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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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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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(USA) See more »Also Known As:
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 Al Sherman (as Sherman), Al Lewis (as Lewis) and Buddy Fields (as Fields)
Performed by The Soul Touchers Band and Chorus See more »
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According to Hal Needham in an Atlanta radio interview, someone was standing by waiting as they filmed the chase, and as soon as they pulled the Citroen SM out of the river, he paid for it and took possession. See more »Goofs
Continuity: After Scarboro scores his touchdown, he is taken out by a guard who hits him in his left knee. But when he is brought into the infirmary, his right knee is bandaged. 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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Soundtracks
"You Gotta Be a Football Hero"by Al Sherman (as Sherman), Al Lewis (as Lewis) and Buddy Fields (as Fields)
Performed by The Soul Touchers Band and Chorus See more »
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