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The Perks of Being a Wallflower
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Directed by
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Produced by
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John Malkovich
Russell Smith Lianne Halfon |
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Screenplay by
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Studio
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Mr. Mudd
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Distributed by
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Summit Entertainment
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United States
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English
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Release date
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September 14, 2012 (North America)
October 3, 2012 (UK) |
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Alternate Photos
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- For the novel of the same name, see The Perks of Being a Wallflower.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower is an upcoming American adaptation of the epistolary novel of the same name. Directed by the novel's author, Stephen Chbosky, filming started around Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on May 9 and ended on June 29, 2011. It is set for a North American release date of September 14, 2012, and October 3, 2012 in the United Kingdom.
Cast
- Logan Lerman as Charlie
- Emma Watson as Sam
- Ezra Miller as Patrick
- Nina Dobrev as Candace
- Mae Whitman as Mary Elizabeth
- Paul Rudd as Bill
- Kate Walsh as Charlie's mother
- Dylan McDermott as Charlie's father
- Johnny Simmons as Brad
- Nicholas Braun as Derek
- Zane Holtz as Charlie's Brother
- Reece Thompson as Craig
- Julia Garner as Susan
- Erin Wilhelmi as Alice
- Melanie Lynskey as Aunt Helen
Production
Development
Mr. Mudd Productions (producers of Juno) sought to hire Stephen Chbosky - author of the novel - to adapt the film. The producers, John Malkovich, Lianne Halfon, and Russell Smith then hired Chbosky to write an adapted screenplay and to direct the film. In May 2010, actors Logan Lerman and Emma Watson were reported to be in talks for the film.
In January 2011, Summit acquired distribution rights. In the following February, Lerman and Watson were confirmed as Charlie and Sam. In the same month, Summit sought a buyer for the project at the European Film Market held simultaneously with the Berlin International Film Festival. In April 2011, Mae Whitman signed on as Mary Elizabeth and Nina Dobrev was cast as Candace. Paul Rudd was cast as Bill later that month. On May 9, 2011, Kate Walsh announced, via her Twitter, that she was cast in the film as Charlie's mother and has begun filming.
Filming
The film was shot in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area from May 9 to June 29, 2011. Initial filming began in Pittsburgh's South Hills, including Upper St. Clair and Peters Township High School; author and director Stephen Chbosky is a native of Upper St. Clair.
Scenes of the film's characters in costume at the The Rocky Horror Picture Show were filmed at The Hollywood Theater in Dormont. Chbosky had seen The Rocky Horror Picture Show there when he was younger, and requested to rent the theater as a location when he found out it was re-opening.
Rating
The film went under appeal for a PG-13 rating upon its originally given R rating for "teen drug and alcohol use, and some sexual references"; the appeals board changed it to a PG-13 for "mature thematic material, drug and alcohol use, sexual content including references, and a fight - all involving teens".
External links
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower at the Internet Movie Database
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower at AllRovi
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower at Box Office Mojo
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower at Rotten Tomatoes