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A movie shot in Upper St. Clair and around Pittsburgh in the summer of 2011 will soon be coming to the big screen.
MTV's Hollywood Crush reports The Perks of Being a Wallflower will open in limited release on Sept. 14.
The USA release date listed on IMDb is Sept. 21.
The movie trailer will debut during the MTV Movie Awards pre-show on June 3. Actress Emma Watson let the news loose on Twitter in May.
The director of the movie is Upper St. Clair native Stephen Chbosky. The movie is based on a novel he wrote, also titled The Perks of Being a Wallflower, about an introvert high school freshman who learns things about drug use, sex and suicide.
Some of the places the movie was shot in Upper St. Clair include Mill Grove Road, Merry Oak Lane in Deerfield Manor and Kings Restaurant.
Scenes were also shot in Peters Township High School, The Hollywood Theatre in Dormont and the Fort Pitt Tunnels.
Do you plan on seeing The Perks of Being a Wallflower when it comes out on film? Tell us in the comments.
Carla Roehner
8:35 am on Friday, May 25, 2012
Can't wait to see it! After having watched so much of the filming in Mill Grove, it will be so interesting to see what is actually used. In one scene where Kate Walsh greets Logan at the door of his home, they did about 10 takes and each time, Logan's lines were the same but Kate's changed a bit. Can't wait to see what they ultimately use! And, which of my daughter's friends made the cut! Everyone was so nice (actors, crew) -- talking, signing autographs. One day we caught Emma coming out of the bathroom and she gladly signed autographs and talked a bit . . . and then later that night she signed until everyone got an autograph. . . despite a fast approaching storm and the late hour -- it was around midnight on a friday night! It was a thrill to have them here!
Becky Brindle
1:33 pm on Friday, May 25, 2012
That's awesome, thanks for sharing! It is going to be really fun to see how it all comes together and how much of our city and township we can recognize!