Plimpton! tells the story of writer, editor, amateur sportsman and friend to many, George Plimpton. Using Plimpton’s own narration – along with thoughts and stories from friends, family and contemporaries – the film is a joyful celebration of a life lived fully, richly, strangely, and, at times, a life that is hard to believe was actually lived by just one man.
Direction
Seamless archival alchemy—Plimpton narrates his own elegy
Production
A love letter to The Paris Review's golden era
Editing
Juggling firework accidents and literary salons without whiplash
Director
Luke Poling
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Plimpton's 1966 book 'Paper Lion' remains the gold standard for sports journalism, born from his actual training camp tryout with Detroit. He threw five interceptions in one scrimmage.
The film captures a vanished Manhattan where writers were celebrities and The Paris Review offices functioned as a salon—before literary culture migrated to MFA programs and Twitter.
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