The Longest Yard (2005)

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Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Burt Reynolds, Nelly, James Cromwell, William Fichtner, Michael Irvin, Bill Romanowski, Bill Goldberg, Brian Bosworth
director:
Peter Segal
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details
Studio: Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Rating: PG-13
Release Date: May 27, 2005
Running Time: 113 mins.
Country Of Origin: United States
synopsis
When former NFL player Paul Crewe is sent to prison, the warden forces him to transform a diverse group of inmates into a football team. Unlikely teammates, the convicts unite when they find out who they are playing: the guards. With the help of fellow inmates Nate Scarborough and Caretaker, Crewe promises the cons a chance to exact revenge in a bone-crushing showdown where anything goes.
cast + crew
Peter Segal
Director
Adam Sandler
Paul Crewe
Chris Rock
Caretaker
Burt Reynolds
Coach Nate Scarborough
Nelly
Megget
James Cromwell
Warden Hazen
William Fichtner
Capt. Knauer
Michael Irvin
Deacon Moss
Bill Romanowski
Guard Lambert
Bill Goldberg
Battle
Brian Bosworth
Guard Garner
Sheldon Turner
Screenplay
Tracy Keenan Wynn
Source Material
Albert S Ruddy
Source Material
Adam Sandler
Executive Producer
Jack Giarraputo
Producer
Van Toffler
Executive Producer
David Gale
Executive Producer
Michael Ewing
Executive Producer
Albert S Ruddy
Executive Producer
Barry Bernardi
Executive Producer
Allen Covert
Executive Producer
Tim Herlihy
Executive Producer
Kevin Grady
Associate Producer
Marc S Ganis
Associate Producer
Heather Parry
Co-Producer
reviews
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rating  PETER TRAVERS - May 25, 2005
Long on fun and ballsy action it's sweet to see Burt Reynolds lord over this remake of his 1974 hit about an NFL screw-up who gets railroaded into jail and forced into a killer game of inmates vs. guards. Reynolds, a former Florida State tailback, was born to play MVP Paul Crewe. Not so Adam Sandler. As Paul, the former water boy lacks the pro look. But this isn't docudrama. It's a mean, lean laugh machine. Reynolds eases into the role of Nate, an aging convict doing time and making time to help… Continued
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With the antics of Adam Sandler and Chris Rock all wrapped up in a neat little underdogs-crunch-bones-and-take-all package, it's pretty much a win-win situation for The Longest Yard--even at its silliest moments.

Story

Former NFL star quarterback Paul Crewe (Sandler) doesn't really like himself much these days. Unproven accusations of points shaving have sent Crewe into a downward spiral of drunkenness and self-destructive behavior. It all comes to a very bad end one night when he takes a wild… Continued