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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.
Paper Lion: Directed by Alex March. With Alan Alda, Lauren Hutton, Joe Schmidt, Alex Karras. Sportswriter George Plimpton poses as a rookie quarterback for the Detroit Lions for a "Sports Illustrated" article.
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.
Reviews. Paper Lion. Roger Ebert December 10, 1968. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. A lot of reporters secretly believe they can do a better job than the men they write about. Movie critics, for example, are convinced they could make a better movie.
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.
- 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.
