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  1. 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
  2. Paper Lion. (film) 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. The film premiered in Detroit on October 2, 1968, and was released nationwide the week of October 14, 1968.

  3. For the climactic game footage, the makers of Paper Lion wisely made the handoff to Steve Sabol and NFL Films, and the end result offers one of the most punishing and memorable depictions of gridiron play ever captured for a feature film. The real-life sports figures captured on camera lend the movie a sense of nostalgic fun when viewed today ...

    • Alex March, Peter Scoppa, Ted Zachary
    • Alan Alda
  4. Paper Lion (1968) Paper Lion. (1968) G 10/23/1968 (US) Comedy 1h 47m. User. Score. What's your Vibe ? The Paper Lion is about to get creamed!

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

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