- Director
- Writer
- Stephen Chbosky(screenplay by)
- Stars
- Director
- Writer
- Stephen Chbosky(screenplay by)
- Stars
- Awards
- 19 wins & 50 nominations
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- Mean Freshman Girlas Mean Freshman Girl
- (as Emily Callaway)
- Twin Girlas Twin Girl
- (as Justine Schaefer)
- Director
- Writer
- Stephen Chbosky(screenplay by) (based on his book)
- All cast & crew
- See more cast details at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaStephen Chbosky wrote the book that the movie is based on. He also wrote the screenplay and directed the movie.
- GoofsMr. Anderson claims that it was Charles Dickens who left a character literally hanging by his fingers in a serialized story, thus contributing to the term "cliffhanger." In fact, the author was Thomas Hardy, in his 1873 serial novel A Pair of Blue Eyes.
- Quotes
[last lines]
Charlie: [voice-over] I don't know if I will have the time to write any more letters because I might be too busy trying to participate. So if this does end up being the last letter, I just want you to know that I was in a bad place before I started high school, and you helped me. Even if you didn't know what I was talking about or know someone who's gone through it, you made me not feel alone. Because I know there are people who say all these things don't happen. And there are people who forget what it's like to be 16 when they turn 17. I know these will all be stories someday. And our pictures will become old photographs. We'll all become somebody's mom or dad. But right now these moments are not stories. This is happening. I am here and I am looking at her. And she is so beautiful. I can see it. This one moment when you know you're not a sad story. You are alive, and you stand up and see the lights on the buildings and everything that makes you wonder. And you're listening to that song and that drive with the people you love most in this world. And in this moment I swear, we are infinite.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Chelsea Lately: Episode #6.135 (2012)
- SoundtracksCould It Be Another Change
Written by Sean Kelly
Performed by The Samples
Courtesy of W.A.R.? - What Are Records? Ltd.
The film is about a very insecure and withdrawn young man entering high school. He doesn't fit in and knows it. However, surprisingly, he does soon get taken into a small group of friends--friends who are seniors and mostly have a lot of hangups too. It takes place over this single year of high school and ends when the older friends go off to college.
The film has a very smart script. Sometime, perhaps a bit too smart because too often the kids come off as a bit hipster-ish and too glib. But it is very enjoyable throughout and quite poignant--and deals with some VERY tough and complex topics--some of which are rarely ever addressed. While I don't think the movie is as wonderful as most (since it's in the IMDb Top 250 List), it is quite good and excellent for an audience 16 and up...well, perhaps 17 and up.
- planktonrules
- Jan 23, 2014
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- Câu Chuyện Tuổi Teen
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $13,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $17,742,948
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $228,359
- Sep 23, 2012
- Gross worldwide
- $33,384,127
- Runtime1 hour 43 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1