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Paper Lion is a 1968 sports comedy film starring Alan Alda as writer George Plimpton, based on Plimpton's 1966 nonfiction book of the same name depicting his tryout with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League.
- $1.7 million (rentals)
- Stuart Millar
Paper Lion: Directed by Alex March. With Alan Alda, Lauren Hutton, Joe Schmidt, Alex Karras. Sportswriter George Plimpton poses as a rookie quarterback for the Detroit Lions for a "Sports Illustrated" article.
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- Comedy, Sport
- Alex March
- 1968-10-14
16 de abr. de 2024 · Sinopse. O jornalista esportivo George Plimpton decide inovar para escrever seu próximo artigo para a Sports Illustrated com maior propriedade: ele viverá um período como quarterback calouro do...
Paper Lion. Paper Lion is a 1966 non-fiction book by American author George Plimpton . In 1960, Plimpton, not an athlete, arranged to pitch to a lineup of professional baseball players in an All-Star exhibition, presumably to answer the question, "How would the average man off of the street fare in an attempt to compete with the stars of ...
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- George Plimpton
- 1966
- Harper & Row
Powered by JustWatch. A lot of reporters secretly believe they can do a better job than the men they write about. Movie critics, for example, are convinced they could make a better movie. Political reporters believe they're brighter and better informed than the politicians they write about and this is usually true.
Paper Lion. Desperate to fulfill a magazine contract and to shut up his nagging editor, prominent sports writer George Plimpton (Alan Alda) needs an idea for a story.
- Comedy
With one film appearance under his belt, he landed the lead in the feature adaptation of George Plimpton's popular memoir Paper Lion (1968), and the end result has remained an enduring comedy favorite for football devotees.
