The Perks of Being a Wallflower (film)

The Perks of Being a Wallflower
A boy standing next to a girl, who is leaning her head on the shoulder of a second boy, in front of a lime green wall and below the words "we are infinite".
Theatrical release poster
Directed byStephen Chbosky
Screenplay byStephen Chbosky
Based onThe Perks of Being a Wallflower
by Stephen Chbosky
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyAndrew Dunn
Edited byMary Jo Markey
Music byMichael Brook
Production
company
Distributed bySummit Entertainment[1]
Release dates
  • September 8, 2012 (2012-09-08) (TIFF)
  • September 21, 2012 (2012-09-21) (United States)
Running time
103 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$13 million[3]
Box office$33.3 million[4]

The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a 2012 American coming-of-age romantic drama film written and directed by Stephen Chbosky, and based on his 1999 novel of the same name. Logan Lerman stars as a teenager named Charlie who writes to an unnamed friend, and these epistles chronicle his trials, tribulations, and triumphs as he goes through his freshman year of high school. The film depicts his struggles with his, unbeknownst to him, post-traumatic stress disorder, as he goes through his journey in high school making new friends, portrayed by Emma Watson and Ezra Miller. The film's ensemble cast also includes Mae Whitman, Kate Walsh, Dylan McDermott, Joan Cusack, Nina Dobrev and Paul Rudd in supporting roles.

Chbosky had always intended to adapt the novel to film, but did not rush to do so. He was hesitant to sell the rights to the film to anyone, but eventually sold them to Mr. Mudd Productions as long as they let him write and direct the film. Filming began in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in May 2011 and lasted approximately fifty days.[4][5][6][7]

The Perks of Being a Wallflower had its world premiere at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2012, to a standing ovation. It was released theatrically in the United States on September 21, 2012, by Summit Entertainment. The film was well received by critics, who praised Chbosky's screenplay and direction, the performances of Lerman, Watson and Miller, soundtrack, execution of its topics, and emotional weight. It was also a box office success, grossing $33.3 million on a budget of $13 million, and received several accolades, including the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature, two Critics' Choice Movie Awards nominations, and the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Film – Wide Release. The film has since become a cult classic,[8] especially among Zillennials, and helped define the "Tumblr era" in the early 2010s.[9]

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  2. ^ "THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. July 27, 2012. Archived from the original on September 26, 2012. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
  3. ^ Mark Olsen (November 1, 2012). "'The Perks of Being a Wallflower' steadily blossoms". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on November 8, 2012. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "The Perks of Being a Wallflower (film)". Box Office Mojo. IMDB. Archived from the original on April 13, 2013. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
  5. ^ "Catching Up With The Perks of Being A Wallflower". Paste.com. September 27, 2012. Archived from the original on August 14, 2022. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
  6. ^ "'Perks Of Being A Wallflower' updates plus filming locations in Pittsburgh May 9–13". Archived from the original on October 3, 2011. Retrieved May 12, 2011.
  7. ^ "A message from Emma". EmmaWatson.com. Archived from the original on May 9, 2011. Retrieved May 12, 2011.
  8. ^ "'The Perks of Being a Wallflower' Comes of Age". Vanity Fair. September 21, 2022.
  9. ^ Rosenberg, Sam (September 19, 2022). "How the Perks of Being a Wallflower Became a Generation-Defining Classic". Consequence. Retrieved May 30, 2023.

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