Josh Peck

By funofmovie Josh Peck, the fat kid from Mean Creek (he’s not fat at all anymore) is Luke, who is in love with Squires’ daughter, played by Olivia Thirlby, the best friend from Juno. Peck and Kingsley have terrific chemistry (both comedic and ...

By funofmovie Luke is a pot dealer just about to graduate high school. He's not a loser, but he's not one of the cool kids. He only gets invited to the parties when they need more weed. Luke is also in a very strange form of therapy - he's selling pot to his classmate's shrink father, who is paying him in the form of sessions. The Wackness takes place over the summer between high school graduation and leaving for college as the lives of Luke and his therapist fall apart in major ways.Sir Ben Kingsley plays Dr. Squires, the shrink who is looking to recapture his youth by hanging out with the dope dealing kid. He's a huge mess, taking bong hits in his office and a handful of pills when he gets home. Josh Peck, the fat kid from Mean Creek (he's not fat at all anymore) is Luke, who is...   [read the full post]