It had the blackandwhite retro feel of his john ford ode, the last picture show, along with some of the energetic comedy of his howard hawks ode, whats up docin fact, paper moon owes a great deal to hawks. Distributed by mongrel media and blockbuster video in the criterion collection. Its one of the very few films that could be called a flawless 70s gem, right alongside harold and maude. Peter bogdanovichs paper moon somehow manages to make these two approaches into one, so that a genre movie about a con man and a little girl is teamed up with the real poverty and desperation of kansas and. This weeks movie monologue monday is going to look at madeline kahns performance in paper moon.
Whats most interesting about paper moon is that it has the tone and timbre of a comedy, but the setting and style of the film are somber and more reminiscent of a european art film. Ryan oneal teams up with his daughter tatum in this very bright, very warm, and very funny period film for which tatum won an oscar in her first film role. Paper moon, a 19741975 american series based on the film and novel paper moon supernatural, a television episodeliterature. New moon 212 movie clip happy birthday 2009 hd by movieclips.
Paper moon manages to be both quaint and gritty, and thats all in the casting. The deeper meaning of paper moon is that either if the movie is a horror, or a romantic one, you do not have to take it to serious. During the great depression, a con man agrees to take an orphaned girl to a relative. Paper moon is inspired by the popular the iron lady which has won 5 golden awards. Her showstopping five minute shot, no matter how long it took to film, proves just how fully tatum was able to embody little addie pray. The film, shot in blackandwhite, is set in kansas and missouri during the great depression. These are the original, filmused spinner hood ornamentradiator cap props used in peter bogdanovichs oscarwinning film paper moon paramount1973. Watch paper moon anytime, anywhere with fandangonow. Paper moon soundtrack from 1973, composed by various artists. It is a scene from the 1973 movie which takes us on a road trip across the vast windswept and treeless prairie to places like liebenthal, rush center, gorham and wilson. Paper moon is a movie that could be watched a dozen times and still be enjoyed.
With ka tung lam, chrissie chau, tedd chan, gadrick chin. Screenwriter alvin sargent adapted the script from the novel addie pray by joe david brown. Kahn was nominated for an oscar for this film but lost to tenyearold costar tatum oneal. Expertly balancing tones, paper moon is a deft blend of film nostalgia and finely tuned performances especially from tatum oneal, who won an oscar for her. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Paper moon, a 1973 american film directed by peter bogdanovich based on the novel addie pray. Mccracken traveling between liebenthal and mccracken looks like a scene out of the movie paper moon. A con man ryan oneal is believed to be a relative of a young, newlyorphaned girl. Paper moon is the comic and ultimately touching tale of addie prays comingofage adventures as assistant to a master confidence man during the great depression and her eventual decision to use. Peter bogdanovichs paper moon somehow manages to make these two approaches into one, so that a genre movie about a con man and a. Paper moon is a 1973 american comedydrama film directed by peter bogdanovich and released by paramount pictures. Original 1 sheet movie poster starring ryan oneal and his daughter tatum oneal and madeline kahn. Peter bogdanovichs 1973 movie paper moon was based on joe david browns depression era novel addie pray.
The bogdanovich of the early 70s favored long takes and fast talk, letting his actors build up a rhythm that. The movie is centered around the iron lady who has showcased her iron fist in winning the race in business world. The oneals, ryan and tatum, real life father and daughter, are bibleselling conartists in the us midwest of the thirties the periodlooking towns are hays, on i70, about 250 miles west of kansas city in central kansas, which served as the films base. For some viewers, paper moon will be the ultimate badgirl escape film. This is a movie i directed in 2007 starring john lone and misa shimizu as well as local actors brendan fletcher and sebastian spence and my great friend phil granger. Bogdanovich disliked the book title and on seeing sheet music to its only a paper moon by harold arlen from 1933 decided to retitle the film and even add a scene where a paper moon is including the carnival set. Blog archive 2018 5321 july 771 jul 30 jul 29 27 jul 28 33. Regularly seen throughout the film on the hood of con man ryan oneals various vehicles, these propeller hood ornaments were key props in the film. Song, a boy from a poor family which produced kites had a crush on a girl from a wealthy family, who. What is the meaning of the movie paper moons title. October 8 paper moon urgent text directed by peter bogdanovich starring ryan oneal and oscarwinner tatum oneal rated pg 1973 when con artist ryan oneal meets tatum oneal his reallife daughter and the youngestever best supporting actress winner at 10 years old for her role at her mothers funeral, he agrees to drive the orphan to her aunts home in missouri. It quickly went out of print however as the film and the movie music did. Tatum oneal stars in her oscarwinning role as addie loggins, a little girl whose mother has just died and is suddenly thrust into the care of moze tatums dad, ryan oneal, a traveling conman whom addie. Original recordings featured in the soundtrack on discogs.
