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George Plimpton, a sportswriter, pretends to be a rookie quarterback for the Detroit Lions for a magazine article. The film is based on his book and features real NFL players and coaches, as well as Alan Alda and Lauren Hutton.
- (1,2K)
- Comedy, Sport
- Alex March
- 1968-10-14
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 ...
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.
About this movie. arrow_forward. 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.
Alan Alda portrays a journalist who wants to see what it's like to try out for a professional football team. Much chaos and comedy reslut. Based on the true experiences of writer George Plimpton. In HD.
A comedy about George Plimpton, a writer who joins the Detroit Lions and tries to play pro football. Alan Alda stars as Plimpton, and Lauren Hutton as his love interest, in this adaptation of Plimpton's book.
Synopsis. In order to gain first-hand experience for articles published by Sports Illustrated magazine, writer George Plimpton has pitched in baseball's all-star game and gone a few rounds in the fight ring with Sugar Ray Robinson.
