TY - SER
KW - Roman Catholics
KW - homosexuality
KW - psychiatrists
KW - high schools
KW - priests
AU - Stephen Chbosky
AB - The film adaptation of Chobsky’s 2010 novel in which Charlie, a shy, introverted, and depressed high school sophomore, comes into his own when befriended by two confident seniors, Patrick and Sam. “Intellectually precocious, Charlie seems a tad too naive in many other ways,” says <em>Booklist</em>, “yet his reflections on family interactions, first date, drug experimentation, first sexual encounter, and regular participation in <em>Rocky Horror Picture Show</em> screenings are compelling.”
C1 - <p>1991-2</p>
C2 - unpublished
C3 - Allegheny County; Allegheny River; Ohio River; Monongahela River; Pittsburgh; Downtown
C4 - Young Adult; Coming-of-Age
LA - English
M3 - Screenplay
N1 - Filming locations included Pittsurgh's Downtown and Mt. Washington neighborhoods as well as Bethel Park and Dormont in Allegheny County and Peters Twp., Washington County.
N2 - The film adaptation of Chobsky’s 2010 novel in which Charlie, a shy, introverted, and depressed high school sophomore, comes into his own when befriended by two confident seniors, Patrick and Sam. “Intellectually precocious, Charlie seems a tad too naive in many other ways,” says <em>Booklist</em>, “yet his reflections on family interactions, first date, drug experimentation, first sexual encounter, and regular participation in <em>Rocky Horror Picture Show</em> screenings are compelling.”
PY - 2012
RN - Stephen Chbosky (1970- ), born and raised in the South Hills of Pittsburgh, is a novelist, screenwriter, and director. He is a 1988 graduate of Upper St. Clair High School who earned a BFA at University of Southern California's Filmic Writing Program.
EP - 95 p.
TI - The Perks of Being a Wallflower
ER -