Paper Towns
A shy teen launches a daring quest across town to track down his enigmatic childhood crush who disappears after a midnight adventure, racing against time and his own misconceptions to uncover the truth about her mysterious disappearance.
“Get Lost. Get Found.”
Synopsis
Quentin Jacobsen has spent his life admiring the adventurous Margo Roth Spiegelman from a distance. When she unexpectedly reenters his life, climbing into his room dressed as a ninja and calling him to join her in a revenge plot, he agrees. After their late-night escapade, Quentin goes to school the next day to find that Margo, already a mystery to many, has now vanished. He soon discovers that she has left behind clues for him to follow. As he pieces them together, he finds himself learning more about Margo than he ever thought possible, and the more he uncovers, the less he recognizes the girl he believed he knew.
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A crew of 255+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Jacob CraycroftShot by David LanzenbergScored by Ryan LottDesigned by Chris L SpellmanSound by Jeffree BloomerCostumes by Mary Claire HannanStunts by Jeremy FryVFX by John Bair
Box Office
2015 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 7.1× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$85.5M
US & Canada: $32.0M — 37% of worldwide · International: $53.5M (63%)
Opening weekend: $12.7M — 40% of its US run. Front-loaded — most of its money arrived opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $19.2M — 60% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 3,031 theaters
Also known as
- Margos Spurende
- Paper chochisen
- Ciudades de papeles
- La Face cachée de Margofr
- Città di cartait
- (Bulgarian)Хартиени градове
Release dates around the world5 countries · showhide
- ColombiaJun 18, 2015
- CzechiaJun 18, 2015
- RussiaJun 18, 2015
- BrazilJul 9, 2015
- ArgentinaJul 13, 2015
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Cast & Crew
255 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Supporting cast
53Rj Shearer
as Chuck
Susan Macke Miller
as Mrs. Spiegelman
Tom Hillmann
as Mr. Spiegelman
Stevie Ray Dallimore
as Mr. Jacobsen
Jay Duplass
as English Teacher
Emma O Loughlin
as Freshman Girl
Kendall Mcintyre
as Ben - Age 12
Yossie Mulyadi
as Checkout Girl
Drew Matthews
as Gus
Marta Martin
as Spanish Teacher
Virginia Riggsbee
as Student in Hallway 1
Bailey Nemirow
as Student in Hallway 2
Christopher Pell
as Student in Hallway 3
Jim R Coleman
as Detective Warren
Sophia Grillo
as Fashionable Girl
Rob C Baldwin
as Roadside Assistant
Audrey Blackwelder
as Theater Guest, Teacher
Cameron Blackwelder
as Evil Jester Kid at Door
Farris Boyd
as Trick or Treater
Ryan Boz
as Young Quentin 14
Stephen Mackenzie Brown
as Jase's Crew
Jerry Cashman
as Teacher
Bonnie Cole
as Neighbor
Cowboy
as Diner Patron
Robert Crayton
as Bouncer
Ellen Marguerite Cullivan
as Jogger
Ansel Elgort
as Mason
Kaitlyn Ervin
as High School Student
Willie Tyrone Ferguson
as BJ Shopper
Derwin Frank
as Parent
Jim Gann
as Neighbor
Hunter Gray
as High School Student
John Green
as Becca's father
Brent Gribble
as Bus Passenger
Keya Hamilton
as Parent
Stephen Hart
as High School Student
Hannah Hoyt
as High School Student
Kimberly Hester Huffstetler
as Vehicle Background
Graham Hunt
as Student
Hayley Joplin
as Prom Guest, Student in the Hallway
Samantha Kelly
as Mrs. Joyner
Dean Khandjian
as Highschool Student
Mehmet Korhan
as Beer Bong Guy
Frank Lagana
as High School Student
Lane Lovegrove
as Robert Joyner
Cameron Mills
as Trick or Treater
Madeleine Noel Murden
as Young Margo 14
Kevin J O Connor
as Diner Patron
Andrew Raffelson
as Driver
Justin Stoner
as Party goer
Jubal Strube
as Drama Student
Kim Taratko
as Teacher
Christopher Tolleson
as Trick or Treater
Directors
1Writers
3Producers
9Isaac Klausner
executive producer
Jeffrey Harlacker
associate producer
Joe Craig
visual effects producer: phosphene
John Green
Producers, executive producer
Marty Bowen
Producer, Producers
Michael H Weber
executive producer
Nan Morales
executive producer
Scott Neustadter
executive producer
Wyck Godfrey
Producer, Producers
Other crew
187Jeff Reynolds
accounting clerk
Heather A Hawkins
additional makeup artist
Alice M Peschl
additional second assistant director
James Bridges
additional still photographer (as Jim Bridges)
Jamai Fisher
additional voices / adr and loop group
David Betancourt
ADR mixer
Derek Casari
adr stage engineer
Johnny Gidcomb
adr voice casting
Anahi De La Fuente
Angela
Jamie Walker Mccall
Art Director
Kate Bilinski
assistant composer (uncredited)
Chris Riddle
assistant director: additional
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