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Ryan O'Neal,
Ryan O'Neal,
Tatum O'Neal,
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Peter Bogdanovich,
Peter Bogdanovich
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: Paramount
: Quest, Road Movies
: 102 min.
: English, French
: English
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The year is 1936. Orphaned Addie Loggins (Tatum O'Neal, in her film debut) is left in the care of unethical travelling Bible salesman Moses Pray (Ryan O'Neal, Tatum's dad), who may or may not be her father. En route to Addie's relatives, Moses learns that the 9-year-old is quite a handful: she smokes, cusses, and is almost as devious and manipulative as he is. They join forces as swindlers, working together so well that Addie is averse to breaking up the team -- which is one reason that she sabotages the romance between Moses and good-time gal Trixie Delight (Madeline Kahn). Later, while attempting to square a $200 debt that Addie claims he owes her, Moses runs afoul of of a bootlegger (John Hillerman) and is nearly beaten to death by the criminal's twin-brother sheriff. Painfully pulling himself together, Moses gets Addie to her relatives, whereupon she adamantly refuses to leave his side. Photographed in black-and-white by Laszlo Kovacs, the film was made largely on location in Kansas and Missouri (an experience colorfully recalled by director Peter Bogdanovich in his 1972 book of essays Pieces of Time). 9-year-old Tatum O'Neal won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar, beating out costar Kahn. Paper Moon later became a short-lived TV series, starring Ryan O'Neal lookalike Christopher Connelly and future Oscar winner Jodie Foster. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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by RRiehl
January 16, 2006 - 12:55 PM PST
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2 out of 2 members found this review helpful
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| I have never got around to seeing this movie. It's just one of those movies that never made it to the top of the list. Well, I just watched it last week and I was not let down. This is one of those movies that seems perfect in almost every way, including the ending. Being a period piece, it is set with all of the right elements. None of the design is too stylized or overdone. I feel 1936. The plot is pretty straight forward, fairly simple, but still very engaging. The chemistry between the O'neals is evident in their acting and it just works. This movie seems like it could have been made 5 years ago as opposed to 1973 when it came out. I think this speaks to how good of a job they did with this movie. Highly recommended. |
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