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An unflinching portrait of adolescent lust, boredom, and self-destruction that centers around a shy young girl on the cusp of an illicit relationship with her soccer coach.

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Teddy
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Fred
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April
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Chrissy
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Shauna
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Mr. B
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Stewart
Jaqueline De La Fontaine ...
Jane (as Jacqui Getty)
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Ivan
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Jack O
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Seth
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Emily
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Luke (as Brenden Taylor)
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Girl at Party (as Atlanta Decadenet Taylor)
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Sally
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Sally's Friend (as Ana Bogdanovich)
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Police Officer (as Tim Starks)
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Michael
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Sherry (as Janet Jones Gretzky)
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Emma
Genevieve Penn ...
Court Clerk Woman
Jesse Jo Stark ...
Pam
Jake Nordwind ...
Art Student #1
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Mr. Wilson
Jamal Hammadi ...
Art Student #2
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Jake
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Judy
Greta Seacat ...
Janice
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Mitch
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Joy
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Anthony
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Tanya
Jessica Elle Taylor ...
Brittney (as Jessica Taylor)
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Mrs. Stevenson
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Mrs. Ganem
Janet Salter ...
Elderly Woman
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Raquel
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Mary
Grear Patterson ...
College Boy #1
Nick Stewart ...
College Boy #2
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Skull
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The Judge (uncredited) (voice)
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Brian (uncredited)
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Student (uncredited)
Courtney Falsey ...
Reality Show Girl #2 (uncredited)
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Ogden (uncredited)

Directed by

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Gia Coppola

Written by

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Gia Coppola ... (written by)
 
James Franco ... (book 'Palo Alto Stories')

Produced by

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Vince Jolivette ... producer
Miles Levy ... producer
Sebastian Pardo ... line producer / producer
Adriana Rotaru ... line producer / producer

Music by

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Devonté Hynes
Robert Schwartzman

Cinematography by

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Autumn Durald Arkapaw ... director of photography (as Autumn Cheyenne Durald)

Editing by

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Leo Scott

Editorial Department

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Alastor Arnold ... digital intermediate colorist (as Alastor Pan Arnold)
Bob Fredrickson ... digital intermediate conform artist
Gennady Fridman ... assistant editor (as Gena Fridman)
Isaac Hoff ... assistant editor
Angelique Perez ... digital intermediate producer
Glen Scantlebury ... additional editor
Robert Schafer ... additional editor
Tom Purdy ... on set editor (uncredited)

Casting By

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Laray Mayfield

Production Design by

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Sara Beckum Jamieson ... (as Sara Jamieson)

Art Direction by

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Forrest Scherer ... (as Dori Scherer)

Set Decoration by

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Natalie Ziering

Costume Design by

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Courtney Hoffman

Makeup Department

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Kiara Bailey ... hair extensions
Christine Choi ... additional makeup artist
Tracy Cunningham ... hair colorist
Regina de Lemos ... additional hair stylist (as Regina DeLemos) / additional makeup artist (as Regina DeLemos)
Mae Hess ... additional hair stylist / additional makeup artist
Jamie Hoover ... additional hair stylist / additional makeup artist
Molly Paddon ... hair stylist / makeup department head
Emily Rae ... assistant hair stylist / assistant makeup artist
Gina Ribisi ... additional hair stylist / additional makeup artist
Sweet P Vaughn ... additional hair stylist (as Sweet P. Vaughn) / additional makeup artist (as Sweet P. Vaughn)

Production Management

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James T. Mockoski ... post-production supervisor (as James Mockowski)
Sebastian Pardo ... post-production supervisor
Adriana Rotaru ... post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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David Goren ... third assistant director (as David J. Goren)
Jeff Keith ... first assistant director
Kevin Otte ... second second assistant director
Adam Werth ... second assistant director

Art Department

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Emma Berliner ... property master
Claire Carlson-Jones ... graphics assistant
Ashley E. Chan ... graphics (as Ashley Chan)
Lauren Dudko ... assistant property master
Dani DuHadway ... art department coordinator
Alex Gabel ... on-set dresser
Nicole Lesser ... on-set dresser
Justin Slade McClain ... assistant property master (as Justin McClain)
Mindy Nguyen ... on-set dresser
Sebastian Pardo ... graphics
Asher Price ... art department production assistant
Ramez Silyan ... art department production assistant
Tosca Rivola ... poster artist (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Amanda Beggs ... sound mixer
Richard Beggs ... re-recording mixer / sound designer
Ronni Brown ... foley artist
John Carchietta ... boom operator
Heather Gross ... foley editor
Chris Hall ... additional sound utility
Claire La Presle ... additional sound designer apprentice
Zinzi Lombard ... sound designer apprentice
Julia Shirar ... dialogue editor
William Storkson ... foley supervisor
Ramon Wesselink ... foley recordist
Omar Barraza ... additional sound mixer (uncredited)
Travis MacKay ... adr mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Elia P. Popov ... special effects
Omar Torres ... special effects

