Set against the dusty backroads of Depression-era Kansas and Missouri, Peter Bogdanovich’s Paper Moon pairs real-life father and daughter Ryan and Tatum O’Neal as two unlikely partners in crime. Moses Pray is a smooth-talking con man who reluctantly agrees to deliver newly orphaned nine-year-old Addie to relatives in Missouri. But sharp-eyed, cigarette-smoking Addie quickly proves she may be an even better hustler than Moses, and the two begin swindling their way across the Midwest.

“Tatum O’Neal creates a character out of thin air, makes us watch her every moment and literally makes the movie work.”
— Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

“As enjoyable as it is good, and absolutely first-rate in both departments.” — Janet Maslin, Boston Phoenix