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The Perks of Being a Wallflower Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Release Date: Friday, September 14, 2012 Limited

Director: Stephen Chbosky

Starring: Emma Watson Logan Lerman Mae Whitman Nina Dobrev Paul Rudd

PG-13 Comedy N/A

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Plot – What's the story about?

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Plot
A shy and unpopular teenager describes his life by writing a series of letters to an anonymous person and explores the awkward times of adolescence, including drug use and sexuality.
Comedy Drama Teen

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Who stars in The Perks of Being a Wallflower – Cast List

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Who is making The Perks of Being a Wallflower – Crew List

A look at The Perks of Being a Wallflower behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Stephen Chbosky last helmed Nonnas and Wonder. The film's writer Stephen Chbosky last penned Beauty and the Beast and Rent.

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Lianne Halfon
John Malkovich
Russell Smith

Production – What we know about the The Perks of Being a Wallflower

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Key Facts

  • Based on the beloved best-selling novel by Stephen Chbosky.

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Changed the movie production status to Development. Plan to shoot in June 2011

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Parent Rating
PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for mature thematic material, drug and alcohol use, sexual content including references, and a fight – all involving teens
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower Trailers and Clips

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The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Video Clip: 'A Toast to Charlie'

The Perks of Being a Wallflower Release Date: When was the film released?

The Perks of Being a Wallflower was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, September 14 , 2012. There were 13 13 other movies released on the same date, including Resident Evil: Retribution, Finding Nemo 3D and Stolen. As a limited release, The Perks of Being a Wallflower was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.

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The Perks of Being a Wallflower is scheduled to be released on DVD and Blu-ray on . Availability may vary by region. Pre-order your copy of The Perks of Being a Wallflower today on Amazon.

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