Visual Effects by

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Stepán Batousek ... 2d senior compositor: UPP
Tomas Bezdecka ... 3d artist: UPP
Zoltán Bojtos ... 2d compositor: UPP
Michal Cavoj ... 3d artist: UPP
Michal Cech ... visual effects editor: UPP
Jaroslava Chalasova ... 3d artist: UPP
Ondrej Ctibor ... 2d senior compositor: UPP
Dennis Dallen ... 2d senior compositor: UPP
Silvia Debnarova ... 2d compositor: UPP
Francesco Dell'Anna ... 2d compositor: UPP
Lukas Herrmann ... head of matte painting: UPP
Zdenek Hrazdira ... 3d artist: UPP
Milos Hudec ... data operator: UPP
Dalibor Janda ... 2d senior compositor: UPP
Mario Jaros ... 3d artist: UPP
Tomas Kalhous ... head of 2d department: UPP
Helena Keslova ... 2d compositor: UPP
Pavel Kolar ... 3d senior artist: UPP
Vít Komrzý ... visual effects producer: UPP (as Vit Komtzy)
Karel Konak ... visual effects support: UPP
Vaclav Kostun ... 3d matchmove artist: UPP
Lenka Likarova ... head of special effects productions: UPP
Jakub Lukas ... head of visual effects support: UPP
Armen Mailyan ... 2d compositor: UPP
Petr Matas ... visual effects support: UPP
Jaroslav Matys ... visual effects production manager: UPP
Petr Mikes ... 3d artist: UPP
Djordje Milasinovic ... digital compositor: UPP
Viktor Muller ... visual effects producer: UPP / visual effects supervisor: UPP
Ondrej Necas ... 2d compositor: UPP
Pavel Ocovaj ... 3d artist: UPP
David Pekarek ... 3d senior artist: UPP
Robert Pik ... 2d senior compositor: UPP
George Pinkava ... digital compositor
Viktor Plch ... head of 3d department: UPP
Csaba Pépp ... digital compositor
Tomás Roth ... 3d artist: UPP (as Tomas Roth)
Josef Skvrcek ... 2d compositor: UPP (as Josef Svrcek)
Stoimen Stoyanov ... 2d compositor: UPP
Petra Svabkova ... 2d senior compositor: UPP
Barbora Svozilova ... visual effects production assistant: UPP
Keith Tonini ... additional visual effects
Vaclav Uhlir ... 3d matchmove artist: UPP
Jakub Velcl ... 3d artist: UPP (as Jakub Velc)
Tomas Vondrasek ... visual effects coordinator: UPP
Jiri Vycital ... 3D artist: UPP Prague / 3d artist: UPP
Jan Wagner ... digital compositor
Roman Weisgerber ... 2d compositor: UPP
Gabriela Hadová ... digital matte paint artist (uncredited)
Martin Kindl ... matchmove artist (uncredited)
Stepan Pazderka ... digital compositor: UPP (uncredited)
Frantisek Vaclavek ... visual effects artist (uncredited)

Stunts

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Dustin Courtney ... stunts
Mandy Kowalski ... stunts
Dennis Madalone ... stunts
Mark Riccardi ... stunt coordinator
Jeremy Timmins ... stunts (as Justin Timmins)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Jeff Bierman ... camera operator "b" camera
Jonathan Bouknight ... digital imaging technician
Brice Bradley ... gaffer
Drew Dawson ... second assistant camera
Kemuel Depaula ... additional best boy grip
Chad Dougherty ... camera production assistant (as Chad Doughrty)
Jonathan Huggins ... lighting technician
Theodore Kushner ... DIT
David Lanes ... best boy grip (as Dave Lanes)
Jason B. McCann ... additional key grip
Bryce McDonald ... digital imaging technician (as Bryce MacDonald)
Dustin Miller ... camera production assistant
Kalman Muller ... still photographer
Jason Michael Noel ... key grip (as Jason Noel)
Ryan Patrick O'Hara ... assistant camera: "b" camera (as Ryan O'Hara)
Kevin Reinartz ... camera production assistant
Mason Semble ... additional best boy grip
Greg Simone ... best boy electric
Aaron Smith ... additional key grip
Jesse Smith ... electrician
Morgan Crikey Smith ... electrician (as Morgan 'Crikey' Smith)
Stephen Taylor-Wehr ... first assistant camera
Eric Tolzmann ... additional electrician (as Eric Tollzman)
Joey Waring ... grip (as Alan 'Jpey' Waring)
Jacob Watts ... lighting technician
Jacob Watts ... additional electrician
Danny Brown ... additional first assistant camera (uncredited)
Vasiliki Constantinou ... additional electric (uncredited)
Tim Davis ... electrician (uncredited)
David A. Kramer ... grip (uncredited)
Theodore Kushner ... digital imaging technician (uncredited)
Christopher Pevey ... electrician (uncredited)
Anthony Roldan ... lighting technician (uncredited)
Seva Shybkou ... lighting technician (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Sabyn Mayfield ... casting associate
Ramani Leah ... casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Brooke Llewellyn ... key costumer
Anastasia Magoutas ... assistant costume designer
Caroline McCosker ... additional costumer
Jennifer Meyer ... jewelry provider: Mrs. Roberts
Gina Scarnati ... ager/dyer

