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4One of the strangest coming of age films you'll ever see. Directed by Creator/JonathanLevine, set in New York in 1994, full of BlackHumor and starring Creator/JoshPeck as drug dealer Luke Shapiro, who trades weed for therapy with his HippyTeacher. The usual stoner plot of getting rich quick to stop something bad from happening ensues, because his parents can't pay the mortgage. With his parents' divorce hanging constantly over Luke's head he has somewhat of a disconnected IronWoobie thing going on. He also masturbates 5 times a day. Also has [[Creator/MaryKateAndAshleyOlsen Mary Kate Olsen]] in a cameo role.
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8!!This film provides examples of
9* TheNineties: The movie is set in the summer of 1994.
10%%* AuthorAvatar: Luke is one for director Jonathan Levine.
11* BigApplesauce: The film takes place in New York in the mid 90s.
12* CelebrityParadox: The scene that introduces [[Music/WuTangClan Method Man]]'s character features a song by [[Music/TheNotoriousBIG Biggie Smalls]] and Method Man.
13%%* ComingOfAgeStory:
14* HippyTeacher: Dr. Jeffery Squires, who smokes a shit ton of pot.
15* IntergenerationalFriendship: Luke and Squires. What starts as a trade of Therapy Sessions in exchange for Pot, Luke and Squires start to form a genuine connection between each other and later become best friends.
16* LogoJoke: The film opens up with the Creator/SonyPicturesClassics logo as normal, before the word 'classics' getting painted over in blue, and gets tagged with the word "classics" in a graffiti style.
17* TheLoinsSleepTonight: Luke can't perform when he first tries to have sex with Stephanie, due to having been drinking recently. After drinking coffee, he can.
18* LousyLoversAreLosers: When Luke tries to have sex with Stephanie at first he has [[TheLoinsSleepTonight trouble performing]] and when he ''does'' manage to perform he ends up [[SpeedSex climaxing almost immediately]], which she's incredulous at.
19* LoveConfession: Luke tells Stephanie he loves her after the pair have sex in the shower, which weirds her out.
20* MayDecemberRomance: It's well known for having then 21-year-old Mary-Kate Olsen make out with 63-year-old Ben Kingsley.
21* ReallyGetsAround: Stephanie claims she has had sex with over a hundred guys besides Luke. They get sexually involved very quickly (at her instigation) and she also later slept with a friend of his.
22* ShowerOfLove: Luke and Stephanie have sex in an outdoor shower on their trip.
23* SpeedSex: The first time Luke has sex with Stephanie, he climaxes almost immediately, which she's incredulous at.
24* TheirFirstTime: Luke has sex with Stephanie, and it turns out he's a virgin beforehand.
25* ThereAreNoTherapists: Averted... kinda, make that "there are no ''good'' therapists".
26* YouNeedToGetLaid: This is pretty much the only advice Luke's therapist gives him.
27* UnexpectedVirgin: Stephanie is surprised to learn that Luke's a virgin (though he attempts to deny it at first), presumably as he's her age and male (but doesn't hold it against him).

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