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Paper Lion

1968, Movie, G, 105 mins

Paper Lion: Review

Alan Alda made his screen debut in this amusing, occasionally insightful adaptation of one of the several articles writer George Plimpton wrote for Sports Illustrated in 1966, in which he wittly described his fristhand experiences in professional sports. Alda plays Plimpton, who here tries to pass himself off as a real free-agent quarterback for the Detriot Lions. Read the complete review for Paper Lion