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Summary
Sportswriter George Plimpton poses as a rookie quarterback for the Detroit Lions for a "Sports Illustrated" article.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 54GoodWatch 58
IMDb6.2
Audience score45%
Running time
1 h 47 min
A typical length for comedies, +7 min on the typical 100
typical 100107Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Released
1968
October 14, 1968
58 years ago
Genre
ComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
and 9 more66 people
- Alan AldaGeorge Plimpton
- Lauren HuttonKate
- Joe SchmidtJoe Schmidt
- Alex KarrasAlex Karras
- Sugar Ray RobinsonSugar Ray Robinson
- VLVince LombardiVince Lombardi
- Frank GiffordFrank Gifford
- David DoyleOscar
- Ann TurkelSusan
- JGJohn GordyJohn Gordy
- MLMike LucciMike Lucci
- PSPat StudstillPat Studstill
- BMBill McPeakBill McPeak
- JMJim MartinJim Martin
- JDJim DavidJim David
- CKChuck KnoxChuck Knox
- JNJohn NorthJohn North
- CBCarl BrettschneiderCarl Brettschneider
- RBRoger BrownRoger Brown
- LBLem BarneyLem Barney
- LGLou GarneyLou Garney
- MWMike WegerMike Weger
- KSKarl SweetanKarl Sweetan
- RKRon KramerRon Kramer
Directing · 1
- Alex March Director
Writing · 2
- Lawrence Roman Writer
- George Plimpton Book
Production · 2
- Stuart Millar Producer
- Nicholas Masci Associate Producer
Camera · 2
- Peter Garbarini Director of Photography
- Morris Hartzband Director of Photography
Editing · 3
- Sidney Katz Editor
- John Carter Editor
- Louis San Andres Editor
Sound · 1
- Roger Kellaway Original Music Composer
Other crew · 2
- Edwin J. Anderson Thanks
- William Clay Ford Thanks
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