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The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1991. High school freshman Charlie is a wallflower, always watching life from the sidelines, until two senior students, Sam and her stepbrother Patrick, become his mentors, helping him discover the joys of friendship, music and love.
2012 · Directed by Stephen Chbosky · 103 min · Drama · Screenplay in the scene database · 15 frames
Tagline
We are infinite.
Plot
In 1991, Charlie, who has suffered from clinical depression since childhood, has been discharged from a psychiatric hospital. Uneasy about beginning his freshman year of high school, he is painfully shy and only manages to make friends with his English teacher. Charlie meets two seniors, stepsiblings Patrick and Sam.
After the homecoming dance, the two invite him to a party with their group of friends. There, Charlie walks in on Patrick and Brad, the high school quarterback, kissing. Patrick tells Charlie that Brad is closeted, so he agrees to keep it a secret.
Charlie discloses to Sam that his best friend committed suicide the previous year, making her realize that he has no other friends, so she and Patrick bring him into their group. On their way home, the three hear an unknown song on the radio. Sam instructs Patrick to drive through the Fort Pitt Tunnel so she can stand up in the back of the pickup while the music blasts.
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Crew
- Screenplay: Stephen Chbosky
- Cinematography: Andrew Dunn
- Edited by: Mary Jo Markey
- Music: Michael Brook
- Production design: Inbal Weinberg
- Produced by: John Malkovich, Lianne Halfon, Russell Smith
Cast
- Logan Lerman as Charlie
- Emma Watson as Sam
- Ezra Miller as Patrick
- Mae Whitman as Mary Elizabeth
- Kate Walsh as Mother
- Dylan McDermott as Father
- Melanie Lynskey as Aunt Helen
- Nina Dobrev as Candace
- Johnny Simmons as Brad
- Joan Cusack as Dr. Burton
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Mr. Mudd
- Budget: $13,000,000
- Box office: $33,384,127
- Themes: school friend, depression, high school, friendship, based on novel or book, trauma, melancholy, coming of age, freshman, school
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