▁also ▁stating : ▁" P en ny wise ▁is ▁just ▁a ▁symbol ▁for ▁all ▁the ▁hard ▁things ▁that ▁happen ▁in ▁life ▁that ▁bring ▁people ▁together ▁Of ▁course ▁we ▁changed . ▁We ▁became ▁more ▁m ature . ▁Some ▁people ▁break ▁out ▁of ▁their ▁shell s , ▁some ▁people ▁ret ract ▁into ▁themselves ▁because ▁it ' s ▁sc ary . ▁This ▁horror ▁film ▁is ▁more ▁than ▁just ▁horror . ▁It ’ s ▁a ▁coming - of - age ▁movie . ▁On ▁the ▁experience ▁of ▁shooting ▁Mus chi etti ' s ▁film , ▁Jacob s ▁spoke ▁of ▁it ▁as ▁" my ▁favorite ▁summer ▁of ▁my ▁ 1 6 ▁long ▁years ▁on ▁earth " ▁▁ ▁Jack ▁D yl an ▁Gra zer ▁as ▁Edd ie ▁K asp bra k ▁A ▁sick ly ▁boy ▁who ▁only ▁feels ▁truly ▁well ▁when ▁he ▁is ▁with ▁his ▁friends . ▁On ▁the ▁character ▁of ▁K asp bra k , ▁Mus chi etti ▁spoke ▁of ▁him ▁knowing ▁a ▁situation ▁of ▁desp air , ▁on ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁terror ▁of ▁It ▁and ▁the ▁fear ▁of ▁height s , ▁to ▁which ▁he ▁also ▁stated , ▁" Long ▁story ▁short , ▁there ' s ▁all ▁sorts ▁of ▁difficult ▁situations , ▁and ▁we ▁had ▁the ▁chance ▁to ▁tell ▁them ▁in ▁a ▁movie ▁that ▁faces ▁directly ▁those ▁conflicts ▁the ▁families ▁of ▁the ▁young ▁actors ▁were ▁very ▁open - mind ed , ▁so ▁we ▁could ▁tell ▁the ▁about ▁subjects ▁that ▁are ▁normally ▁very ▁touch y ." ▁The ▁off - screen ▁friend ships ▁began ▁to ▁influence ▁the ▁on screen ▁friend ships