They catch the truck and leave together. [15] Gary Arnold of The Washington Post wrote that the film "may prove a keen disappointment if you go with high expectations. He congratulated his daughter by phone after the ceremony, but Tatum O’Neal wrote in A Paper Life: “I had little sense of accomplishment. Annie Hall offers the New York based comedian’s familiar angst and also has a superlative performance from Diane Keaton as the free spirited, preppy heroine he falls in love with. Still the greatest sequel in Hollywood history, this film emulated its predecessor The Godfather, in winning the best picture Oscar and out-stripped it in the brilliance of its craftsmanship and performances. Elia Kazan’s On the Waterfront can be read as the director’s attempt at justifying his own craven behaviour, naming names in front of the House Committee on UnAmerican Activities, during the communist witch hunts. ", Vincent Canby of The New York Times praised "two first-class performances" from Ryan and Tatum O'Neal but found the film "oddly depressing" and unable to "make up its mind whether it wants to be an instant antique or a comment on one". En route to Addie's relatives, Moses learns that the 9 … The two kinds of Depression-era movies we remember best are the ones that ignored the Depression altogether and the ones like “The Grapes of Wrath” that took it as a subject. Unfortunately the bootlegger's twin brother is the local sheriff, who has spotted them stealing and quickly arrests Addie and Moze. Seeking advice from his close friend and mentor Orson Welles, Bogdanovich listed Paper Moon as a possible alternative. Peter Bogdanovich also decided to change the name of the film from Addie Pray. In Gorham, Kansas, circa 1936, itinerant con man Moses Pray meets nine-year-old Addie Loggins at her mother's graveside service, where the neighbors suspect he is Addie's father. Joseph L Mankiewicz’s drama about a young actress on the make and the established star whose career she wants to usurp boasts some of the most caustic dialogue in any Hollywood best picture winner. There are no words," O'Neal said. En route to Addie's relatives, Moses learns that the 9-year-old is quite a handful: she smokes, cusses, and is almost as devious and manipulative as he is. Directed by Peter Bogdanovich, the film starred Ryan O'Neal and Tatum O'Neal. Humiliated and defeated, Moze drops Addie at the house of her aunt in St. Joseph, but a disappointed Addie rejoins him on the road. Various shooting locations include the Midland Hotel at Wilson, Kansas; the railway depot at Gorham, Kansas; storefronts and buildings on Main Street in White Cloud, Kansas; Hays, Kansas; sites on both sides of the Missouri River; Rulo Bridge; and St. Joseph, Missouri. Thereafter Moses visits recently-widowed women, pretending to have previously sold expensive, personalized Bibles to their deceased husbands, and the widows pay him for the Bibles inscribed with their names. “Any child could have wiggled on the bed,” she told The New York Times in January 1974. “If there was any horror in the exorcism, it was me!” After the actress sued Warner Bros, the studio behind the film, “and Mercedes McCambridge” was added to the end credits. Paramount Pictures "That means that my hands stopped working. “In the press, he played the doting father,” she wrote in A Paper Life, her 2004 memoir. Some accuse the film of being pious and self-righteous but it deals frankly and very movingly with both the soldiers’ problems and those of their families and friends in understanding them. Not only did Casablanca have Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman and Claude Rains, but it also dealt with refugees, betrayal and wartime politics. The brilliance of Bette Davis as the star and of Anne Baxter as the seemingly ingenuous but utterly ruthless young pretender is matched by George Sanders’ wonderfully acidic performance as the theatre critic, Addison DeWitt. Marlon Brando gives arguably his greatest performance of all as Terry Molloy, the dockworker and pigeon fancier who could have been a contender in life and in the boxing ring if only his brother had stood by him when he needed him most. Ryan O'Neal plays the smooth-talking con man Moses Pray, driving through depression-era Kansas with a carload of deluxe bibles, a gold tooth behind a convincing smile, and a list of newly widowed prospects for his line. The film, shot in black-and-white, is set in Kansas and Missouri during the Great Depression. As an adult, O’Neal has attracted attention for her marriage to and divorce from tennis star John McEnroe and her recovery from drug addiction as well as her sporadic acting roles (Rescue Me, God’s Not Dead: A Light in Darkness). Bogdanovich had worked with Tatum's father Ryan O'Neal on What's Up, Doc?, and decided to cast them as the leads. Ryan O’Neill and Joanna Moore, circa 1965, Tatum O’Neal has attempted to reconcile with her father, Support free-thinking journalism and attend Independent events, The actress became the youngest competitive Academy Award winner in history when she picked up a gong at the age of 10. When Addie subsequently discovers that Moze has spent their money on a brand-new Model 68 convertible to impress Miss Trixie, she and Imogene devise a plan. [10], It currently holds a 92% approval rating from critics, based on 36 reviews, at Rotten Tomatoes; its consensus reads, "Expertly balancing