The Perks of Being a Wallflower - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

[amber]

Ezra Miller and Emma Watson both love dance and movement. So Stephen Chbosky had them work with the choreographer to construct their routine at the homecoming dance.

[morris]

The first major role, post-Harry Potter, for Emma Watson.

[maureen]

Logan Lerman and Emma Watson have starred in another movie together, Noah (2014)

[jim]

In the film, all the characters called Mr. Anderson by his last name and his first name was never mentioned. In the book, his character was named Bill and his last name wasn't mentioned.

[richard]

The picture inside Charlie's school locker (when he wears his Christmas suit to school) is the singer Johnnie Ray. At the school dance when Sam and Patrick perform "the living room routine" to Dexys Midnight Runners's Come on, Eileen, the first line of the song is: "Poor ol' Johnny Ray..."

[aaron]

According to an interview with Stephen Chbosky, "watching people like Emma Watson, Logan Lerman, Ezra Miller, and Mae Whitman who never had prom, never really had a proper graduation, because they were always working, and watching those kids get to have a high school experience that we all take for granted, was very special."

[jesse]

When Patrick holds up his report card, the name at the top says "Patrick Nothing", a reference to his nickname in the book and the film.

[wesley]

A scene was filmed (and can be found in the special features of the DVD and Blu-ray) in which it is heavily implied that Charlie's sister Candace reveals to him that she's pregnant; He then takes her to get an abortion, which she ultimately goes through with. Director Stephen Chbosky revealed that this was due to the pacing and the placement in the movie, as this abortion sequence was preceded by a emotionally heavy scene (where Charlie is told to stay away for awhile). Some people have theorized that it was cut to avoid an "R" rating by the MPAA. Even though that decision was meted with criticism since after that happened Charlie's relationship with his sister improved.

[dustin]

In the book, the protagonist (Charlie) uses the names in order for whoever is reading them (the "friend" he is writing to) will not be able to identify who he is or the other people are. Aside from him, his friends and Aunt Helen, there are no other first names mentioned (not even Charlie's siblings). In the film, they are the real names.

[jeffrey]

John Hughes originally bought the film rights with the intention to write and direct. He intended to make the film as more of a dark comedy with Shia LaBeouf set to play Charlie, Kirsten Dunst slated to play Sam, and Patrick Fugit cast as Patrick. Hughes sudden death stalled the project, as he'd not completed a script before his passing. This allowed the film to be revived, as an independent movie, with Stephen Chbosky returning to write and direct.

[toni]

This film marks the first time Emma Watson uses an American accent.

[lynn]

When the family is eating dinner, at the end of the movie, Charlie asks his dad how he thinks the Penguins will do this year. The Dad replies that they will suck and need to learn defense. The Penguins went on to win their first Stanley Cup that year.