Location Management

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Michael Percival ... location manager

Music Department

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Richard Beggs ... music editor
Colin Guthrie ... additional music recording
William Storkson ... composer: additional music

Script and Continuity Department

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Stephanie Ann Rose ... script supervisor (as Stephanie Rose)
Michael Coulombe ... second script supervisor (uncredited)
Dan Hoffmann ... script consultant (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Ruy Ancona ... production accountant
Toni Casala ... studio teacher: Children in Film
Jaqueline De La Fontaine ... behind the scenes (as Jacqui Getty)
Alec Ernest ... production assistant
Bryce Feeser ... key production assistant (as Bryce Fesser)
David Garrett ... legal: RBP
Alice Goldsmith ... behind the scenes
Luke Hamel ... production assistant
Alicia Kalvin ... studio teacher
Kyle Loughrin ... production assistant
Maria Luna ... assistant to producer
Fanny Mac ... production assistant
Harold Mason ... set medic
James T. Mockoski ... clearances (as James Mockoski)
Javier Montoya ... production assistant
Matt Overholser ... accounting services: Tanner Mainstain Blatt & Glynn
Sebastian Pardo ... title design
Kevin Reinartz ... production assistant
Adam W. Rosen ... legal services: One
Paul Salow ... studio teacher
Erica Lane Silverman ... extras coordinator
David Tressel ... production assistant
Dominic D'Astice ... production assistant (uncredited)
Brandon Galvan ... office production assistant (uncredited)
Warner Loughlin ... acting coach (uncredited)
Santos P. Rodriguez ... chef (uncredited)

Thanks

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Francis Ford Coppola ... very special thanks (as Dada)
Roman Coppola ... very special thanks
Sofia Coppola ... very special thanks
Balthazar Getty ... special thanks
Spike Jonze ... special thanks
Harmony Korine ... special thanks
Suzanne Lindbergh ... special thanks
Leo Matchett ... special thanks
Fred Roos ... very special thanks
Sandra Seacat ... special thanks
Jakob Skrzypa ... thanks
Erik S. Weigel ... special thanks

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Special Effects

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Shy, sensitive April, the class virgin, is torn between an illicit flirtation with her soccer coach Mr. B and an unrequited crush on sweet stoner Teddy. Meanwhile, Emily offers sexual favors to every boy who crosses her path, including Teddy and his best friend Fred, a live wire without filters or boundaries. As one high-school party bleeds into the next and April and Teddy struggle to admit their mutual affection, Fred's escalating recklessness spirals into chaos.

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Taglines In every city some seek love, some look for trouble, others look for both. See more »
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Also Known As
  • 帕罗奥图 (China, Mandarin title)
  • Пало-Альто (Russia)
  • Пало Алто (Bulgaria, Bulgarian title)
  • パロアルト・ストーリー (Japan, Japanese title)
  • 帕羅奧圖年少 (Taiwan)
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Runtime
  • 100 min
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Box Office

Opening Weekend United States $63,461, 11 May 2014

Did You Know?

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Trivia Teddy's room in the movie is Jack's room in real life. See more »
Goofs When Joy tells Teddy that Tanya's daughter liked his pictures, she asks him to see her in room 22. In the next scene the number on the door as Teddy enters is 25. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in 2014 Movie Catch-up: Part 1 (2014). See more »
Soundtracks Champagne Coast See more »
Quotes April: I wish I didn't care about anything. But I do care. I care about everything too much.
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