Jonathan Levine has said that the film is semi-autobiographical : " ' I wish I could say that I sold pot and I had a shrink like Ben Kingsley , but no , it was n't like that , ' admits Jonathan Levine . ' It 's the details and the backdrop , and a lot of the perspective of this kid and the way that he looks at the world , ' explains Levine . ' The Stephanie character , I guess , is a composite of a few different ladies who broke up with me , ' Levine says with a laugh . ' That happened . ' " Filming wrapped up on August 24 , 2007 . '' The Wackness '' was awarded the Audience Award for Dramatic Film at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival
2008 Sundance Film Festival
2008 Sundance Film Festival
The Wackness