Paper Lion (1968)
1h 47m
Running Time
October 23, 1968Release Date
Paper Lion (1968)
1h 47m
Running Time
October 23, 1968Release Date
Network & Production Companies

Plot.
Sportswriter George Plimpton poses as a rookie quarterback for the Detroit Lions for a "Sports Illustrated" article.
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Cast & Crew.

Alan Alda
George Plimpton

Lauren Hutton
Kate

Joe Schmidt
Self

Alex Karras
Self

John Gordy
Self

Mike Lucci
Self

Pat Studstill
Self

Bill McPeak
Self

Jim Martin
Self

Jim Martin
Jim Martin

Jim David
Self

Chuck Knox
Self

John North
Self

Carl Brettschneider
Self

Roger Brown
Self

Lem Barney
Self

Lou Garney
Self

Mike Weger
Self

Karl Sweetan
Self

Ron Kramer
Self

Charles Bradshaw
Self

Tom Vaughn
Self

Bill Malinchak
Self

Roger Shoals
Self

Jerry Rush
Self

Friday Macklam
Self

Kent Falb
Self

Richard Lane
Self

Richard Thompson
Self

Ernest R. Clark
Self

Mel Farr
Self

Nick Eddy
Self

John McCambridge
Self

Bill Cottrell
Self

Denis Moore
Self

Darris McCord
Self

Jerry Zawadzkas
Self

John Henderson
Self

Milt Plum
Self

Tom Watkins
Self

Amos Marsh
Self

Mickey Walker
Self

Rip Collins
Self

Chuck Walton
Self

Garo Yepremian
Self

Wayne Rasmussen
Self

Bruce Maher
Self

David Kopay
Self

Ron Goovert
Self

Jim Gibbons
Self

Ed Flanagan
Self

Ed Flanagan
Self

Larry Hand
Self

Frank Gallagher
Self

Bob Kowalkowski
Self

Paul Naumoff
Self

Randy Winkler
Self

Vincent Lombardi
Self

John Robinson
Self

Frank Gifford
Self

Fred J. Scollay
Man

David Doyle
Oscar

Sugar Ray Robinson
Self

Ann Turkel
Susan

Mike Bersell
Boy (uncredited)

Ernie Harwell
Baseball Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Roy Scheider
Man (uncredited)

Alex March
Director

Roger Kellaway
Original Music Composer

Stuart Millar
Producer

George Plimpton
Story / Book

Nicholas Masci
Associate Producer
Media.

Details.
Release DateOctober 23, 1968
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 47m
Content RatingG
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
american football
sport
writer
based on memoir or autobiography
Wiki.
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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