Paper Lion

Paper Lion

Comedy

Paper Lion

107 minutes
10/23/1968
6.8

Overview

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

Cast

Alan Alda
Alan AldaGeorge Plimpton
Lauren Hutton
Lauren HuttonKate
Joe Schmidt
Joe SchmidtSelf
Alex Karras
Alex KarrasSelf
John Gordy
John GordySelf
Mike Lucci
Mike LucciSelf
Pat Studstill
Pat StudstillSelf
Bill McPeak
Bill McPeakSelf
Jim Martin
Jim MartinSelf
Jim David
Jim DavidSelf
Chuck Knox
Chuck KnoxSelf
John North
John NorthSelf
Carl Brettschneider
Carl BrettschneiderSelf
Roger Brown
Roger BrownSelf
Lem Barney
Lem BarneySelf
Lou Garney
Lou GarneySelf
Mike Weger
Mike WegerSelf
Karl Sweetan
Karl SweetanSelf
Ron Kramer
Ron KramerSelf
Charles Bradshaw
Charles BradshawSelf
Tom Vaughn
Tom VaughnSelf
Bill Malinchak
Bill MalinchakSelf
Roger Shoals
Roger ShoalsSelf
Jerry Rush
Jerry RushSelf
Friday Macklam
Friday MacklamSelf
Kent Falb
Kent FalbSelf
Richard Lane
Richard LaneSelf
Richard Thompson
Richard ThompsonSelf
Ernest R. Clark
Ernest R. ClarkSelf
Mel Farr
Mel FarrSelf
Nick Eddy
Nick EddySelf
John McCambridge
John McCambridgeSelf
Bill Cottrell
Bill CottrellSelf
Denis Moore
Denis MooreSelf
Darris McCord
Darris McCordSelf
Jerry Zawadzkas
Jerry ZawadzkasSelf
John Henderson
John HendersonSelf
Milt Plum
Milt PlumSelf
Tom Watkins
Tom WatkinsSelf
Amos Marsh
Amos MarshSelf
Mickey Walker
Mickey WalkerSelf
Rip Collins
Rip CollinsSelf
Chuck Walton
Chuck WaltonSelf
Garo Yepremian
Garo YepremianSelf
Wayne Rasmussen
Wayne RasmussenSelf
Bruce Maher
Bruce MaherSelf
David Kopay
David KopaySelf
Ron Goovert
Ron GoovertSelf
Jim Gibbons
Jim GibbonsSelf
Ed Flanagan
Ed FlanaganSelf
Ed Flanagan
Ed FlanaganSelf
Larry Hand
Larry HandSelf
Frank Gallagher
Frank GallagherSelf
Bob Kowalkowski
Bob KowalkowskiSelf
Paul Naumoff
Paul NaumoffSelf
Randy Winkler
Randy WinklerSelf
Vincent Lombardi
Vincent LombardiSelf
John Robinson
John RobinsonSelf
Frank Gifford
Frank GiffordSelf
Fred J. Scollay
Fred J. ScollayMan
David Doyle
David DoyleOscar
Sugar Ray Robinson
Sugar Ray RobinsonSelf
Ann Turkel
Ann TurkelSusan
Mike Bersell
Mike BersellBoy (uncredited)
Ernie Harwell
Ernie HarwellBaseball Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Roy Scheider
Roy ScheiderMan (uncredited)