tones, Paper Moon is a deft blend of film nostalgia and finely tuned performances – especially from Tatum O'Neal, who won an Oscar for her debut. The feeling I most associate with winning an Oscar is an overwhelming sadness at being abandoned by my parents – both of them, for my mother remained silent – one more time.” Moore died in 1997; Tatum O’Neal eventually attempted to reconcile with her father and documented it in another memoir, Found: A Daughter’s Journey Home, in 2011. Tatum O'Neal and Ryan O'Neal on screen in Paper Moon. See all photos. Tatum O'Neal won the Oscar for this at-times both heartless AND heartfelt romp, but Paper Moon truly is Bogdanovich's show, staking a phenomenal follow-up … All would have been worthy winners in other years. There was no fanfare from anyone who mattered to me, so the pride and self-worth I might have gained from what most people would consider a life-defining honour was leached away. "A Hollow 'Paper Moon'". One night, Addie and "Moze" (as Addie addresses him) stop at a local carnival, where Moze becomes enthralled with an "exotic dancer" named Miss Trixie Delight and leaves Addie at a photo booth to have her photograph taken alone (of herself sitting on a crescent moon, to suggest the film's title). (Photo: CBS via Getty Images) "Would I love if my dad and I were closer? Her competition included another devilish young star: Linda Blair, the 15-year-old who had played the possessed Regan in The Exorcist. After 16-year-old Patty Duke (The Miracle Worker) beat 10-year-old Mary Badham (To Kill a Mockingbird) for Best Supporting Actress in 1963, “the academy realised child actors are just like adult actors and did away with the Juvenile Awards”, Arnold Wayne Jones, author of The Envelope, Please: The Ultimate Academy Awards Trivia Book, says. 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. “Historically, Oscar voters have proven they will embrace young actresses but not young actors,” O’Neil, of goldderby.com, says, noting that 8-year-old Justin Henry (Kramer vs. Kramer) and 11-year-old Haley Joel Osment (The Sixth Sense) were nominated for Best Supporting Actor but didn’t win. At a local grain mill, Moses convinces the brother of the man who accidentally killed Addie's mother to give him $200 for the newly orphaned Addie. O’Neal — who won an Oscar at age 10 playing opposite her dad, Ryan O’Neal in the 1974 drama “Paper Moon” — said all the assaults were committed by … Ryan O’Neal was in England filming Stanley Kubrick’s Barry Lyndon at the time. Paramount released "Paper Moon" in 1973. [17], At the Academy Awards, Tatum O'Neal won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, making her the youngest competitive Academy Award winner to date (at age 10).[18]. [9], Director of photography László Kovács used a red filter on the camera on Orson Welles' advice. Only Billy Wilder could have made a romantic comedy based around infidelity, drudgery and office politics and turned it into a film as delightful as this. Paper Moon is a downright amazing, but it comes off in a subtle way. It's bad enough Ryan O'Neal allowing his daughter to smoke at that age, never mind filming it. In September 1974, a television series called Paper Moon, based on the film, premiered on the ABC television network, with Jodie Foster cast as Addie and Christopher Connelly (who had appeared as O'Neal's brother in the earlier ABC series, Peyton Place) playing Moses. They’re from different classes and backgrounds but struggle terribly to readjust to civilian life. It stars the real-life father and daughter pairing of Ryan and Tatum O'Neal as protagonists Moze and Addie. Ryan O'Neal teams up with his daughter Tatum in this very bright, very warm, and very funny period film for which Tatum won an Oscar® in her first film role. Addie's age was reduced from twelve to nine to accommodate young Tatum, several events from the book were combined for pacing issues, and the last third of the novel, when Moses and Addie graduate to the big leagues as con artists after going into partnership with a fake millionaire, was dropped. Moses (Ryan O'Neal) and Addie (Tatum O'Neal) pull a scam on an unfortunate cashier in "Paper Moon": $20 Bill - Paper Moon (5/8) … But the story behind her victory is darker, involving a fractured family and bitter controversy surrounding a competitor. “I've killed women and children. Her classification as a supporting actress confused some people, including Bogdanovich, who said of another Paper Moon co-star nominated in the same category, “I don’t know how Madeline Kahn, who’s on screen for maybe 18 minutes, can be up against Tatum, who’s in 100 of the 103 minutes of the film.”, As Tom O’Neil, founder and editor of the awards-themed goldderby.com, says: “Tatum had that secret weapon you need in supporting races, which is a lead role. Jan 7, 2018 - One of my favourite films ever!. Orphaned Addie Loggins (Tatum O'Neal, in her film debut) is left in the care of unethical travelling Bible salesman Moses Pray (Ryan O'Neal, Tatum's dad), who may or may not be her father. and was looking for another project when his ex-wife and frequent collaborator Polly Platt recommended filming Joe David Brown's script for the novel Addie Pray. [6], Various changes were made in adapting the book to film. In 1994, Anna Paquin, then 12, won Best Supporting Actress for The Piano, becoming the second-youngest Oscar winner.