History Film / PaperMoon

* WorkOffTheDebt: This is the reason why Addie stays with Moses in the beginning -- he uses the threat of a lawsuit to collect $200 from the family of the man who accidentally killed her mother, then spends most of it to repair his car and tries to put send Addie off on a train to her aunt's with just $20. Addie, knowing that the money rightfully belongs to her, threatens to report him to the police unless he raises the money to pay her back.

* WorkOffTheDebt: This is the reason why Addie stays with Moses in the beginning -- he uses the threat of a lawsuit to collect $200 from the family of the man who accidentally killed her mother, then spends most of it to repair his car. Addie, knowing that the money rightfully belongs to her, threatens to report him to the police unless he raises the money to pay her back.

* {{Hustler}} / ShortCon: Moses and Addie.

* LittleMissSnarker [=/=] MouthyKid: Addie is not a sweet-talking, always-smiling child.

* ServileSnarker [=/=] SassyBlackWoman: Trixie's maid, Imogene, is a subdued example; while she won't sass Miss Trixie to her face, she doesn't hesitate to perform small acts of subversion, such as recklessly tossing the bags right after Trixie warns her to be gentle with them.

** Miss Trixie has to "go winky think".

* LittleMissSnarker[=/=]MouthyKid: Addie is not a sweet-talking, always-smiling child.

* ServileSnarker / SassyBlackWoman: Trixie's maid, Imogene, is a subdued example; while she won't sass Miss Trixie to her face, she doesn't hesitate to perform small acts of subversion, such as recklessly tossing the bags right after Trixie warns her to be gentle with them.

-->'''Trixie:''' "So how 'bout it, honey? Just for a little while, let old Trixie sit up front with her big tits."

-->'''Addie:''' "Imogene, what do you suppose Miss Trixie'd do if somebody offered her $25 to put out?"\\
'''Imogene:''' "Ooo Wee! You crazy? For that much money, that woman'd drop her pants down in the middle of the road!"

-->'''Addie:''' "I want my two hundred dollars!"

* WorkOffTheDebt: This is the reason why Addie stays with Moses in the beginning -- he uses the threat of a lawsuit to collect $200 from the family who killed her mother, then spends most of it to repair his car. Addie threatens to report him to the police unless he raises the money to pay her back.

* RecycledTheSeries: Paramount produced a short-lived sitcom adaptation, starring Christopher Connelly and Creator/JodieFoster. It aired on Creator/{{ABC}} in 1974 and lasted for 13 episodes.

* SpinOff: Paramount produced a short-lived sitcom spinoff, starring Christopher Connelly and Jodie Foster. It aired on ABC in 1974 and lasted for 13 episodes.

* SassyBlackWoman: Trixie's maid, Imogene, is a subdued example; while she won't sass Miss Trixie to her face, she doesn't hesitate to perform small acts of subversion, such as recklessly tossing the bags right after Trixie warns her to be gentle with them.

* JerkassWoobie: Miss Trixie.

* ActingForTwo: John Hillerman plays both the Doniphan County Sheriff and the Bootlegger.

* RandomSmokingScene: Child actress Tatum O' Neal plays a con artist in this film, alongside her own father, Ryan O' Neal. You would think that he would at least guard her from being exploited by the director, but no. The ten year old actress is seen smoking in several scenes. It's even visible on the friggin' poster! And she won an Academy Award for her portrayal!

The film was nominated for AcademyAwards in four categories: Best Screenplay Adaptation, Best Sound, and two nominations for Best Supporting Actress -- Madeline Kahn and Tatum O'Neal herself. Tatum won, making her the youngest actor to win a competitive Oscar (she was 10).

* RoadMovie: Moses and Addie Travel from Gorham, Kansas to Joplin, Missouri.

* LittleMissSnarker: Addie is not a sweet-talking, always-smiling child.

* SourceMusic: all the music in the movie has a diegetic source (usually Addie's radio or the car radio)

* QuickChange: done by both Moses and Addie.

* UnusualEuphemism: Miss Trixie has to "go winky tink"

During TheGreatDepression Moses Pray, a ConMan specializing in selling BiblesFromTheDead, is tasked with delivering a recently orphaned 9-year-old girl Addie to her aunt. Despite vehemently denying that Addie is his daughter (which she likely is, considering Moses knew her "wild" mother well), he takes a liking to a her - even more so when he realizes his grifting looks more legit with a child by his side.

* TheAllegedCar: the truck Moses trades his 1936 Ford Convertible for

* ChildrenAreInnocent: ha ha. Basically explains why Moses and Addie do business that well.

* RoadMovie: Moses and Addie Travel from Gorham, Kansas to Joplin, Missouri

* UnusualEuphemism: Miss Trixy has to "go winky tink"

* CosmeticCatastrophie: A non-visual example -- Addie puts on some of her mother's perfume in an attempt to seem more grown up, but having never used perfume before she practically bathes in it. She's pleased when Moses obviously notices the smell, but becomes less pleased when he cracks open the windscreen in the car to ''get rid of'' it.

* HotDad: Maybe a dad, definitely hot.

* RealLifeRelative: Moses and Addie are played by father and daughter Ryan and Tatum O'Neal.

* UnusualEuphemism: Miss Trixy has to "go winky tink"