The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Short description
Set in Pittsburgh in 1991, this drama follows Charlie, a high school freshman who starts the year on the outside of things, watching his classmates from a distance. His situation shifts when two seniors, Sam and her stepbrother Patrick, take an interest in him and bring him into their circle. Through them he encounters friendship, music, parties and a first serious crush, while his English teacher introduces him to books and encourages his writing. At the same time, Charlie is carrying the recent death of a close friend and other painful memories from his childhood, and the happiness he finds with his new friends does not settle those difficulties. The approach of their graduation puts further strain on the group.
Stephen Chbosky directed and wrote the screenplay, adapting his own novel, and the film was the first he directed. Logan Lerman plays Charlie, Emma Watson plays Sam, and Ezra Miller plays Patrick, with Mae Whitman, Kate Walsh and Dylan McDermott among the supporting cast. John Malkovich was one of the producers. Made for about 13 million dollars, it took roughly 33 million worldwide.
On IMDb it holds 7.9 out of 10 from around 592,000 votes, and on TMDB 7.8 out of 10 from over 11,000 votes, indicating a broadly favourable audience response. A critics' rating of 7.5 out of 10 from 171 reviews places critical and audience assessments close together. Chbosky went on to direct Wonder, Dear Evan Hansen and Nonnas.
What's left behind the scenes
- Initially, the film received an R rating from the MPAA for “teen alcohol and drug use, and scenes of a sexual nature,” but was later changed to PG-13 after an appeal due to “mature thematic material, drug and alcohol use, sexual content, and fight scenes – all involving teenagers.”
- Filming took place in Pittsburgh from May 9th to June 29th.
- When Patrick is holding his report card, the name “Patrick Nothing” is written at the top. In the book ("The Perks of Being a Wallflower") on which the film is based, Patrick was constantly called Patty, and he once said: “Listen, you either call me Patrick or call me nothing,” which is how he got his nickname “Nothing.”
- In all the cafe scenes, the posters with food pyramids are those seen on the walls of the 2011 updated version, and not as they should have been in 1991 and 1992.
- In the scene where Sam was about to leave, the evening before her departure, and they were talking to Charlie, Sam's lips were painted, but in subsequent shots, when they were about to kiss, Sam's lips were no longer painted.
- The film is based on Stephen Chbosky’s novel “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” (1999). The novel's author also directed the film adaptation.
Auditions in India
Casting calls in USA
Castingi w Polsce
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