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Release Date:
27 May 2005 (USA)
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Tagline:
It was hard to put a team together... until they found out who they were playing. more
Plot:
Prison inmates form a football team to challenge the prison guards. full summary | full synopsis
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2 wins
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15 nominations
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(94 articles)
The 180 second challenge
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Guide to the Movies Released Over 2009 Thanksgiving
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(From FilmInk.com.au. 19 November 2009, 11:03 PM, PST)
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it's trade-off: less character development, more laughs
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Adam Sandler | ... | Paul Crewe |
 | Chris Rock | ... | Caretaker |
 | Burt Reynolds | ... | Coach Nate Scarborough |
 | Nelly | ... | Megget |
| Michael Irvin | ... | Deacon Moss |
| Walter Williamson | ... | Errol Dandridge |
| Bill Goldberg | ... | Battle |
 | Terry Crews | ... | Cheeseburger Eddy |
| Bob Sapp | ... | Switowski |
| Nicholas Turturro | ... | Brucie |
| Dalip Singh | ... | Turley |
 | Lobo Sebastian | ... | Torres |
| Joey Diaz | ... | Big Tony (as Joey 'Coco' Diaz) |
| Steve Reevis | ... | Baby Face Bob |
 | David Patrick Kelly | ... | Unger |
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Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual humor, violence, language and drug references.
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113 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Sweden:11 |
Philippines:PG-13 |
Hong Kong:IIA |
Germany:12 |
Argentina:13 |
Brazil:16 |
Finland:K-15 |
UK:15 (DVD rating) |
Iceland:L |
Canada:PG |
Malaysia:U |
South Korea:15 |
Australia:M |
Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia) |
Canada:PG (Ontario) |
Norway:15 |
Singapore:PG |
UK:12A |
USA:PG-13 |
Ireland:15A
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The fanfare used in the Paramount Pictures logo is found only in this film.
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Continuity: Caretaker receives a package with a birthday cake inside from which he scoops out a pair of cleats, destroying one whole side. In the following scene, Switowski is eating the cake, which only has the center dug out.
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Break U Off
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I went to this film thinking it was going to suck. I was a big fan of the original. Loved it as a kid, although I know it's not a great film or anything.
I was surprised at how fun the remake was, although it is a superficial kind of fun. The original had better casting and stronger character development. Reynolds and Eddie Albert are so wonderful in their roles, Sandler and the new warden are pretty damn lame in comparison. And the original spent more time building the characters, so that by the end, the film really resonated in a way the remake does not.
BUT, the remake is a fun & energetic piece of pop entertainment. It goes much more for broad comedy and pretty much succeeds. It's not super- hilarious, but it's funny enough and much funnier than the original. Although Sandler is wrong for the part, he's likable enough. Chris Rock is funny, as are some of the others. And the overall brisk pace keeps the whole thing afloat.
Yes, it's a disposable movie. It lacks the dark undercurrents that made the first one so good. It even seems to self-consciously acknowledge that it will never stand outside the shadow of Burt Reynolds. No, it doesn't have as much substance, but it has its own childish charm.