The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Movie info
The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a 2012 American coming-of-age comedy-drama and is a film adaptation of the 1999 epistolary novel of the same name. The film stars Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, and Ezra Miller, and was directed by the novel's author, Stephen Chbosky.[4]
This is one of the three films from Halfon, Malkovich, and Smith's Mr. Mudd Productions that feature teen characters, the other two being Ghost World and Juno. Filming in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, started on May 9 and ended on June 29, 2011.[5][6] The film was released on September 21, 2012 to positive critical response and commercial success, going on to earn $33 million worldwide.[3]



The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Produced by Russell Smith
Lianne Halfon
John Malkovich
Screenplay by Stephen Chbosky
Based on The Perks of Being a Wallflower
by Stephen Chbosky
Starring Logan Lerman
Emma Watson
Ezra Miller
Mae Whitman
Paul Rudd
Melanie Lynskey
Joan Cusack
Music by Michael Brook
Cinematography Andrew Dunn
Editing by Yana Gorskaya
Mary Jo Markey
Studio Mr. Mudd
Distributed by Summit Entertainment
Release date(s)
September 8, 2012 (TIFF)
September 21, 2012 (United States)
Running time 102 minutes[1]
Country United States
Language English
Budget $13 million[2]
Box office $33,384,127[3]