Paper Lion (1968)
The Paper Lion is about to get creamed!
Sportswriter George Plimpton poses as a rookie quarterback for the Detroit Lions for a "Sports Illustrated" article.
- Date of release
- 1968-10-14
- TMDB
- 6.8 / 10 (15)
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Alex March
Casting
- Alan Alda — George Plimpton
- Lauren Hutton — Kate
- Joe Schmidt — Joe Schmidt
- Alex Karras — Alex Karras
- Sugar Ray Robinson — Sugar Ray Robinson
- Vince Lombardi — Vince Lombardi
- Frank Gifford — Frank Gifford
- David Doyle — Oscar
- Ann Turkel — Susan
- John Gordy — John Gordy
- Mike Lucci — Mike Lucci
- Pat Studstill — Pat Studstill
Interesting facts
- Based on: Paper Lion
Paper Lion is a 1968 sports comedy film starring Alan Alda as writer George Plimpton, based on Plimpton's 1966 nonfiction book of the same name depicting his tryout with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. The film premiered in Detroit on October 2, 1968, and was released nationwide the week of October 14, 1968.
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