This traveling movie is a lesson in kansas geography. Since its release in 1973 the film and the soundtrack have both taken on a cult following. Directed by peter bogdanovich 1973 united states starring ryan oneal, tatum oneal, madeline kahn. While attending the funeral of one of his former girlfriends, moses discovers that the deceased left behind a nineyearold daughter named addie. New moon 112 movie clip paper cut 2009 hd by movieclips. Written by alvin sargent, based on joe david browns novel addie pray. Its only a paper moon is a popular song published in 1933 with music by harold arlen and lyrics by yip harburg and billy rose. Watch paper moon trailers and video, including teasers, extended looks, exclusive clips, footage, sneak peeks, interviews, and more on moviefone. One of the first feature films to be shot on digital cameras. Add to watchlist this was a movie set among the years of the depression era. Movie monologue monday madeline kahn in paper moon. Paper moon or addie pray, a 1971 novel by joe david brown.
Salesman moses pray ryan oneal immediately regrets attending the prairie funeral where he meets addie tatum oneal for the first time in the opening scene from paper. A key film in the road movie genre, paper moon 1973 introduces us to a traveling salesman named moses pray who cons widows into buying his bibles. The reallife father and daughter, ryan and tatum o. Paper moon affair 2005 paper moon affair 2005 a 11. Paper moon 48 movie clip calling the shots 1973 hd. Peter bogdanovichs paper moon is a treasure to come. Paper moon is a situation comedy which aired on abc during the fall of 1974, starring christopher connelly and jodie foster in the roles of moses pray and his presumed daughter, addie. Montalbano nostalgically recalls his boyhood and the memories of his family, remembering episodes that stayed imprinted in his imagination, like when his father. Directed by peter bogdanovich this movie set in black and white during the great depression relates the journey of a confidence trickster once he meets up with a young girl. Oneal agrees to take the child under his wing and accompany her from the.
Paper moon, original film poster original vintage movie. Paper moon pg 1h 42min comedy, drama 9 may 1973 usa 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. Paper moon film paper moon is a 1973 american comedydrama film directed by peter bogdanovich and released by paramount pictures. Paper moon 1973 ws r1 movie dvd cd label, dvd cover. Paper moon is a 1973 film, set during the great depression, in which 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 directed by peter bogdnaovich. Paper moon paper moon 1973 hood ornament authentic. These arent everyday people and this is no ordinary movie. Paper moon tells the story of a poor kite maker, chen tian song, who falls in love with gao shi qin, the daughter of a wealthy family who is in line to inherit the family business. An unlikely friendship ensues when she helps him with his scams. Watch paper moon 1973 full movie free online streaming. Paper moon was peter bogdanovichs third straight commercial and critical success in the early seventies, and it was in many ways a combination of the first two. The film made me understand the complexity of the fatherdaughter relationship for the first time, at a level that my nineyearold self probably shouldnt have. Moses pray ryan oneal, a fair candidate for worlds worst celebrity is a harold hillstyle con man in the. Hier findest du einen uberblick aller anbieter, bei denen du paper moon online schauen kannst.
Marc webbs superhero sequel is savvy, punchy and dashing enough to stir the blood of even the most jaded adult, writes xan brooks. Photographed in blackandwhite 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. It stars the reallife father and daughter pairing of ryan and tatum oneal as protagonists moze. Kahn is miss trixie delight, an exotic dancer who is golddigging moses pray ryan oneil. The 33 lp recording of the official soundtrack of paper moon was issued at the time of the movies initial release in 1973. Residents recall fondly when paper moon was filmed in. The two kinds of depressionera movies we remember best are the ones that ignored the depression altogether and the ones like the grapes of wrath that took it as a subject. Their innocent and young love eventually evolves into infinite regret and a poignant love story. Expertly balancing tones, paper moon is a deft blend of film nostalgia and finely tuned performances especially from tatum oneal, who won an oscar for her debut. Paper moon by peter bogdanovich peter bogdanovich, ryan o. Ryan oneal teams up with his daughter, tatum in this very bright, very warm, and very funny period film for which tatum won an oscar in her first film role.
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