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Paper Moon
As P.T. Barnum put it, "There's a sucker born every minute."
During the Great Depression, a con man finds himself saddled with a young girl who may or may not be his daughter, and the two forge an unlikely partnership.
- Original title
- Paper Moon
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
- $2,500,000
- Revenue
- $30,900,000
Wuchak
May 22, 2019 · via TMDB
***Ryan O’Neal and his kid daughter Tatum in 1930’s Kansas*** In Depression-era Kansas, a conman who sells Bibles (Ryan O’Neal) is coerced into allowing a precocious 9 year-old (Tatum O’Neal) to ride with him as they travel to St. Joseph, Missouri, where her aunt lives. Madeline Kahn plays a carnival “dancer” with P.J. Johnson as her teen aide. John Hillerman appears in a double role as a bootlegger and police officer. "Paper Moon" (1973) is a B&W drama with amusing moments. Imagine “The Highwaymen” (2019) and “Bonnie and Clyde” (1967), but with a lighter tone and much less severe criminality, mixed with father/quasi-daughter antics. The movie’s entertaining throughout, but the ending’s too low-key for my tastes (How about some good ol’ fashioned emotion?). But that’s a minor quibble. The film runs 1 hour, 42 minutes and was shot in Kansas, Nebraska & Missouri (with one part done in Pasadena). GRADE: B
John Chard
Jan 27, 2016 · via TMDB
Utterly delightful. Father and daughter Ryan and Tatum O'Neal, under Peter Bogdanovich's superlative direction, produce one of the most affectingly warm and cunningly sly movies of the 1970s. Set in depression era America and beautifully photographed in pristine monochrome by Laszlo Kovacs, it's a period piece that refuses to get old, such is the deft imagery and sharpness of the screenplay. Story essentially comes down to conman Moses Pray (R. O'Neal) hooking up with orphan Addie Loggins (T. O'Neal), who may or may not be his actual daughter. Addie proves to be a precocious live wire, not easily fooled and she smokes, cusses and is more than capable of pulling a con herself. After initial indignation, Moses comes to court Addie's strengths and they form a dynamic partnership as they travel through Kansas, pulling cons left right and centre and piling the money up. But can it last forever? The chemistry between father and daughter is obviously set in stone, with young Tatum an absolute revelation. The screenplay gives them both ample opportunities to enchant and amuse the viewer as they get up to all sorts of tricks and scrapes. Yet there's always that feeling hanging in the dusty air that something has to give, that we are treading firmly in bittersweet territory, the crafty couple having earned our complete investment in their well being keeping us concerned even as we laugh out loud. Delightful. 9/10
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Tatum O'Neal
Addie Loggins
Ryan O'Neal
Moses Pray
Madeline Kahn
Trixie Delight
John Hillerman
Deputy Hardin / Jess Hardin
Jessie Lee Fulton
Miss Ollie
Noble Willingham
Mr. Robertson
Randy Quaid
Leroy
P.J. Johnson
Imogene
James N. Harrell
The Minister
Burton Gilliam
Floyd (Desk Clerk)
Hugh Gillin
2nd Deputy
Art Ellison
Silver Mine Gentleman
Polly Platt
Production Design
Polly Platt
Costume Design
Bing Crosby
Thanks
Dick Powell
Thanks
Don Wilson
Thanks
Jack Benny
Thanks
Jim Jordan
Thanks
Marian Jordan
Thanks
Peter Bogdanovich
Director
Verna Fields
Editor
Frank Marshall
Associate Producer
Francis Ford Coppola
Executive Producer
William Friedkin
Executive Producer
Peter Bogdanovich
Producer
Alvin Sargent
Screenplay
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Apr 9, 1973
Hollywood, California
Apr 29, 1973
New York City, New York
May 9, 1973
