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The Longest Yard (1974)
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A sadistic warden asks a former pro quarterback, now serving time in his prison, to put together a team of inmates to take on (and get pummeled by) the guards. Director:Robert Aldrich |
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| Eddie Albert | ... | ||
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Harry Caesar | ... |
Granville
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John Steadman | ... |
Pop
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Charles Tyner | ... | |
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Mike Henry | ... |
Rassmeusen
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Jim Nicholson | ... |
Ice Man
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Miss Toot
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Pervis Atkins | ... |
Mawabe
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Tony Cacciotti | ... |
Rotka
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Anitra Ford | ... |
Melissa Gaines
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Michael Fox | ... |
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Storyline
A football player-turned-convict organizes a team of inmates to play against a team of prison guards. His dilemma is that the warden asks him to throw the game in return for an early release, but he is also concerned about the inmates' lack of self-esteem. Written by Matt Heffernan <msh6880@cs.rit.edu>
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The Mean Machine See more »Box Office
Gross:
$43,008,075 (USA) (1974)Company Credits
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Melissa: How long do we have to keep watching this crap?... Only a moron can sit and watch two football games, one after the other.
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by John Barry (as Barry) and Don Black (as Black)
Performed by The Soul Touchers Band and Chorus See more »
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Ray Nitschke, the Green Bay Packer great, played a game called "Kill the Star" while on the playing field with Burt Reynolds. See more »Goofs
Factual errors: At the end of the first half, the score was announced as Guards 16, Inmates 13. However, the prisoners scored a touchdown and made the two point conversion for 8 points. At the end of the half, they scored on an interception and failed on the extra point, that makes 14 points. The score should have been at least 16-14. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Melissa: How long do we have to keep watching this crap?... Only a moron can sit and watch two football games, one after the other.
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"Born Free"by John Barry (as Barry) and Don Black (as Black)
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