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

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Paper Lion (1968)

1h 47m · 10/14/1968

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

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Cast
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Alan Alda

George Plimpton
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Lauren Hutton

Kate
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Joe Schmidt

Joe Schmidt
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Alex Karras

Alex Karras
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John Gordy

John Gordy
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Mike Lucci

Mike Lucci
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Pat Studstill

Pat Studstill
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Bill McPeak

Bill McPeak
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Jim Martin

Jim Martin
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Jim David

Jim David
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Chuck Knox

Charles Knox (as Charles Knox)
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John North

John North
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Carl Brettschneider

Carl Brettschneider
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Roger Brown

Roger Brown
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Lem Barney

Lem Barney
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Lou Garney

Lou Garney
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Mike Weger

Mike Weger
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Karl Sweetan

Karl Sweetan
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Ron Kramer

Ron Kramer
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Charles Bradshaw

Charles Bradshaw
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Tom Vaughn

Tom Vaughn
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Bill Malinchak

Bill Malinchak
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Roger Shoals

Roger Shoals
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Jerry Rush

Jerry Rush
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Friday Macklam

Friday Macklam
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Kent Falb

Kent Falb
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Richard Lane

Richard Lane
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Richard Thompson

Richard Thompson (as Dr. Richard Thompson)
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Ernest R. Clark

Ernie Clark (as Ernie Clark)
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Mel Farr

Mel Farr
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Nick Eddy

Nick Eddy
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John McCambridge

John Mc Cambridge
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Bill Cottrell

Bill Cottrell
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Denis Moore

Denis Moore
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Darris McCord

Darris McCord
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Jerry Zawadzkas

Jerry Zawadzkas
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John Henderson

John Henderson
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Milt Plum

Milt Plum
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Tom Watkins

Tom Watkins
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Amos Marsh

Amos Marsh
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Mickey Walker

Mickey Walker
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Rip Collins

Rip Collins
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Chuck Walton

Chuck Walton
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Garo Yepremian

Wayne Yepremian (as Wayne Yepremian)
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Wayne Rasmussen

Wayne Rasmussen
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Bruce Maher

Bruce Maher
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David Kopay

David Kopay
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Ron Goovert

Ron Goovert
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Jim Gibbons

Jim Gibbons
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Ed Flanagan

Ed Flanagan
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Larry Hand

Larry Hand
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Frank Gallagher

Frank Gallagher
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Bob Kowalkowski

Bob Kowalkowski (as Robert Kowalkowski)
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Paul Naumoff

Paul Naumoff
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Randy Winkler

Randy Winkler
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Vincent Lombardi

Vincent Lombardi
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John Robinson

John Robinson
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Frank Gifford

Frank Gifford
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Fred J. Scollay

Man
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David Doyle

Oscar
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Sugar Ray Robinson

Sugar Ray Robinson
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Ann Turkel

Susan
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Mike Bersell

Boy (uncredited)
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Ernie Harwell

Ernie Harwell - Baseball Announcer on Radio in Room (voice) (uncredited)
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Roy Scheider

(uncredited)
Crew
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Alex March

Director
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George Plimpton

Writer
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Lawrence Roman

Writer
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