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| Paper Moon |
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Genre:Drama
Reviewed In Issue 16 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
Ryan O’Neal, Madeline Kahn, John Hillerman, Tatum O’Neal. |
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| Supplementals |
| This edition is presented under the Paramount Director Series banner and features a special prologue segment with Peter Bogdanovich, who shares insights about the role of the director and the making of Paper Moon. |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Paramount Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
LV 12882-WS |
| (MPAA Rating): |
PG |
| (Retail Price): |
$$39.95 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
114 |
| (Color Type): |
Black & White |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
Yes |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1973 |
| (LD Release Date): |
7/1/95 |
| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Peter Bogdanovich |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
Alvin Sargent |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Various Artists |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
Polly Platt |
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| (Costume Designer): |
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| (Editor): |
Verna Fields |
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| (Executive Producers): |
NA |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
Peter Bogdanovich |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
Academy Standard Flat |
| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
1.85:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
1.61:1 |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Mono Sound |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Optical Mono |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
Director Peter Bogdanovich has produced a delightful comedy in Paper Moon which is based on the novel Addie Pray by Joe David Brown. Ryan O’Neal plays Moses Pray, a smooth-talking con man in 1930’s Kansas who sells Bibles to widows. Selling house-to-house with him is Addie, the orphaned daughter of his girlfriend. Addie’s stint with Moses is supposed to end at her aunt’s house in Missouri but Addie has other plans because she thinks Moses is her father. Paper Moon was nominated for four Academy Awards® in 1973. Addie, played by an eight-year-old Tatum O'Neal, Ryan’s real life daughter, won an Oscar® for her incredible performance.
LaserDisc Picture:
The picture is matted at about 1.61:1 and exhibits crisp black and white images that are sharp and detailed. Contrast is excellent as is gray scale imagery with deep, solid blacks and good shadow detail, without distracting noise, grain and artifacts.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The soundtrack is highly compressed and distorted undistinguished mono.
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Superb Sound Effects Recording Quality: |
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Superb Music Score Recording Quality: |
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Superb Special Visual Effects Quality: |
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Superb Color Fidelity: |
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Superb Cinematography: |
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