The Paper Chase (1973)
- Starring:
- Timothy Bottoms, Lindsay Wagner, (more)
- Director(s):
- James Bridges
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
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This filmization of John Jay Osborn Jr.'s novel Paper Chase ended up one of the surprise hits of the 1973-74 movie season. Timothy Bottoms stars as the Minnesotan Hart, a brilliant but naive first-year student at the Harvard Law School. Like most of his fellow aspiring attorneys, Hart is in fearful awe of his demanding, ego-deflating instructor, Professor Kingsfield (John Houseman). He is not so much intimidated by Kingsfield, however, as to resist falling in love with the professor's pretty daughter (Lindsay Wagner). An eminent theatrical and film producer, John Houseman won an Oscar for his first important film role (no, it wasn't his first film role ever; he'd played an unbilled cameo in 1964's Seven Days in May), launching Houseman on a latter-day acting career wherein he spent most of his time playing variations of Kingsfield. Houseman also recreated the role for a Paper Chase TV series, which first ran on CBS, then on public television, then on the Showtime pay cable service. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 112 mins
Complete Cast:
- Timothy Bottoms - Hart
- John Houseman - Kingsfield
- Edward Herrmann - Anderson
- Craig Richard Nelson - Bell
- Regina Baff - Asheley
- Blair Brown - Miss Farranti
- Dora Dainton - 2nd Hotel Maid
- Jan Campbell - 1st Hotel Maid
- Lindsay Wagner - Susan
- Graham Beckel - Ford
- James Naughton - Kevin
- Bob Lydiard - O'Connor
- Lenny Baker - Moss
- David Clennon - Toombs
- Regina Batt - Asheley
- Director(s):
- James Bridges
- Writer(s):
- James Bridges
- Producer(s):
- Roderick Paul, Robert C. Thompson, Jack Larson
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Questionable for Children, Adult Situations, Adult Language)
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- 1973 - The Paper Chase - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
- 1973 - The Paper Chase - National Board of Review - Best Supporting Actor
