Paper Towns Page #3

Synopsis: 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.
Director(s): Jake Schreier
Production: 20th Century Fox
  4 wins & 3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.3
Metacritic:
56
Rotten Tomatoes:
56%
PG-13
Year:
2015
109 min
Website
6,939 Views


Bingo!

Nair? Wait,

why do you need Nair?

All will be revealed shortly,

my young friend.

Six months older than you.

Remember that?

Oh, really? Are you?

Margo, don't.

Stop, stop! Don't.

It's really loud.

Don't. Stop.

What? Were you trying to say

something?

You can't do that.

Shh.

Stop, stop!

What else do we need?

Interesting capitalization.

I'm a big believer

in random capitalization.

The rules are so unfair

to the letters in the middle.

It's not as weird

as it looks.

Still weird.

So what happened?

With Jase

and Lacey and Becca?

Apparently, my boyfriend

of Io, these many months...

has been cheating on me.

What?

With one of my best friends.

Seriously?

Why would he do that?

Oh, next left.

Wait, this is...

This is Becca's house.

Yeah.

And there is Jase's car.

Margo, this is a bad idea.

No, Quentin.

This is a tremendous idea.

Margo. Margo.

Idiot never locks his car.

Are you sure

we should be doing this?

The Margo Roth Spiegelman

revenge plot begins.

Do you wanna do the honors?

No.

Suit yourself.

I can't believe

you just did that.

We bring the rain down

on our enemies.

"We"?

You'll see.

Hello, is this Mr. Arrington?

Do you know what time it is?

I'm so sorry,

but I just thought

you'd like to know

that your daughter

is having sex

in your basement right now.

Goodbye.

What was that voice?

Let me use your phone.

Quickly.

Here.

Get in position.

What do you mean?

What do I do?

Four...

Three...

Two...

Take the picture, now!

Go!

Watch this.

What?

Well, that was fun.

He totally saw me.

What? So?

So, he could kick my ass.

He won't.

What makes you so sure?

Let me see.

What?

The Rhode Island

of penises.

It may have

an illustrious history...

but it sure isn't big.

Okay. Now we go inside.

No. What? No, no.

This fish is for Becca

and it goes in her house.

No, no. Come on, Margo.

We're gonna get caught.

We can't go inside.

I'll be lookout.

You can do

whatever you want, Q.

Damn it.

What the hell was that?

Dad, I'm sorry, okay?

"I'm sorry"?

That's completely

unacceptable.

I really like him, Dad!

He does not love you!

Yes, he does!

Who's down there?

Go, go, go.

I have a gun!

Sh*t!

Are you kidding?

Yeah, run!

Couldn't you have just thrown

it through a window or something?

We bring the rain,

not the scattered showers.

That was fun.

That was pretty fun.

Yeah.

You okay?

Yeah.

I don't know.

I just thought

maybe it wasn't true.

Ah.

Anyway, moving on.

Lacey's?

Has Lacey

been naughty or nice?

Lacey has been

distinctly naughty.

We've been best friends

since the 5th grade.

And then?

And then,

she didn't tell me about Jase.

Ready?

Ta-da!

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Scott Neustadter

Scott Eric Neustadter is an American screenwriter and producer. He often works with his writing partner, Michael H. Weber. The two writers wrote the original screenplays for Days of Summer and The Pink Panther 2. Days of Summer is based on two real relationships Neustadter had. more…

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