Paper Moon (film)

Paper Moon
Paper Moon
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Peter Bogdanovich
Screenplay by	Alvin Sargent
Based on	Addie Pray; by Joe David Brown
Produced by	Frank Marshall; Peter Bogdanovich;
Starring	Ryan O'Neal; Madeline Kahn; John Hillerman; Tatum O'Neal;
Cinematography	László Kovács
Edited by	Verna Fields
Production; companies	The Directors Company; Saticoy Productions;
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release dates	April 9, 1973 (Hollywood); May 9, 1973 (United States);
Running time	102 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$2.5 million
Box office	$30.9 million

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.

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