Peter Bogdanovich

Paper Moon

Paper Moon

Maverick director Peter Bogdanovich affectionately recreates the world of the 1930s Dust Bowl in this beloved, briskly entertaining chronicle of one of cinema’s unlikeliest crime sprees. Real-life father and daughter Ryan and Tatum O’Neal (who became the youngest-ever Oscar winner for her spark-plug performance) play off each other with almost musical agility as a Bible-hawking con man and the precocious, recently orphaned tomboy who falls into his care—and soon rivals her newfound father figure’s skill as a swindler. With period-perfect detail, glowing monochrome imagery by cinematographer László Kovács, and a memorable supporting cast (including the inimitable Madeline Kahn), Paper Moon is a witty, loving portrait of two natural-born hustlers on a road trip through Depression-era America.

Paper Moon

Film Info

  • United States
  • 1973
  • 102 minutes
  • Black & White
  • 1.66:1
  • English
  • Spine #1241

4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

  • New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
  • One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
  • Audio commentary featuring director Peter Bogdanovich
  • Introduction to the film by Bogdanovich
  • New video essay by Bogdanovich biographer Peter Tonguette
  • Three-part making-of documentary featuring Bogdanovich, production designer Polly Platt, associate producer Frank Marshall, and cinematographer László Kovács
  • Archival interview with Platt
  • Excerpts from a 1973 episode of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson featuring Bogdanovich and actors Ryan and Tatum O’Neal
  • Location-scouting footage with audio commentary by Marshall
  • Trailer
  • English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • PLUS: An essay by critic Mark Harris

    New cover by Raphael Geroni

Purchase Options

4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

  • New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
  • One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
  • Audio commentary featuring director Peter Bogdanovich
  • Introduction to the film by Bogdanovich
  • New video essay by Bogdanovich biographer Peter Tonguette
  • Three-part making-of documentary featuring Bogdanovich, production designer Polly Platt, associate producer Frank Marshall, and cinematographer László Kovács
  • Archival interview with Platt
  • Excerpts from a 1973 episode of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson featuring Bogdanovich and actors Ryan and Tatum O’Neal
  • Location-scouting footage with audio commentary by Marshall
  • Trailer
  • English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • PLUS: An essay by critic Mark Harris

    New cover by Raphael Geroni
Paper Moon
Cast
Ryan O’Neal
Moses Pray
Tatum O’Neal
Addie Loggins
Madeline Kahn
Trixie Delight
John Hillerman
Deputy Hardin/Jess Hardin
P. J. Johnson
Imogene
Burton Gilliam
Floyd, the desk clerk
Randy Quaid
Leroy
Dorothy Forster
The widow Huff (Edna)
Jessie Lee Fulton
Miss Ollie
Noble Willingham
Mr. Robertson
Floyd Mahaney
Beau, Hardin’s deputy
Liz Ross
The widow Morgan (Pearl)
Yvonne Harrison
The widow Bates (Marie)
Ed Reed
The lawman at the Bates home
Eleanor Bogart
The widow Stanley (Elvira)
Jack Saunders
Station master
Jody Wilbur
Café waitress
Dorothy Price
Ribbon saleslady
Dejah Moore
Salesgirl
Rosemary Rumbley
Aunt Billie
Credits
Director
Peter Bogdanovich
Produced by
Peter Bogdanovich
Screenplay by
Alvin Sargent
Based on the novel Addie Pray by
Joe David Brown
Production designer
Polly Platt
Director of photography
László Kovács
Editor
Verna Fields
Associate producer
Frank Marshall
Assistant director
Ray Gosnell
Casting
Gary Chason
Set decorator
John Austin
Set designer
James Spencer
Prop master
Tony Wade
Camera operator
Robert Byrne
Mixer
Les Fresholtz
Makeup
Rolf Miller
Costumer
Pat Kelly
Costumer
Sandra Stewart
Hairdresser
Dorothy Byrne
Assistant to the producer
Mae Woods
Script supervisor
Karen Wookey

Current

Paper Moon: Partners in Crime
Paper Moon: Partners in Crime

In this tragicomic road movie about a Bible-selling con man and his precocious young charge, Peter Bogdanovich brings Depression-era America to vivid life without sentimentality or nostalgia.

By Mark Harris