Paper Lion (1968)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Alex March

Writers:

George Plimpton (book) (story)
Lawrence Roman (writer)

Genre:

Comedy | Sport

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Detroit Lions | Writer | Sports Team | American Football | Based On Autobiography

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe.

Cast

Alan Alda	...	George Plimpton
Lauren Hutton	...	Kate
Joe Schmidt	...	Himself
Alex Karras	...	Himself
John Gordy	...	Himself
Mike Lucci	...	Himself
Pat Studstill	...	Himself
Bill McPeak	...	Himself
Jim Martin	...	Himself
Jim David	...	Himself
Charles Knox	...	Himself
John North	...	Himself
Carl Brettschneider	...	Himself
Roger Brown	...	Himself
Lou Garney	...	Himself

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #21990)

Company:

Stuart Miller Productions

Goofs:

Factual errors: After George enters the game and the team is penalized for Delay of Game, the referee is shown winding the clock. The clock is not started after a Delay penalty.

Quotes:

Vincent Lombardi: You try the AFL?

OK film, more interesting to see NFL in those days

A fairly good adaptation of George Plimpton's book. A young Alan Alda did pretty well playing Plimpton. But as another commenter pointed out, it was most interesting to see pro football in the days when the coaches were the bosses, the players did what they were told, and no thuggishness or criminality was tolerated. Football was tough, and masculine, and that was okay. No strutting, no trash talk. Ah, those were the days.