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The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012) 8.1
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Metascore: 67/100
Reviews: 254 user | 306 critic | 36 from Metacritic.com An introvert freshman is taken under the wings of two seniors who welcome him to the real world. Director:Stephen Chbosky |
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Cast
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Ponytail Derek
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Susan
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Mr. Callahan
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Mean Freshman Girl
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Shakespeare Girl
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Based on the novel written by Stephen Chbosky, this is about 15-year-old Charlie (Logan Lerman), an endearing and naive outsider, coping with first love (Emma Watson), the suicide of his best friend, and his own mental illness while struggling to find a group of people with whom he belongs. The introvert freshman is taken under the wings of two seniors, Sam and Patrick, who welcome him to the real world. Written by Anonymous
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We are infinite. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 on appeal for mature thematic material, drug and alcohol use, sexual content including references, and a fight - all involving teens | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
12 October 2012 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Las ventajas de ser invisible See more »Box Office
Budget:
$13,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$228,359 (USA) (21 September 2012)Gross:
$17,738,570 (USA) (1 February 2013)Company Credits
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Written by Michael Brook
Under license from The Bicycle Music Company
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The cast, including Logan Lerman and Ezra Miller all lived in the same hotel in Pittsburgh while filming the movie. Lerman reportedly said, "We were kind of living in a dorm environment." See more »Goofs
While the story takes place in Pittsburgh in the early 1990's, whenever Charlie, Patrick, and Sam go through the tunnel into the city, you can see "Consol Center" on the road sign. The Consol Center was built in 2008. See more »Quotes
Sam: You can't just sit there and put everybody's life ahead of yours and think that count as love.See more »
Soundtracks
"Jefferson"Written by Michael Brook
Under license from The Bicycle Music Company
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Stephen Chbosky has taken his exceptional novel and made it an extraordinary film. As the opening credit rolled I was impressed with the quality of the cast including Emma Watson, Paul Rudd, Kate Walsh, and Dylan McDermott. And to top it off, Joan Cusak is there as well.
This is a story of coming of age and coming to terms of a boy entering high school and adulthood. Freshman Charlie (Logan Lerman) almost by accident becomes friends with Patrick (Ezra Miller) and his stepsister Sam (Emma Watson). Soon he is hanging out learning about the ins and outs of being a teen. But there is something that is left unsaid, is it about his last best friend or his aunt.
Chbosky must have been blessed by John Hughes. Not only capturing this timeless story with every word and sight, the film's soundtrack blows me away. Not many can take a book of such depth and keep the heart and soul of it alive, but it happened here. Go to the theatre and see it. Check out the book and read it. But most of all, Stay Infinite!