Paper Moon (film)

Paper Moon
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPeter Bogdanovich
Screenplay byAlvin Sargent
Based onAddie Pray
by Joe David Brown
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyLászló Kovács
Edited byVerna Fields
Production
companies
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release dates
  • April 9, 1973 (1973-04-09) (Hollywood)
  • May 9, 1973 (1973-05-09) (United States)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2.5 million[1]
Box office$30.9 million[2]

Paper Moon is a 1973 American road comedy-drama film directed by Peter Bogdanovich and released by Paramount Pictures. Screenwriter Alvin Sargent adapted the script from the 1971 novel Addie Pray by Joe David Brown. The film, shot in black-and-white, is set in Kansas and Missouri during the Great Depression. It stars the real-life father and daughter pairing of Ryan and Tatum O'Neal as protagonists Moze and Addie.

Tatum O'Neal received widespread praise from critics for her performance as Addie, earning her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, making her the youngest competitive winner in the history of the Academy Awards.

  1. ^ Terry, Clifford (January 7, 1973). "Bogdanovich in the Flat Lands". Chicago Tribune Magazine. p. I39. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  2. ^ "Paper Moon, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Archived from the original on May 31, 2012. Retrieved January 17, 2012.