Paper Moon
“As P.T. Barnum put it, "There's a sucker born every minute."”
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.
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Cast
36 people
Ryan O'Neal
Moses Pray
Known for
Barry Lyndon
The Driver
Tatum O'Neal
Addie Loggins
Known for
The Bad News Bears
Rescue Me
Madeline Kahn
Trixie Delight
Known for
Young Frankenstein
Clue
John Hillerman
Deputy Hardin / Jess Hardin
Known for
Magnum, P.I.
Chinatown
Burton Gilliam
Floyd
Known for
Blazing Saddles
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
P.J. Johnson
Imogene
Known for
Texasville
James N. Harrell
The Minister
Known for
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2
Varsity Blues
Noble Willingham
Mr. Robertson
Known for
Walker, Texas Ranger
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Randy Quaid
Leroy
Known for
Brokeback Mountain
Independence Day
Hugh Gillin
2nd Deputy
Known for
Psycho II
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
Rose-Mary Rumbley
Aunt Billie
Also in
Broken Promise
Jessie Lee Fulton
Miss Ollie
Known for
Don't Look in the Basement
The Last Picture Show
Peter Bogdanovich Director · Alvin Sargent Screenplay Joe David Brown Author
Worldwide gross $31M · Budget $2.5M · United States release May 9, 1973
Box office
Budget
$2,500,000
Worldwide gross
$30,900,000
Gross vs. budget
12.4×
Production
The Directors Company
Production
Saticoy Productions
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · April 9, 1973
Premiere · Hollywood, California
United States · May 9, 1973
Theatrical
United States
April 29, 1973 · Premiere · New York City, New York
Argentina
January 10, 1974 · Theatrical
Brazil
July 1, 1973 · Theatrical · IMDB
October 1, 2003 · Physical · Videolar mj.gov.br
Denmark
February 7, 1974 · Theatrical
Finland
February 1, 1974 · Theatrical
France
December 13, 1973 · Theatrical
Germany
December 20, 1973 · Theatrical
Ireland
March 29, 1974 · Theatrical
Italy
October 31, 1973 · Theatrical
Japan
March 9, 1974 · Theatrical
Netherlands
December 13, 1973 · Theatrical
October 9, 2003 · Physical · DVD
Norway
December 26, 1973 · Theatrical
Poland
January 12, 1976 · Theatrical
Portugal
December 20, 1973 · Theatrical
Spain
November 1, 1973 · Theatrical
Sweden
December 25, 1973 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
November 30, 1973 · Theatrical
May 25, 2015 · Physical · DVD
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