9 Ways Paper Towns Is Basically a Modern John Hughes Movie

Almost all of the first act of Paper Towns takes place over the course of one night, when Margo enlists Q's help in sabotaging her ex-boyfriend and friends. It's the night of Q's life. Hughes's stories often had limited time frames of their own; The Breakfast Club takes place over the course of one day, as does Ferris Bueller's Day Off, and much of Sixteen Candles takes place over a 24-hour period.