The Longest Yard

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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Director(s)

Sean McNamara

John Hockridge

Peter Segal

John Nasraway

Nancy Karlin

Efrain Cortes

Joseph J. Kontra

Timothy Grant Engle

Doug Coleman

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Cast & crew

Chris Rock

Caretaker

Burt Reynolds

Coach Nate Scarborough

Nancy Karlin

Joey Diaz

Big Tony

David Patrick Kelly

Unger

Doug Coleman

William Fichtner

Captain Knauer

Brandon Molale

Guard Malloy

Cloris Leachman

Lynette

Nicholas Turturro

Brucie

Courteney Cox

Lena

Terry Crews

Cheeseburger Eddy

Robert Harvey

Cafeteria Guard

Kyle S. Brown

Football Fanatic (uncredited)

Adam Sandler

Paul Crewe

Dan Patrick

Officer Jack Pugh

Michael Papajohn

Guard Papajohn

Jason Williams

Texas State Policeman (uncredited)

Christopher Neiman

Big Ear Cop

Steve Austin

Guard Dunham

Jenae Altschwager

Party Guest

Brian Bosworth

Guard Garner

Tracy Morgan

Ms. Tucker

John Hockridge

Guard Hock

Steve Reevis

Baby Face Bob

Rob Schneider

Punky

James Cromwell

Warden Hazen

Joseph J. Kontra

Big Boy

Jesse

John Nasraway

Kevin Nash

Guard Engleheart

Bob Sapp

Switowski

Jim Rome

Self

Nelly

Megget

Michael Irvin

Deacon Moss

Bill Goldberg

Battle

Dalip Singh

Turley

Bill Romanowski

Guard Lambert

Lobo Sebastian

Torres

Edward Bunker

Skitchy Rivers

Conrad Goode

Guard Webster

Todd Holland

Guard Holland

Walter Williamson

Errol Dandridge

Allen Covert

Referee

Chris Berman

Self

Patrick Bristow

Walt

Lauren Sánchez Bezos

Self

Ed Lauter

Duane

Sean Salisbury

Vic

Rob "Revolution" Moore

Gavin

Michael H. Goodwyn

Con Transvestite

Ray Stoney

Con Transvestite

Michael Silas

Con Transvestite

Andre Fuentes

Con Transvestite

Lonnie Henderson

Con Transvestite

Asiel Hardison

Con Transvestite

Colin Kim

Con Transvestite

Mark Robert Ellis

Stretcher Guy

Timothy F. Crowley

Umpire

Mr. Porter

Basketball Convict

Bizarre

Basketball Convict

Proof

Basketball Convict

Kuniva

Basketball Convict

Bryan Burwell

Sportswriter

Sam Farmer

Sportswriter

Jay Glazer

Sportswriter

Peter King

Sportswriter

John McClain

Sportswriter

Adam Schefter

Sportswriter

Larry Weisman

Sportswriter

Marc S. Ganis

Lorenzo

Shane Ralston

Bradlee

Candace Juleff

Party Guest

Bryan Ross

Party Guest

Ricardo J. King

Press Box Technician

Stink Fisher

Cafeteria Prisoner

Jasper Pendergrass

Cafeteria Prisoner

Sean McNamara

Cafeteria Prisoner

Eric Chmielecki

Guard Sniper

Denise Marie Jerome

Guard Cheerleader

Jaayda McClanahan

Guard Cheerleader

Tara Wilson

Guard Cheerleader

Rachel Saydak

Guard Cheerleader

Cara-Lee Knodel

Guard Cheerleader

Nora Hassan

Guard Cheerleader

Steven Alford

K-9 Officer Beller (uncredited)

Swifty McVay

Basketball Convict (as Swift)

Peter Segal

Efrain Cortes

Timothy Grant Engle

Details

GenresDrama, Comedy, Crime

Runtime1h 53 mins

Released on27 May 2005

Languageen

Produced inUnited States of America

Reviews

John Chard

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. Coerced into being part of a match between the guards and the cons, Crewe has his work cut out to make a team out of misfits, runts and near idiots! Adam Sandler has always proved divisive, and this film has proved to be no exception. Massively popular at the box office (over $100 million profit), it's a film that anyone with an aversion to Sandler should stay away from. I mean if by 2005 you hadn't realised he's not for you then why would you watch this? Coming from someone who absolutely adores the original film, I had no hesitation in watching this, I like Sandler and I don't mind remakes as I'm always intrigued to see how they pan out. This is full of prison stereotypes, close to the knuckle humour and meaty violence, but is it funny? From my perspective yes it is, very much so, with some of the dialogue sparkling and delivered with comedic grace by a fine cast. But that's me, others, as we know, don't feel the same. The action is well put together by Segal, the convicts training sequences are great fun, while the main game that crowns the pic is exciting, dramatic and yes, great fun. The support slots contain more beef than an Aberdeen Angus stew, with the likes of Michael Irvin, Terry Crews, Steve Austin and Brian Bosworth fronting up, while David Patrick Kelly playing a weasel is never a bad thing. A lot of people loved it in 2005, I'm now one of their number. 7/10

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