The Perks of Being a Wallflower Page #5

Synopsis: Based on the novel written by Stephen Chbosky, this is about 15-year-old Charlie (Logan Lerman), an endearing and naive outsider, coping with first love (Emma Watson), the suicide of his best friend, and his own mental illness while struggling to find a group of people with whom he belongs. The introvert freshman is taken under the wings of two seniors, Sam and Patrick, who welcome him to the real world.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Director(s): Stephen Chbosky
Production: Lionsgate Films
  19 wins & 49 nominations.
 
IMDB:
8.0
Metacritic:
67
Rotten Tomatoes:
86%
PG-13
Year:
2012
102 min
$14,900,000
Website
5,554 Views


Bob, did you get him stoned?

Come on, Sam, he likes

it, just look at him.

How do you feel, Charlie?

I just really want a milk shake.

Sam...

You have such pretty brown eyes.

The kind of pretty that deserves to make...

a big deal about itself though,

you know what I mean?

Okay, Charlie. Let me make the milk shake.

What a great word. Milk shake.

It's like when you say your name over

and over again in the mirror...

and after a while it sounds crazy.

So I'm guessing you've

never been high before?

No. No, no, no.

My best friend, Michael,

his dad was a big drinker...

so he hated all that stuff.

Parties too.

Well, where is Michael tonight?

Oh, he shot himself last May.

I kinda wished he'd left a note.

You know what I mean?

Where's the bathroom?

It's up the stairs.

Thanks, Sam.

You're so nice.

Charlie.

Weird.

Charlie.

What...

Who was that kid?

Relax. Relax. He's a friend of mine.

Stay here.

I didn't see anything.

Yeah, I know you saw something,

but it's okay.

Okay, listen...

Brad doesn't want anyone to know.

Wait.

- Are you baked?

- Like a cake.

That's what Bob said.

And you can't have three on a match

because then they'd find us.

And everybody laughed

but I don't understand what's funny.

Okay, Charlie, listen.

I need you to promise...

that you're not gonna say anything

to anyone about me and Brad.

Okay? This has to be our little secret.

Our little secret. Agreed.

Okay.

Thank you.

We'll talk later.

I look forward to that big talk.

Can I have your cherry?

Isn't this the best milk shake ever, Alice?

It's even better than the first one.

Charlie just told me that

his best friend shot himself.

I don't think he has any friends.

Hey, everyone!

Everybody!

Everyone...

raise your glasses to Charlie.

- What did I do?

- You didn't do anything.

We just wanna toast to our new friend.

You see things.

And you understand.

You're a wallflower.

What is it? What's wrong?

I didn't think anyone noticed me.

Well, we didn't think

there was anyone cool left to meet.

So come on, everyone.

To Charlie.

To Charlie.

Welcome to the Island of Misfit Toys.

Oh, my God! What is this song?

Right? I have no idea.

Have you ever heard this before?

Never.

Patrick, we've gotta go through the tunnel.

Sam, it's freezing.

Patrick, It's the perfect song.

No. Mama Patrick says "No."

Patrick. It's Sam.

It's Sam speaking to you right now.

I'm begging you to do this for me.

I concede!

What is she doing?

Oh, don't worry. She does it all the time.

Turn it up!

You got it, your highness.

We can be heroes

Just for one day

I:

I will be king

And you

What?

I feel infinite.

And nothing

Will drive them away

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Stephen Chbosky

Stephen Chbosky (born January 25, 1970) is an American novelist, screenwriter, and film director best known for writing the New York Times bestselling coming-of-age novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower (1999), as well as for screenwriting and directing the film version of the same book, starring Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, and Ezra Miller. He also wrote the screenplay for the 2005 film Rent, and was co-creator, executive producer, and writer of the CBS television series Jericho, which began airing in 2006. more…

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