Paper Lion
Paper Lion

Paper Lion

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1968
1h 47m
6.8(13 votes)
Comedy

Overview

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

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Cast & Crew

66 members
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Alan Alda

George Plimpton

Alan Alda
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Lauren Hutton

Kate

Lauren Hutton
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Joe Schmidt

Joe Schmidt

Joe Schmidt
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Alex Karras

Alex Karras

Alex Karras
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Sugar Ray Robinson

Sugar Ray Robinson

Sugar Ray Robinson
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Vince Lombardi

Vince Lombardi

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Frank Gifford

Frank Gifford

Frank Gifford
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David Doyle

Oscar

David Doyle
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Ann Turkel

Susan

Ann Turkel
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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

Chuck 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

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Ernest R. Clark

Ernest R. Clark

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Mel Farr

Mel Farr

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Nick Eddy

Nick Eddy

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John McCambridge

John McCambridge

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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 Zawadzka

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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

Garo Yepremian

Garo 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

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Paul Naumoff

Paul Naumoff

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Randy Winkler

Randy Winkler

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John Robinson

John Robinson

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Fred J. Scollay

Man

Fred J. Scollay
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Mike Bersell

Boy (uncredited)

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Ernie Harwell

Baseball Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

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Roy Scheider

Man (uncredited)

Roy Scheider
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Edward Winter

Touch Football Player (uncredited)

Edward Winter

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