Paper Moon (Original screenplay for the 1973 film)

  • Burbank, CA: Saticoy Productions, 1972
By Peter Bogdanovich (director); Joe David Brown (novel); Alvin Sargent (screenwriter); Ryan O'Neal, Madeline Kahn, Tatum O'Neal (starring)
Burbank, CA: Saticoy Productions, 1972. Revised Final Draft script for the 1973 film. Copy belonging to an unknown crew member, with their annotations in manuscript ink on five pages. Included with the script is a small, circular fabric patch, with the film's title and a small, stylized crescent moon, affixed to a small card noting, "And Thanks / Peter Bogdanovich," likely made in a limited edition for cast and crew members.

Based on Joe David Brown's 1971 novel "Addie Pray," about an orphaned girl who begins hustling with a con man. Winner of an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress (Tatum O'Neal) and nominated for three others, including Best Screenplay.

Set in Kansas and Missouri, shot on location in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and California.

Red untitled wrappers. Title page present, dated August 18, 1972, with credits for director Peter Bogdanovich, screenwriter Alvin Sargent, and novelist Joe David Brown. 140 leaves, with last page of text numbered 139. Xerographic duplication on blue stock, rectos only, with two pink revision pages dated 8/21/72. Pages Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound with two gold brads.

Details

Title

Paper Moon (Original screenplay for the 1973 film)

Author

Peter Bogdanovich (director); Joe David Brown (novel); Alvin Sargent (screenwriter); Ryan O'Neal, Madeline Kahn, Tatum O'Neal (starring)

Condition

Unknown

Publisher

Saticoy Productions: Burbank, CA

Date

1972


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