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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.
Alan Alda plays George Plimpton, a sportswriter who joins the Detroit Lions as a quarterback for a magazine article. The film is based on a true story and features many real NFL players and coaches in cameo roles.
- (1.2K)
- Comedy, Sport
- Alex March
- 1968-10-14
With one film appearance under his belt, he landed the lead in the feature adaptation of George Plimpton's popular memoir Paper Lion (1968), and the end result has remained an enduring comedy favorite for football devotees.
- Alex March, Peter Scoppa, Ted Zachary
- Alan Alda
George Plimpton, a Harvard grad and writer, joins the Detroit Lions and tries to play pro football in this "amiable fiction" based on a true story. Alan Alda stars as Plimpton and Lauren Hutton as his love interest in this movie that Roger Ebert calls "crackerjack wish fulfillment".
Desperate to fulfill a magazine contract and to shut up his nagging editor, prominent sports writer George Plimpton (Alan Alda) needs an idea for a story.
- (8)
- Alex March
- G
- Comedy
Summaries. Sportswriter George Plimpton poses as a rookie quarterback for the Detroit Lions for a "Sports Illustrated" article. George Plimpton wants to write a story for Sports Illustrated on what it is like to be a quarterback for an NFL team.
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.
