The Longest Yard

2005 113 min ★ 6.7 Drama, Comedy, Crime

Disgraced pro football quarterback Paul Crewe lands in a Texas federal penitentiary, where manipulative Warden Hazen recruits him to advise the institution's football team of prison guards. Crewe suggests a tune-up game which lands him quarterbacking a crew of inmates in a game against the guards. Aided by incarcerated ex-NFL coach and player Nate Scarborough, Crewe and his team must overcome not only the bloodthirstiness of the opposition, but also the corrupt warden trying to fix the game against them.

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Cast

Adam Sandler

Paul Crewe

Chris Rock

Caretaker

James Cromwell

Warden Hazen

Nelly

Megget

Michael Irvin

Deacon Moss

Bob Sapp

Switowski

William Fichtner

Captain Knauer

Cloris Leachman

Lynette

Courteney Cox

Lena

Terry Crews

Cheeseburger Eddy

Details

Director

Peter Segal

Screenplay

Sheldon Turner

Tagline

"If you can't get out, get even."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$90,000,000

Revenue

$191,466,556

Production

Callahan Filmworks, Paramount Pictures, MTV Films, Columbia Pictures, Happy Madison Productions

Reviews

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John Chard

June 27, 2016

★ 8/10

You're as maniacal as a box of kittens. A remake of Robert Aldrich's 1974 film The Mean Machine, which starred Burt Reynolds, this version sees Peter Segal direct and Adam Sandler headlining. Also starring are Chris Rock, Burt Reynolds, James Cromwell and William Fitchner. One time gridiron superstar Paul Crewe, now disgraced, gets himself sent to a prison run by a gridiron fanatical warden....