Last Summer (1969)
Directed by Frank Perry
During summer vacation on Fire Island, three young people become very close. When an uncool girl tries to infiltrate the trio's newly found relationship, they construct an elaborate plot that has violent results.
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Plus, Paper Towns (the title refers to an ancient practice of mapmakers to insert fake names in order to prevent plagiarism) has its own rhythms, somewhat reminiscent of past coming-of-age films like Stand By Me and Frank Perry’s classic Last Summer in which the main characters experience the last pangs of youthful security before heading out into uncharted territories alone in the cruel world.
As a high-schooler, I watched teenagers get butchered in I Know What You Did Last Summer and Scream with considerable . . .