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Palo Alto

Palo Alto

In every city some seek love, some look for trouble, others look for both.

20146.11h 40m

Overview

A lack of parental guidance encourages teens in an affluent California town to rebel with substance abuse and casual sex.

Directed by Gia Coppola
Written by James Franco, Gia Coppola
Produced by Adriana Rotaru, Miles Levy, Vince Jolivette
Box Office0Revenue: $920K

Top Cast

Emma Roberts

Emma Roberts

April

Jack Kilmer

Jack Kilmer

Teddy

Nat Wolff

Nat Wolff

Fred

James Franco

James Franco

Mr. B

Zoe Levin

Zoe Levin

Emily

Val Kilmer

Val Kilmer

Stewart

Keegan Allen

Keegan Allen

Skull

Chris Messina

Chris Messina

Mitch

Margaret Qualley

Margaret Qualley

Raquel

Colleen Camp

Colleen Camp

Sally

Themes & Keywords

high schoolcaliforniabased on novel or booksportsbabysittercoming of ageteen angstcommunity servicefootball (soccer)older man younger woman relationshipteenage sexualitywoman directorpalo altogroomingteenager

About Palo Alto

Palo Alto is a drama film released in 2014 exploring themes of high school, california, based on novel or book, sports, babysitter, coming of age. Directed by Gia Coppola, it stars Emma Roberts, Jack Kilmer, Nat Wolff. A lack of parental guidance encourages teens in an affluent California town to rebel with substance abuse and casual sex.

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