Paper Towns (2015)

After an all night adventure, Quentin's life-long crush, Margo, disappears, leaving behind clues that Quentin and his friends follow on the journey of a life-time.

Director:

Jake Schreier

Writers:

Scott Neustadter (screenplay by), Michael H. Weber (screenplay by)

Stars:

Nat Wolff, Cara Delevingne, Austin Abrams

4 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nat Wolff	...	Quentin
Cara Delevingne	...	Margo
Austin Abrams	...	Ben
Justice Smith	...	Radar
Halston Sage	...	Lacey
Jaz Sinclair	...	Angela
Cara Buono	...	Mrs. Jacobsen
Meg Crosbie	...	Ruthie Spiegelman
Josiah Cerio	...	Young Quentin
Hannah Alligood	...	Young Margo
Griffin Freeman	...	Jase
Caitlin Carver	...	Becca
RJ Shearer	...	Chuck
Susan Macke Miller	...	Mrs. Spiegelman
Tom Hillmann	...	Mr. Spiegelman

Storyline

Adapted from the bestselling novel by author John Green, PAPER TOWNS is a coming-of-age story centering on Quentin and his enigmatic neighbor Margo, who loved mysteries so much she became one. After taking him on an all-night adventure through their hometown, Margo suddenly disappears - leaving behind cryptic clues for Quentin to decipher. The search leads Quentin and his quick-witted friends on an exhilarating adventure that is equal parts hilarious and moving. Ultimately, to track down Margo, Quentin must find a deeper understanding of true friendship - and true love.

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Plot Keywords:

based on novel | friendship | female neighbor | travel | trip | 

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Taglines:

The town was paper, but the memories were not

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some language, drinking, sexuality and partial nudity - all involving teens

Details

Official Sites:

Awful Movies Wiki Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 July 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

La face cachée de Margo

Filming Locations:

North Carolina, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$12,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$12,650,140, 26 July 2015, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$32,000,304

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$85,512,300

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fox 2000 Pictures, Temple Hill Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Margo R.S's black notebook plays a big part in the book while in the movie it is shown as an easter egg at the end of the movie.

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Goofs

In the beginning of the movie, it shows flashbacks of Margo crawling out her bedroom window and Quentin seeing her from his; the houses were next to each other by the way the windows were facing. Later in the movie, we see Margo go to her house which is now across the street from Quentin's.

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Quotes

Margo: It's a shame, don't you think? All the strings inside him broke.

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Connections

References The Fault in Our Stars (2014)

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Soundtracks

FALLING
Written by Alana Haim, Danielle Haim, Este Haim and Morgan Nagler
Performed by HAIM (as HAIM)
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

User Reviews

Maybe I'm just getting old...

Maybe I'm getting old. These over-serious, platitude-filled teen dramas used to only mildly annoy me. Now, with Paper Towns, I feel myself getting irrationally angry at its desperate plea to be this generation's The Breakfast Club. From where is that resentment coming? Maybe it's that I'm a 30-year-old married-father who's not meant to like this movie. Maybe it's that I'm coming off the high of the teen drama Me and Earl and the Dying Girl. Whatever it is, Paper Towns irritated much more than it charmed. The premise has potential: nerd spends one magically frivolous night with the enigmatic girl of his dreams, Margot, before she inexplicably disappears. Instead of being unique, stylish, or progressive, it becomes the lament of the rich-white-teen and the manic pixie dream girl. Our "hero" is drawn to her magnetic mystery, but that appeal never reaches the audience. At times, she represents an idea more than a character, but mostly she's an unbearably selfish, manipulative shrew, using her womanly wiles to get whatever she needs. When she's off-screen, the interplay between the friends is watchable, but her bothersome presence is never far away. Worst yet, in the end PT never takes a stance on Margot, like the movie is trying to have its cake and eat it too. Stylistically, the movie is forcefully quirky, annoyingly cutesy, and boasts a soundtrack that's like someone pushed the "hipster" button on a Casio Keyboard. We can only blame director Schreier, whose previous film was the under-seen Robot and Frank. Just stay home and watch that, a story about a machine with more humanity than anyone in PT.