Paper Lion

Paper Lion

Release: 1968 | Community Score: 68%

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

Cast

Alan Alda

Alan Alda

George Plimpton
Lauren Hutton

Lauren Hutton

Kate
Joe Schmidt

Joe Schmidt

Joe Schmidt
Alex Karras

Alex Karras

Alex Karras
Sugar Ray Robinson

Sugar Ray Robinson

Sugar Ray Robinson
Vince Lombardi

Vince Lombardi

Vince Lombardi
Frank Gifford

Frank Gifford

Frank Gifford
David Doyle

David Doyle

Oscar
Ann Turkel

Ann Turkel

Susan
John Gordy

John Gordy

John Gordy
Mike Lucci

Mike Lucci

Mike Lucci
Pat Studstill

Pat Studstill

Pat Studstill
Bill McPeak

Bill McPeak

Bill McPeak
Jim Martin

Jim Martin

Jim Martin
Jim David

Jim David

Jim David
Chuck Knox

Chuck Knox

Chuck Knox
John North

John North

John North
Carl Brettschneider

Carl Brettschneider

Carl Brettschneider
Roger Brown

Roger Brown

Roger Brown
Lem Barney

Lem Barney

Lem Barney
Lou Garney

Lou Garney

Lou Garney
Mike Weger

Mike Weger

Mike Weger
Karl Sweetan

Karl Sweetan

Karl Sweetan
Ron Kramer

Ron Kramer

Ron Kramer
Charles Bradshaw

Charles Bradshaw

Charles Bradshaw
Tom Vaughn

Tom Vaughn

Tom Vaughn
Bill Malinchak

Bill Malinchak

Bill Malinchak
Roger Shoals

Roger Shoals

Roger Shoals
Jerry Rush

Jerry Rush

Jerry Rush
Friday Macklam

Friday Macklam

Friday Macklam
Kent Falb

Kent Falb

Kent Falb
Richard Lane

Richard Lane

Richard Lane
Richard Thompson

Richard Thompson

Richard Thompson
Ernest R. Clark

Ernest R. Clark

Ernest R. Clark
Mel Farr

Mel Farr

Mel Farr
Nick Eddy

Nick Eddy

Nick Eddy
John McCambridge

John McCambridge

John McCambridge
Bill Cottrell

Bill Cottrell

Bill Cottrell
Denis Moore

Denis Moore

Denis Moore
Darris McCord

Darris McCord

Darris McCord
Jerry Zawadzkas

Jerry Zawadzkas

Jerry Zawadzka
John Henderson

John Henderson

John Henderson
Milt Plum

Milt Plum

Milt Plum
Tom Watkins

Tom Watkins

Tom Watkins
Amos Marsh

Amos Marsh

Amos Marsh
Mickey Walker

Mickey Walker

Mickey Walker
Rip Collins

Rip Collins

Rip Collins
Chuck Walton

Chuck Walton

Chuck Walton
Garo Yepremian

Garo Yepremian

Garo Yepremian
Wayne Rasmussen

Wayne Rasmussen

Wayne Rasmussen
Bruce Maher

Bruce Maher

Bruce Maher
David Kopay

David Kopay

David Kopay
Ron Goovert

Ron Goovert

Ron Goovert
Jim Gibbons

Jim Gibbons

Jim Gibbons
Ed Flanagan

Ed Flanagan

Ed Flanagan
Larry Hand

Larry Hand

Larry Hand
Frank Gallagher

Frank Gallagher

Frank Gallagher
Bob Kowalkowski

Bob Kowalkowski

Bob Kowalkowski
Paul Naumoff

Paul Naumoff

Paul Naumoff
Randy Winkler

Randy Winkler

Randy Winkler
John Robinson

John Robinson

John Robinson
Fred J. Scollay

Fred J. Scollay

Man
Mike Bersell

Mike Bersell

Boy (uncredited)
Ernie Harwell

Ernie Harwell

Baseball Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Roy Scheider

Roy Scheider

Man (uncredited)
Edward Winter

Edward Winter

Touch Football Player (uncredited)