Bongwater was a completely original story.
Bongwater (film) . Based on the 1995 book of the same name by Michael Hornburg , the film is set in Portland , Oregon , and follows an aspiring artist and marijuana dealer and his relationship with a tempestuous woman he meets through a client . Bongwater (novel) . The novel was adapted into a 1998 film of the same name starring Luke Wilson , Alicia Witt , and Brittany Murphy .