Paper Lion

Paper Lion

107 mins | Comedy | Oct. 23, 1968

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

Paper Lion

107 mins | Comedy | Oct. 23, 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 United Artists, Stuart Miller Productions
Original title Paper Lion
Directors Alex March
Writers George Plimpton, Lawrence Roman

Cast

Alan Alda

as George Plimpton

Lauren Hutton

as Kate

Joe Schmidt

as Self

Alex Karras

as Self

John Gordy

as Self

Mike Lucci

as Self

Pat Studstill

as Self

Bill McPeak

as Self

Jim Martin

as Self

Jim David

as Self

Chuck Knox

as Self

John North

as Self

Roger Brown

as Self

Lem Barney

as Self

Lou Garney

as Self

Mike Weger

as Self

Karl Sweetan

as Self

Ron Kramer

as Self

Tom Vaughn

as Self

Bill Malinchak

as Self

Roger Shoals

as Self

Jerry Rush

as Self

Friday Macklam

as Self

Kent Falb

as Self

Richard Lane

as Self

Ernest R. Clark

as Self

Mel Farr

as Self

Nick Eddy

as Self

Bill Cottrell

as Self

Denis Moore

as Self

Darris McCord

as Self

Jerry Zawadzkas

as Self

John Henderson

as Self

Milt Plum

as Self

Tom Watkins

as Self

Amos Marsh

as Self

Mickey Walker

as Self

Rip Collins

as Self

Chuck Walton

as Self

Garo Yepremian

as Self

Wayne Rasmussen

as Self

Bruce Maher

as Self

David Kopay

as Self

Ron Goovert

as Self

Jim Gibbons

as Self

Ed Flanagan

as Self

Ed Flanagan

as Self

Larry Hand

as Self

Frank Gallagher

as Self

Bob Kowalkowski

as Self

Paul Naumoff

as Self

Randy Winkler

as Self

John Robinson

as Self

Frank Gifford

as Self

David Doyle

as Oscar

Ann Turkel

as Susan

Mike Bersell

as Boy (uncredited)

Ernie Harwell

as Baseball Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Roy Scheider

as Man (uncredited)