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Cast

Tatum O'Neal
as Addie

Ryan O'Neal
as Moses Pray

Madeline Kahn
as Trixie Delight

John Hillerman
as Hardin

P.J. Johnson
as Imogene

Jessie Lee Fulton
as Miss Ollie

Lila Water
as Minister's Wife

Noble Willingham
as Mr. Robertson

James N. Harrell
as Minister

Bob Young II
as Gas Station Attendant

Jack Saunders
as Station Master

Kenneth Mars

Jody Wilbur
as Cafe Waitress

Liz Ross
as Pearl, the Widow Morgan

Yvonne Harrison
as Marie, the Widow Bates

Ed Reed
as Lawman

Dorothy Price
as Ribbon Saleslady

Eleanor Bogart
as Elvira, the Widow Stanley

Dorothy Foster
as Edna, the Widow Huff

Lana Daniel
as Moses' Girl Friend

Herschel Morris
as Barber

Dejah Moore
as Salesgirl

Ralph Coder
as Store Manager

Harriet Ketchum
as Store Customer

Desmond Dhooge
as Cotton Candy Man

Kenneth Hughes
as Harem Tent Barker

George Lillie
as Photographer

Burton Gilliam
as Floyd, the Desk Clerk

Floyd Mahaney
as Beau, the Deputy

Gilbert Milton
as Leroy's Father

Randy Quaid
as Leroy

Tandy Arnold
as Leroy's Brother

Vernon Schwanke
as Leroy's Brother

Dennis Beden
as Leroy's Brother

Hugh Gillin
as 2nd Deputy

Art Ellison
as Silver Mine Gentleman

Rosemary Rumbley
as Aunt Billie

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Audience Reviews for Paper Moon

• Aug 11, 2018

  Tatum O'Neal delivers an Oscar quality performance, stealing every scene she's in, in Bogdanavich's nostalgic evocation of Prohibition-era Depression days as a pair of con artists move through middle American farm country. "Times might've been hard," Bogdanavich seems to imply, "but at least we were together." The best road trips are never over with. Ryan is good in this as well.
  Kevin M. W Super Reviewer
• Jul 22, 2018

  The period details are fantastic, but what's really impressive is how through a few clever camera angles and close-ups Bogdanovich is able to get you entirely invested in Tatum O'Neal's character.
  

  Alec B Super Reviewer
• Aug 27, 2015

  Getting the much-deserved Blu Ray treatment, Peter Bogdanovich's 1930s throwback and kiss to the Golden Age of H'Wood deserves even more acclaim in the wake of The Artist's "Best Picture" win in 2012. The director's deep-seated appreciation for classic American cinema shines throughout, perhaps even more so than with his '30s screwball love letter What's Up Doc. In real life, former film critic Bogdanovich befriended and interviewed every lionized director from George Cukor (The Philadelphia Story) to Howard Hawks (Bringing Up Baby) to Leo McCarey (Duck Soup). And God, does it show. From Lazslo Kovacs' ace black and white cinematography to set designer Polly Platt's period detail to the choice of soundtrack (everything from The Jack Benny Program to the vintage tune "Paper Moon" fills your ears), the film feels as rooted in the Dust Bowl era as John Steinbeck. But then, it dares to channel 1970s sensibilities like foul language and talk of women's problems. In this PG-rated Great Depression-set dramedy, a con man (Ryan O'Neal) finds himself saddled with a young girl (Tatum O'Neal) who may or may not be his daughter and the two forge an unlikely partnership. Tatum O'Neal won the Oscar for this at-times both heartless AND heartfelt romp, but Paper Moon truly is Bogdanovich's show, staking a phenomenal follow-up to The Last Picture Show. Bottom line: Moonstruck
  Jeff B Super Reviewer
• Jul 10, 2012

  A really good film with some exceptional performances from real-life father and daughter team, Ryan and Tatum O'Neal. Really entertaining.
  Jared H Super Reviewer

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