Movie
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 2012-09-20
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Mr. Mudd
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
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
- Paul Rudd as Mr. Anderson
- Nicholas Braun as Ponytail Derek
Crew
- Stephen Chbosky - Director
- Stephen Chbosky - Screenplay
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