The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Year:

2012

Duration:

102 min

Genres:

Drama | Romance

IMDB rate:

8.1

Director:

Stephen Chbosky

Awards:

21 wins & 39 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2012-10-12

Filming Locations: Fort Pitt Tunnel, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Earnings

Budget: $13,000,000

Opening Weekend: $228,359 (USA) (23 September 2012)

Gross: $17,738,570 (USA) (3 February 2013)

Cast

Actor

Character

Emma Watson

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Logan Lerman

Charlie

Dylan McDermott

Father

Kate Walsh

Mother

Patrick de Ledebur

Senior Bully

Johnny Simmons

Brad

Brian Balzerini

Linebacker

Tom Kruszewski

Nose Tackle

Nina Dobrev

Candace

Nicholas Braun

Ponytail Derek

Julia Garner

Susan

Ezra Miller

Patrick

Tom Savini

Mr. Callahan

Emily Marie Callaway

Mean Freshman Girl (as Emily Callaway)

Paul Rudd

Mr. Anderson

Chelsea Zhang

Shakespeare Girl

Jesse Scheirer

Freshman Boy

Justine Nicole Schaefer

Twin Girl (as Justine Schaefer)

Julie Marie Schaefer

Twin Girl (as Julie Schaefer)

Melanie Lynskey

Aunt Helen

Leo Miles Farmerie

7-Year-Old Charlie

Isabel Muschweck

9-Year-Old Candace

Adam Hagenbuch

Bob

Mae Whitman

Mary Elizabeth

Erin Wilhelmi

Alice

Jordan Paley

Rocky MC

Reece Thompson

Craig

Zane Holtz

Chris

Timothy Breslin

Policeman (as Timothy J. Breslin)

Mark McClain Wilson

Emergency Room Policeman

Atticus Cain

Emergency Room Doctor

Stacy Chbosky

Young Mom

Dihlon McManne

Priest

Laurie Klatscher

School Principal

Landon Pigg

Peter

Jennifer Enskat

Sam's Mom

William L. Thomas

Patrick's Dad

Morgan Wolk

Candace's Friend

Joan Cusack

Dr. Burton

Brandon Alexander

High School Student at Homecoming Dance

Tony Amen

Hospital Visitor (uncredited)

Diedra Arthur-O'Ree

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Dillon Becker

Mill Grove Senior (uncredited)

Tiffany Bell

Girl at Clinic (uncredited)

Matt Black

Church Member (uncredited)

Owen Campbell

Michael (uncredited)

Daniel Clayton

High School Senior /

Joe Corrigan

Tough Guy (uncredited)

Rick Dawson

Tough Junior (uncredited)

Cindy E. Fernandez

School Teacher (uncredited)

Joe Fishel

Father of Twin Girls (uncredited)

Pat Frey

Church Member (uncredited)

Conor Hannon

High School Student (uncredited)

John W. Iwanonkiw

Dr. John (uncredited)

Joanne Jeffers

Church Member (uncredited)

William Kania

Teacher

Garrett Kennell

Football Fan (uncredited)

Sharyn Kmieciak

Paying Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Stefanie Levina

Fan (uncredited)

Tiffany Sander McKenzie

Theater Patron (uncredited)

F. Robert McMurray

Parent

Brenden Meers

Senior Bully #2 (uncredited)

Doug Michaels

Football Fan (uncredited)

Jeremy Moon

Goth Partygoer (uncredited)

Phil Nardozzi

Diner Patron (uncredited)

Dwayne Pintoff

Teacher

Wesley Ray

Student at Homecoming (uncredited)

Blake Reading

Football Fan (uncredited)

Alexander Rhodes

Millgrove Football Player #15 (uncredited)

Jerome Elston Scott

Alasdair (uncredited)

Carrie Shoberg

Hollywood Theater Patron (uncredited)

Zoe Simek

High School Student at Homecoming Dance

Andrew Stockey

News Anchor in Park (uncredited)

Jessica Tully

Graduating Senior (uncredited)

Jovanna Valladares

Freshman Girl (uncredited)

Michelle Vezzani

Hospital Visitor (uncredited)

James Werley

Parent

Cathy Lynn Yonek

Brad's Mom (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Ezra Miller did his initial audition for the film over Skype and he was so charismatic in the interview that they cast him within 5 hours of the audition.

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In the book, Patrick and Mary Elizabeth were chain smokers. That detail was removed in the film, likely to score a PG-13 rating.

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During the scenes where the cast rides the back of the truck through the Fort Pitt Tunnel, the cast wore safety wires.

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Goofs

Mr. 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.

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If the movie does indeed take place in the 1991-1992 school year as the book would suggest, during Bob's party the song "Here" by Pavement is played, which was not released until April 1992.

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When Sam holds up her SAT results, she states she received a 1210. The paper does say her total score is 1210, yet the Verbal and Math scores are 550 and 460, totaling only 1010.

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Quotes

Charlie: Touch my friends again and I'll blind you.

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Charlie: Mr. Anderson? Can I ask you something?

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Charlie: Hey, Patrick.

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Faq

Q

How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?

A

For detailed information about the amounts and types of (a) sex and nudity, (b) violence and gore, (c) profanity, (d) alcohol, drugs, and smoking, and (e) frightening and intense scenes in this movie, consult the IMDb Parents Guide for this movie. The Parents Guide for The Perks of Being a Wallflower can be found here.

Q

Which books were mentioned in the movie?

A

In no particular order: "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, "The Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger , "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald, "Walden; or, Life in the Woods: Bold-faced Ideas for Living a Truly Transcendent Life" by Henry David Thoreau, "The Fountainhead" by Ayn Rand, "This Side of Paradise" by F. Scott Fitzgerald, "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles, "Peter Pan" by J.M. Barrie, "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare, "On the Road" by Jack Kerouac, "Naked Lunch" by William S. Burroughs, The Mayor of Castro Street: The Life and Times of Harvey Milk" by Randy Shilts, "100 Selected Poems" by E.E. Cummings, "L'Etranger" by Albert Camus.

Q

What's the deal with the Rocky Horror Picture Show?

A

Released in 1975, it quickly acquired a cult following who watched the film over and over at midnight showings, singing along, wearing costumes, making responses to the onscreen characters and bringing along props to use at appropriate times - in The Perks of Being a Wallflower we see toilet paper on the floor of the theater (thrown at the line "Great Scott!"). Patrick, Sam, etc. are acting as "Shadow Casts", dressing in costume and reenacting the onscreen action. Patrick stars as Dr. Frank-N-Furter, while Charlie fills in as Rocky Horror.

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