The Longest Yard (2005)

Prison inmates form a football team to challenge the prison guards.

Director:

Peter Segal

Writers:

Albert S. Ruddy (story), Tracy Keenan Wynn,

Stars:

Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Burt Reynolds

2 wins & 15 nominations.

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

Storyline

Paul "Wrecking" Crewe was a revered football superstar back in his day, but that time has since faded. But when a messy drunk driving incident lands him in jail, Paul finds he was specifically requested by Warden Hazen (James Cromwell), a duplicitous prison official well aware of Paul's athletic skills. Paul has been assigned the task of assembling a team of convicts, to square off in a big football game against the sadistic guards. With the help of fellow convict Caretaker, and an old legend named Nate Scarborough to coach, Crewe is ready for what promises to be a very interesting game. It's only the warden and the guards who have no idea who or what they're up against, with Paul the driving force behind the new team.

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Plot Keywords:

prison | warden | convict | coach | jail | 

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Taglines:

It was hard to put a team together... until they found out who they were playing.

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Sport

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual humor, violence, language and drug references

Details

Official Sites:

Gaumont Columbia Tristar [France] Paramount [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 May 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Spiel ohne Regeln

Filming Locations:

El Camino College, Torrance, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$82,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$484,550 (Germany) (23 September 2005)

Gross:

£4,382,307 (UK) (7 October 2005)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, Columbia Pictures Corporation, MTV Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The movie was filmed in a closed down part of the New Mexico State Penitentary called "Old Main". It was this part of the prison where one of the worst prison riots in U.S. history occurred on 2 February 1980. The state offers the building for rent for film purposes.

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Goofs

When the guards and the convicts are on the buses riding to the stadium to the play the game, the guards are in a coach bus with tinted windows, and the convicts are on the blue school bus. When the two buses turn the corner the school bus is clearly empty. Yet, in the next scene, the boys are stepping down off the bus.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Lorenzo: I love that dress.
Lena: Of course you do, Lorenzo, you made it.

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Connections

Referenced in Jeopardy!: Episode #26.132 (2010)

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Soundtracks

"Fall-Off Truck"

User Reviews

Take it for a stand alone movie..

Don't compare today's comedy version of "The Longest Yard" to the old with Burt Reynolds. Today's is good and effective for what it is, a comedy film with a bit of action interlaced. So many classic Hollywood films were so good, that any attempt at a remake is just going to fall flat on its face. The Longest Yard with Adam Sandler is more of today's take on the story if you asked me. It has humor, and is Sandler at his best with Chris Rock playing his role well too. Critics and classic moviegoers beware. Unless you are open-minded, you will never find the hidden treasures of the movie world. It's a football comedy, plain and simple.