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.
"Attending the funeral of an ex-lover, super-slick, bible-peddling con-man Moses Pray (Ryan O'Neal) meets a 9-year old girl named Addie, who or may not be his daughter (played by Tatum O'Neal, who is definitely Ryan's daughter & the youngest winner of an Academy award for this role).
Thus begins a pairing of a father daughter grifting duo who's journey sometimes reaches saccharin levels of sweetness, but is offset by the sweeping but sparse Depression era black & white visuals, not to mention by "
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Attending the funeral of an ex-lover, super-slick, bible-peddling con-man Moses Pray (Ryan O'Neal) meets a 9-year old girl named Addie, who or may not be his daughter (played by Tatum O'Neal, who is definitely Ryan's daughter & the youngest winner of an Academy award for this role).
Thus begins a pairing of a father daughter grifting duo who's journey sometimes reaches saccharin levels of sweetness, but is offset by the sweeping but sparse Depression era black & white visuals, not to mention b"
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This movie...is just the cutest shit I've ever seen! It can transform any cold hearted cynic into a warm hearted wuss. I didn't want to watch Paper Moon at first because I though it was just some kiddie movie, but then I was like Oh Wait- There WEREN'T any kiddie movies in the motherfucking 70s! .__.
I apologize for the crude language (JK I'm not even sorry), but I'm hella stoked because this is my fave movie I've seen so far in the year. I finally am suckered into believing that little ch"
"First viewing - Feb. 16th/17th
Great characters, great story, great everything really. I was very enamored with the banter between the two main characters & could easily watch them over & over again. I'd take a string of sequels too, or at least one that would catch up with them far down the road. Ah, but it's probably best if all the magic gets bottled up once & is never messed with again. Something just kept it back from earning a perfect score from me, but it came damn close. So so glad I fi"
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Plot: 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.
Genre: Comedy | Crime | Drama
Director: Peter Bogdanovich
Stars: Ryan O'Neal, Tatum O'Neal, Madeline Kahn
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