Paper Moon (1973)

There are many cinematic masterpieces, but only one in which Randy Quaid and Ryan O’Neal start wrasslin’. This week, we are talking about the 1973 hit film Paper Moon! Following up his love letter to screwball comedies, Bogdanovich takes us to the Midwest in the height of the Great Depression, following Bible scam artist Moze Pray and his (possible) daughter, Addie. Starring real life father and daughter duo Ryan and Tatum O’Neal, and the always fabulous Madeleine Kahn, Paper Moon is a beautifully shot and humorous film that in many ways marks the end of the height of Bogdanovich’s career. In this episode, we discuss Peter’s continued obsession with wearing awful yellow clothing, everyone’s favorite actor & soccer mogul “Rob Mac”, failed television and stage musical adaptations of Paper Moon, the misery of eating 30 pancakes, and Journey continues to rant about how much they hate Love Story. Don’t forget that you still owe me my $200! Next Episode: Daisy Miller (1974) Further “Reading” The Kid (1921) By Bogdanovich (2011) Picture Shows: The Life and Films of Peter Bogdanovich by Andrew Yule Picturing Peter Bogdanovich by Peter Tonguette Addie Pray (retitled to Paper Moon) by Joe David Brown A Paper Life by Tatum O’Neal Found: A Daughter’s Journey Home by Tatum O’Neal Both of Us: My Life with Farrah by Ryan O’Neal You Must Remember This - “Polly Platt, The Invisible Woman, Episode 4 - Orson Welles, What’s Up Doc, and Paper Moon” “Three's Company” by Peter Bart for Variety (December 6, 2004) [archived on FilmScoreMonthly forum] “How an Overweight 15-Year-Old Found Happiness on a Movie Set,” by Judy Klemesrud for the New York Times (May 16, 1973) Paper Moon (1974) TV Series [playlist of all accessible episodes] Tatum O’Neal’s Oscar acceptance speech 50th Anniversary of Paper Moon interview with P.J. Johnson Broadway Bound: The Musicals That Never Came to Broadway- Paper Moon (1993) “Someday, Baby” from the Paper Moon musical “Girls Like Us” from the Paper Moon musical Paper Moon Criterion 4K UHD release Paper Moon Eureka Blu-ray release Kinonik in Portland, Maine Theme music by Ryan (twitter.com/molecularlioneI) Support your local independent cinemas and video stores! Follow Us! Sort By: Earliest instagram.com/sortby_earliest/ Jonah letterboxd.com/jonahp97/ twitter.com/jon_ahhhh Journey letterboxd.com/journeyb/ instagram.com/journey_brad/