stand-in: Framke Janssen |
| Cristina Esterás-Ortiz | ... | dailies coordinator: Mega Playground (as Cristina Esteras-Ortiz) |
| Lindsay Feldman | ... | production coordinator |
| Tori Fritz | ... | adr loop group |
| Michelle Garcia | ... | production intern |
| Stephen Garrett | ... | electronic press kit |
| Sky Gewant | ... | set production assistant |
| Chris Gewehr | ... | adr loop group |
| Robert Gillespie | ... | production intern |
| Billy Gooch | ... | set production assistant |
| Eric Goodwin | ... | production intern |
| James Granger | ... | production secretary |
| Libby Grant | ... | adr loop group |
| Greg Highsmith | ... | payroll accountant |
| Sierra Hornung | ... | adr loop group |
| Nora Jenewein | ... | production intern |
| Neasi Karen | ... | product placement coordinator (as Karen Neasi) |
| Phyllis Kaufman | ... | legal counsel: Fish & Richardson |
| Ryan David Kohler | ... | office production assistant |
| Katie Kramer | ... | set production assistant |
| Kristina Lee | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Evan Levine | ... | production intern |
| Ross Levine | ... | production consultant |
| Stephen Lippross | ... | production accountant |
| Emilie Maison | ... | press attache france |
| Elizabeth Marley | ... | stand-in: Olivia Thirlby |
| Shikha Nirula | ... | dailies coordinator: Mega Playground |
| John H. Powers | ... | set production assistant |
| Matthew Reedy | ... | key set production assistant (as Matthew J. Reedy) |
| Dawn Rosado | ... | craft service assistant |
| Ali Rossiter | ... | production intern |
| Betsy Rudnick | ... | unit publicist: Falco Ink. |
| Chris Santangelo | ... | stand-in: Ben Kingsley |
| Howard Shipman | ... | assistant parking coordinator |
| Ian Sitek | ... | additional key production assistant |
| Jeannine Sturtevant | ... | adr loop group |
| Rodney Tait | ... | assistant parking coordinator |
| Shannon Treusch | ... | unit publicist: Falco Ink. |
| Gabe Turiello Jr. | ... | production assistant |
| Rob van de Laar | ... | craft service |
| Chris von Hoffmann | ... | production assistant |
| Allison Wardley | ... | production intern |
| Jack Wheeler | ... | set production assistant |
| Nicole Berger | ... | choreographer (uncredited) |
| Sarah Berge Giarraffa | ... | assistant: Ms. Janssen (uncredited) |
| Todd M. Hofacker | ... | assistant: Ben Kingsley (uncredited) |
| Doug McCafferty | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
| Sean Pinnow | ... | intern (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Judy Greer | ... | very special thanks |
| Tom Hanks | ... | very special thanks |
| Chris Harding | ... | thanks |
| Phedon Papamichael | ... | very special thanks |
| Liz Phair | ... | special thanks |
| Shawn Regruto | ... | thanks |
| Jason Rio | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
- Occupant Entertainment (presents)
- SBK Pictures (presents)
Distributors
- Bac Films (2008) (France) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Classics (2008) (United States) (theatrical)
- Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (2008) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- FS Film (2009) (Finland) (DVD)
- Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2009) (United Arab Emirates) (Middle East)
- Koch Media (2011) (Germany) (DVD)
- Koch Media (2011) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Métropole Films Distribution (2008) (Canada)
- Revolver Entertainment (2008) (United Kingdom)
- Seven Films (2008) (Greece)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (Canada) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (United States) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
Special Effects
- SnootFX (visual effects)
Other Companies
- Dolby Digital (in selected theatres)
- EPC (post-production consulting)
- Falco Ink. (publicity services)
- Fintage CAM (collection account management)
- Fish & Richardson (legal services)
- Gotham Sound and Communications (walkies provided by)
- Haddad's (transportation equipment)
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)
- Jive Records (soundtrack)
- Kodak Motion Picture Film (acknowledgement)
- Lakeshore Records (score album)
- Mega Playground (acknowledgement)
- Mega Playground (video dailies)
- Modern VideoFilm (digital intermediate)
- Motion Picture Association (MPA)
- Nuncle (design and animation)
- R.C. Baral & Company (post-production accounting)
- Sylvia Fay/Lee Genick & Associates Casting (extras casting)
- Technicolor (acknowledgement)
- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters (acknowledgement)
- Vivid Entertainment (special thanks)
- Wow & Flutter (sound post-production)
- Wow & Flutter (sound re-recording)
- Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) (acknowledgement)
- Zephyr Graphics Production Services (original artwork)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Friendship, love, and coming of age in New York City, summer of 1994. Luke Shapiro has just graduated from high school, sells marijuana, and trades pot for therapy from a psychologist, Dr. Jeffrey Squires. Luke is attracted to a classmate, Stephanie, who's out of his league and Squires' step-daughter. By July, he's hanging out with Stephanie, taking her on his rounds selling pot out of an ice-cream pushcart. Then things take a turn. In the background, Squires and his wife as well as Luke's parents are having their troubles.
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| Taglines | Sometimes it's right to do the wrong things. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $6,000,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend United Kingdom | GBP80,581, 31 Aug 2008 |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $2,899,975 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | "The What?" performed by The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Method Man is playing while Luke visits his supplier Percy, who was played by Method Man. See more » |
| Goofs | At the end, right after Luke comes out of Dr. Squires' building, when he loads the doc's mixtape into his walkman, he has an analogue watch on his wrist, but in the next scene when he puts up his headphones, he has a digital watch. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Dark Knight/Hancock/Meet Dave/Journey to the Center of the Earth/Hellboy II: The Golden Army/The Wackness/Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (2008). See more » |
| Soundtracks | The World Is Yours See more » |
| Crazy Credits | When the Sony Pictures Classics logo appears at the very beginning and at the very end of the film, the word "classics" is erased and replaced with a graffiti rendering of the same word. See more » |
| Quotes |
Dr. Squires:
Certain people you just can't trust, you know Luke? Dr. Squires: Never trust anyone who doesn't smoke pot or listen to Dylan. Dr. Squires: Never trust anyone who doesn't like the beach. Dr. Squires: Never, EVER, EVER trust anyone who says they don't like dogs! Dr. Squires: You meet someone who doesn't like dogs you alert the authorities IMMEDIATELY and you sure as SHIT don't MARRY THEM! See more » |