Paper Lion

Alex March
1968-10-23

The Paper Lion is about to get creamed!
6.8
107 min

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

Cast

Name Character Team
Alan Alda George Plimpton Unowned
Lauren Hutton Kate Unowned
Joe Schmidt Self Unowned
Alex Karras Self Unowned
John Gordy Self Unowned
Mike Lucci Self Unowned
Pat Studstill Self Unowned
Bill McPeak Self Unowned
Jim Martin Self Unowned
Jim David Self Unowned
Chuck Knox Self Unowned
John North Self Unowned
Carl Brettschneider Self Unowned
Roger Brown Self Unowned
Lem Barney Self Unowned
Lou Garney Self Unowned
Mike Weger Self Unowned
Karl Sweetan Self Unowned
Ron Kramer Self Unowned
Charles Bradshaw Self Unowned
Tom Vaughn Self Unowned
Bill Malinchak Self Unowned
Roger Shoals Self Unowned
Jerry Rush Self Unowned
Friday Macklam Self Unowned
Kent Falb Self Unowned
Richard Lane Self Unowned
Richard Thompson Self Unowned
Ernest R. Clark Self Unowned
Mel Farr Self Unowned
Nick Eddy Self Unowned
John McCambridge Self Unowned
Bill Cottrell Self Unowned
Denis Moore Self Unowned
Darris McCord Self Unowned
Jerry Zawadzkas Self Unowned
John Henderson Self Unowned
Milt Plum Self Unowned
Tom Watkins Self Unowned
Amos Marsh Self Unowned
Mickey Walker Self Unowned
Rip Collins Self Unowned
Chuck Walton Self Unowned
Garo Yepremian Self Unowned
Wayne Rasmussen Self Unowned
Bruce Maher Self Unowned
David Kopay Self Unowned
Ron Goovert Self Unowned
Jim Gibbons Self Unowned
Ed Flanagan Self Unowned
Ed Flanagan Self Unowned
Larry Hand Self Unowned
Frank Gallagher Self Unowned
Bob Kowalkowski Self Unowned
Paul Naumoff Self Unowned
Randy Winkler Self Unowned
Vincent Lombardi Self Unowned
John Robinson Self Unowned
Frank Gifford Self Unowned
Fred J. Scollay Man Unowned
David Doyle Oscar Unowned
Sugar Ray Robinson Self Unowned
Ann Turkel Susan Unowned
Mike Bersell Boy (uncredited) Unowned
Ernie Harwell Baseball Announcer (voice) (uncredited) Unowned
Roy Scheider Man (uncredited) Unowned