The Longest Yard (2005)

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

Director:

Peter Segal

Writers:

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

Stars:

Adam Sandler, Burt Reynolds, Chris Rock

3 wins & 17 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:

frame up | scantily clad female | voyeur | voyeurism | football helmet | 

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Taglines:

It's time to even the score

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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

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is not the first time that Adam Sandler has played a character that has insulted someone by calling them "Colonel Sanders". In The Waterboy (1998), Adam Sandler's character calls one of his professors that after he is insulted.

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Goofs

In the beginning of the game, Turley is wearing black sleeves for the first few plays. But after that he does not have sleeves any more.

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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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Alternate Versions

On cruise ship and airline versions, the profanity has not only been redubbed, but quite a bit of alternate footage has been inserted to tone the language down. For instance, Caretaker's line "Tell Ronnie you got knocked the fuck out" has been changed to "Well, tell Ronnie he should have warned you about that truck". Also, when Caretaker is telling the prison "women" that "it's football, not balls-ball", it has been replaced with "it's football, not *that* kind of ball". And when Ms. Tucker tells Brucie that his "breath smells like eight cans of shark shit", this has been replaced with "your breath smells so bad, I don't know whether to get you a toothbrush or some toilet paper". Cuts have been made to the video sequences between Crewe and the Warden's assistant, and to the one with Brucie and Ms. Tucker. In the final football game, the repeated statement "I think he just shit himself" has been changed to "I think he broke his freakin' neck".

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Connections

References Shrek (2001)

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Soundtracks

Higher Ground
by Stevie Wonder
Performed by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Courtesy of Capitol Records
Under license from EMI Film & Television Music

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.

Details

Official Sites:

Gaumont Columbia Tristar [France] Paramount [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 May 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Longest Yard

Filming Locations:

El Camino College, Torrance, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$82,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$47,606,480, 29 May 2005

Gross USA:

$158,119,460

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$191,466,556

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, Columbia Pictures, Happy Madison Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1