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  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • Laemmle/Zeller Films
  • 1 h 29 m
  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • Laemmle/Zeller Films
  • 1 h 29 m
Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself

Summary 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 actuall...

Directed By: Tom Bean, Luke Poling

Written By: Tom Bean, Luke Poling

  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • Laemmle/Zeller Films
  • 1 h 29 m
  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • Laemmle/Zeller Films
  • 1 h 29 m

Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews
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Summary 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 actuall...

Directed By: Tom Bean, Luke Poling

Written By: Tom Bean, Luke Poling

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews
74
86% Positive
12 Reviews
14% Mixed
2 Reviews
0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews
74
86% Positive
12 Reviews
14% Mixed
2 Reviews
0% Negative
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100
Jun 26, 2013
A remarkable doc about a life well lived.
FULL REVIEW
88
Jun 20, 2013
He was many things, the documentary reveals, but self-serious was not among the late writer’s lengthy list of descriptors.
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80
May 21, 2013
A skilled portrait of a literary light shadowed by his public profile. The film, written and directed by Tom Bean and Luke Poling, tacitly suggests a reconsideration of its subject, who deserves it.
By Andy Webster FULL REVIEW
75
Jun 21, 2013
Tom Bean and Luke Poling’s documentary shows that its subject’s true talent may have been for an occupation no less rarefied than the ones he failed at: movie star.
By Mark Feeney FULL REVIEW
70
May 21, 2013
Directors Tom Bean and Luke Poling never shy away from the possibility that Plimpton at times was more a personality than a serious writer.
By Alan Scherstuhl FULL REVIEW
70
May 17, 2013
An entertaining profile of the self-avowed participatory journalist and his tumultuous life and times.
By Eddie Cockrell FULL REVIEW
50
May 17, 2013
Its looseness adequately portrays Plimpton as an inwardly conflicted figure, but it fails to make much of a case for his legacy outside of The Paris Review's still-noticeable brand.
By Joseph Jon Lanthier FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Joyce Entertainment, The Offices of SPECTRE
Release Date May 22, 2013
Duration 1 h 29 m
Rating Not Rated
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Awards

Nashville Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Oxford Film Festival, Mississippi, USA
• 1 Nomination
DOC NYC
• 1 Nomination

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