The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)

Revealing mistake: Right at the end of the film when Sam, Patrick and Charlie are driving through the tunnel, when Charlie begins to stand up on the back of the truck, look slightly beneath his flapping jacket and you can see the safety wires attached to him.

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Factual error: Whenever Charlie, Patrick, and Sam go through the tunnel into the city, you can see "Consol Center" on the road sign. The Pittsburgh Consol Center was built in 2008, but this movie's set in the 90s.

Factual error: In all of the cafeteria scenes, the food pyramid posters that can be seen on the walls are the updated 2011 versions, not the ones they would have had in 1991 and 1992.

Trivia: Brad lied to his friends about how his face got banged up, saying he was jumped by some kids outside of the "O." The "O" refers to the Original Hot Dog Place, which was located close to the University of Pitsburgh's Cathedral of Learning and was very popular among the students and others. It had been in operation for about 60 years but closed on 4/18/20 due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Pittsburgh native Mark Cuban (owner of the Dallas Mavericks) tried to buy the "O" but it was sold to a chain. (01:09:52)

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Trivia: When Brad was telling his friends he got jumped by some kids, Patrick asked, "Where, Schenley Park? Patrick asked Brad's friends, "Do you guys know about Schenley Park?" People who are not familiar with the park may not know if his implied reference to homosexual activity was true. Schenley has been long-recognized as a gay "hook-up" place. Gay male prostitutes "cruise" around the park. Some men drive around with their car door OPEN - anyone can jump in to hook-up. It's also a joggers' park. (01:10:57)

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Trivia: Emma Watson Sam said, "[Bob's] still trying to shag that waitress from the Olive Garden." Emma is an English actor, but the movie is a semi-autobiography of writer Steven Chbosky and is set in a suburb of Pittsburgh, 1991-92 school year. "Shag" is NOT (and was not) commonly used in the U.S. to refer to having sex. "Shag" in the U.S. is more commonly known as referring to a type of carpet, haircut, or dancing. (00:12:13)

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Charlie: Dad, can I have 30 dollars?
Father: 20 dollars? What do you need 10 dollars for?

Charlie: Right now we are alive, and in this moment I swear we are infinite.

Charlie: Sam, do you ever think, that if people knew how crazy you really were, that no one would ever talk to you?
Sam: All the time.