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Release Date: 12 August, 2003 Retail Price: $14.98 OUR Price: $10.99 You SAVE: $3.99! Cast: Complete Cast (11 total) |
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Tatum Was Robbed on "Dancing With the Stars"
"Paper Moon" hits a homerun in all respects. Superb direction by Peter Bogdanovich, an excellent Oscar nominated script by Alvin Sargent, great depression era atmosphere distinguished by the production design by Bogdanovich's then wife Polly Platt and an impeccable song score. It's the performances by the cast that is the film's greatest attribute. I don't dispute Tatum O'Neal winning the Oscar for her work here. What I do disagree with is why she won in a supporting role and not in the lead actress category(Glenda Jackson won for "A Touch of Class". Puh-leeze!). Tatum at the tender age of nine shows a maturity and guile well beyond her years. Ryan O'Neal contributes probably his best performance ever. I think the combination of working with Bogdanovich and opposite his daughter ignited a spark in him. The comic scenes where he and Tatum go toe-to-toe are classic. Ryan's slow burns in this film are the stuff of legend. The supporting cast which includes the Oscar nominated Madeline Kahn as a dancehall girl and John Hillerman as a bootlegger and his sadistic sheriff brother are also outstanding.
A Fabulous Movie
One of my favorite movies of all time. Tatum O'Neil richly deserved her Oscar for this. She steals the show as a hard-nosed realist and no-nonsense type dealing with her guardian's flakey, get-rich schemes. Both funny and moving, it's not only a great story but a powerful period piece about Depression-Era Kansas. Caveat: while the star is a child this movie contains adult material and is not suitable for viewing by children.
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