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Movie Shot in Peters Gets Release Date
MTV's Hollywood Crush reports 'The Perks of Being a Wallflower' will debut in September.
A movie shot in and around Pittsburgh last summer 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.
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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.
Upper St. Clair native Stephen Chbosky directed the film. The movie is based on a novel he wrote, also titled The Perks of Being a Wallflower, about an introverted high school freshman who learns things about drug use, sex and suicide.
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at and in Upper St. Clair on , and at .
The film company paid the $2,000 a day. No school name will be visible, but the Indian mascot will be used.
Scenes were also shot at and the Fort Pitt Tunnels.
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