Paper Moon
1973, Comedy, 1h 42m
40 Reviews 10,000+ RatingsWhat to know
Expertly balancing tones, Paper Moon is a deft blend of film nostalgia and finely tuned performances -- especially from Tatum O'Neal, who won an Oscar for her debut. Read critic reviews
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Cast & Crew
Moses Pray
Addie Loggins
Trixie Delight
Deputy Hardin, Jess Hardin
Imogene
Miss Ollie
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Critic Reviews for Paper Moon
All Critics (40) | Top Critics (10) | Fresh (37) | Rotten (3)
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It is distinguished by its moral tone, and it is the tone that lifts it above the average flim-flam comedy.
March 14, 2021 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review… -
Shot in black and white by the versatile cinematographer Laszlo Kovacs, this has a mix of folksiness and precise craft that anticipates the Coen brothers, aiming to charm and succeeding.
September 15, 2018 | Full Review… -
Part of an incredible 1970s career run for the director Peter Bogdanovich, Paper Moon remains a high point, not just for the talent involved behind the scenes and in front of the camera, but also for Hollywood.
May 14, 2015 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review… -
It is very fussy about period detail, and goes to some length to evoke the dim days of Depression America, while just about everything else is left to slide.
August 17, 2010 | Full Review… -
It's everything a road picture is supposed to be, a life-changing personal journey, a quest, a bit old-fashioned and a hoot.
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Tatum O'Neal makes a sensational screen debut.
March 26, 2009 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Paper Moon
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Aug 11, 2018Tatum 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
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Jul 22, 2018The 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
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Aug 27, 2015Getting 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: MoonstruckJeff B Super Reviewer
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Jul 10, 2012A 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
Paper Moon Quotes
| Addie Loggins: | I need to go to the shithouse. |
| Addie Loggins: | I want my two hundred dollars. |
| Cafe Waitress: | What do you say, Daddy? Why don't we give Precious a little dessert if she eats her dog? |
| Trixie Delight: | Hurry up, Doctor. This baby gots to go winky tinky! |
| Moses Pray: | Well, she ain't my grown-up and I ain't plannin' no more to sit in the back. Not for no cow! |
| Leroy: | Will you keep your voice down? And Miss Delight ain't no cow. She's a proper woman. She has a high school diploma. And right now she's got to go to the bathroom, so you get on down to the car! |
| Trixie Delight: | I just don't understand it, Daddy, but this little baby has got to go winky tinky all the time. |
| Addie Loggins: | said to Moses: No, I don't know what it is, but if you got 'em, it's a sure bet they belong to somebody else! |
| Moses Pray: | "Don't you think I have any scruples?" |
| Moses Pray: | Don't you think I have any scruples? |
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