Paper Lion

Paper Lion

107 mins | Comedy | Oct. 14, 1968

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

Paper Lion

107 mins | Comedy | Oct. 14, 1968

Paper Lion
Sportswriter George Plimpton poses as a rookie quarterback for the Detroit Lions for a "Sports Illustrated" article.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Stuart Miller Productions
Original title Paper Lion
Directors Alex March
Writers Lawrence Roman, George Plimpton

Cast

Alan Alda

as George Plimpton

Lauren Hutton

as Kate

Joe Schmidt

as Joe Schmidt

Alex Karras

as Alex Karras

Sugar Ray Robinson

as Sugar Ray Robinson

Vince Lombardi

as Vince Lombardi

Frank Gifford

as Frank Gifford

David Doyle

as Oscar

Ann Turkel

as Susan

John Gordy

as John Gordy

Mike Lucci

as Mike Lucci

Pat Studstill

as Pat Studstill

Bill McPeak

as Bill McPeak

Jim Martin

as Jim Martin

Jim David

as Jim David

Chuck Knox

as Chuck Knox

John North

as John North

Carl Brettschneider

as Carl Brettschneider

Roger Brown

as Roger Brown

Lem Barney

as Lem Barney

Lou Garney

as Lou Garney

Mike Weger

as Mike Weger

Karl Sweetan

as Karl Sweetan

Ron Kramer

as Ron Kramer

Charles Bradshaw

as Charles Bradshaw

Tom Vaughn

as Tom Vaughn

Bill Malinchak

as Bill Malinchak

Roger Shoals

as Roger Shoals

Jerry Rush

as Jerry Rush

Friday Macklam

as Friday Macklam

Kent Falb

as Kent Falb

Richard Lane

as Richard Lane

Richard Thompson

as Richard Thompson

Ernest R. Clark

as Ernest R. Clark

Mel Farr

as Mel Farr

Nick Eddy

as Nick Eddy

John McCambridge

as John McCambridge

Bill Cottrell

as Bill Cottrell

Denis Moore

as Denis Moore

Darris McCord

as Darris McCord

Jerry Zawadzkas

as Jerry Zawadzka

John Henderson

as John Henderson

Milt Plum

as Milt Plum

Tom Watkins

as Tom Watkins

Amos Marsh

as Amos Marsh

Mickey Walker

as Mickey Walker

Rip Collins

as Rip Collins

Chuck Walton

as Chuck Walton

Garo Yepremian

as Garo Yepremian

Wayne Rasmussen

as Wayne Rasmussen

Bruce Maher

as Bruce Maher

David Kopay

as David Kopay

Ron Goovert

as Ron Goovert

Jim Gibbons

as Jim Gibbons

Ed Flanagan

as Ed Flanagan

Larry Hand

as Larry Hand

Frank Gallagher

as Frank Gallagher

Bob Kowalkowski

as Bob Kowalkowski

Paul Naumoff

as Paul Naumoff

Randy Winkler

as Randy Winkler

John Robinson

as John Robinson

Mike Bersell

as Boy (uncredited)

Ernie Harwell

as Baseball Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Roy Scheider

as Man (uncredited)

Edward Winter

as Touch Football Player (uncredited)