Share the best GIFs now >>> Share. This has its good kicks and it is near a touchdown in the comedy category. You can view additional information about each The Longest Yard actor … You know what my problem has been all my life? Prison inmates form a football team to challenge the prison guards. Was this review helpful to you? A sadistic warden asks a former pro quarterback, now serving time in his prison, to put together a team of inmates to take on (and get pummeled by) the guards. Genres Comedy Crime Sport. But when the plot is uncovered, they start winning just to spite her. The film was released by Paramoun… 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. A waterboy for a college football team discovers he has a unique tackling ability and becomes a member of the team. I don't know why it clicked, but it did, and the result is a film definitely worth seeing, and one of the best of the 1970s. 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. Asked to put together a team of inmates to take on the guards, Crewe enlists the help of Scarboro to coach the inmates to victory in a football game 'fixed' to turn out quite another way. appears in both the original and the remake of The Longest Yard. Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual humor, violence, language and drug references, Betty Thomas To Receive DGA’s Robert Aldrich Award; Special Service Awards To Brian Frankish & Joyce Thomas, Burt Reynolds Laid to Rest in Hollywood Cemetery Over Two Years After His Death, Best Football Movies and TV Shows to Stream Now, Major Blockbusters Opening on the Same Weekend, Top Grossing Movies That Never Hit #1 at the US Box Office. Paul has been assigned the task of assembling a team of convicts, to square off in a big football game against the sadistic guards. Slapstick black comedy about a man (Reynolds) who finds that he hasn't much longer to live and has bungled his attempts at suicide. Cast & Crew. Rita catches him and tells him that he needs to do some more exercise so she sends Lincoln with his father to jogging with him and his friends in the mall, but Lincoln prefers to go to the arcade instead of jogging. mystic80, I'm going to start off by admitting that I had no interest in this movie whatsoever. The Longest Yard The Longest Yard is an interesting case because this movie was adapted twice and both of them featured Burt Reynolds, so which one to chose, the 1974 original or the 2005 remake. Coach Nate Scarborough Nelly. 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. Higher Ground • Red Hot Chili Peppers. The Seven Longest Yards will have you laughing, crying, and feeling challenged to keep moving forward in life. Why did he lock her in the closet steal her car and began drunk driving? One reason to watch this movie is Eddie Albert, as the ever smiling and smugly pleasant prison warden who is the mastermind of the entire affair, he is just perfect here, so meticulously uttering every word to the point that he looks like he is in pain, and he is perfect in the role. Let us know what you think in the comments below. Add time. With Tenor, maker of GIF Keyboard, add popular The Longest Yard animated GIFs to your conversations. The Longest Yard - Clip 3 - Broken Nose. The Longest Yard opened in second place in Australia with $2.5 million. Turley Burt Reynolds manages to be a brilliant lead of all of these crazy cons, and is perfect in this part. But the main thing is that his characters usually act the same. It was way better than I expected it to be. This movie is priceless in a way. A football player-turned-convict organizes a team of inmates to play against a team of prison guards. View production, box office, & company info. Get a sneak peek of the new version of this page. 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. The Longest Yard is a 2005 American sports comedy film and a remake of the 1974 film of the same name.Adam Sandler plays the protagonist Paul Crewe, a disgraced former professional quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers, who is forced to form a team from … Tom Sharky is demoted to vice after a bust goes terribly wrong. Search for "The Longest Yard" on Amazon.com, Title: The film follows a workaholic resident (Burt Reynolds) recruiting the group of prisoners and playing football against their guards. When I first heard of the movie I didn't think it would be that good, but when I watched it I realized why it was Oscar nominated and so well thought of. After catching Lincoln in the arcade, Dad retur… The film co-stars Chris Rock, James Cromwell, Nelly, William Fichtner and Burt Reynolds, who played Sandler's role in the original. AKA: The Mean Machine. The song, which was recorded not long before the original Longest yard film was released. His dilemma is that the warden asks him to throw the game in return for an early release, but he is also concerned about the inmates' lack of self-esteem. The film follows a former NFL player (Burt Reynolds) recruiting a group of prisoners and playing football against their guards. On the other hand, the film could only manage $750,000 on 260 screens in Mexico, not surprising since Adam Sandler has never been a big draw internationally, especially outside English speaking markets. He was portrayed by David Patrick Kelly, who also portrayed Luther in the 1979 film The Warriors, Sully in the 1985 action film Commando, and T-Bird in the 1994 film The Crow. The Longest Yard, Flooring Professionals, Nutley, New Jersey. 7 of 13 people found this review helpful. Deacon Moss Walter Williamson. The Longest Yard is one of those films that can easily disappoint a viewer because it has been hyped up too much. A rejected hockey player puts his skills to the golf course to save his grandmother's house. 31W Treasure Hunt/Yard Sale (Kentucky and Tennessee) When: Thursday through Sunday of second weekend in September; Where: From Louisville, Kentucky, to Nashville, Tennessee; Miles: 150 (approx.) Henry Roth is a man afraid of commitment until he meets the beautiful Lucy. I've always had my shit together. Three weeks ago I saw "The Longest Yard," and before I left for the Cannes Film Festival, I did an advance taping of an episode of "Ebert & Roeper" on which I gave a muted thumbs-up to Richard Roeper's scornful thumbs-down. Lincoln obeys, and goes to the backyard, but he still playing his video game. Well, yes the movie has its moments and it's good to watch, especially if you like football or are a Sandler fan. This is just an all around great movie excellent in so many different ways.I watch a movie like this, and I wonder why there are so few movies like this today, movies so offbeat but funny, movies that actually have decent acting, movies that are this interesting, instead of typical silly fare you would get like a dumb teen movie or a dumb action movie. This remake of the 1974 sports comedy-drama The Longest Yard is hardly a classic. Use the HTML below. 4. But then again, neither was the original Burt Reynolds-starring version. We went to half a dozen carpet & tile stores, and they have the best selection of Mohawk SmartStrand carpets around. Burt Reynolds was at the top of his form and gave a devil-may-care performance as a man who is changed by his experience. The Longest Yard is a 1974 American prison sports comedy film directed by Robert Aldrich, written by Tracy Keenan Wynn and based on a story by producer Albert S. Ruddy. It is a well played story and fun to watch. A satire of American professional football in which a veteran pass-catcher's individuality and refusal to become part of the team family is bitterly resented by his disciplinarian coaches. Always. But, the real problem lay in casting Adam Sandler as Paul Crewe. Brucie Dalip Singh. In order to inherit his fed up father's hotel empire, an immature and lazy man must repeat grades 1-12 all over again. Even watching a movie like this as compared to other comedies that raise marginally controversial issues like racism, such as Police Academy, Police Academy sort of makes a comedy out of racism and sexism, and to a lesser degree a movie like Caddyshack, but this movie puts the comedy and the controversial issues together, not making them one, but two completely different facets of the movie. The Longest Yard VIEWS. Crewe (Sandler) is forced by the jail’s warden to create a football team to play the very guards that lord over them. The Longest Yard cast list, listed alphabetically with photos when available. Chris and Emily have given us a gift of encouragement and practical inspiration in the pages of this book. I was wrong. Caretaker Burt Reynolds. SONGS. Beginning. Have You Ever Seen the Rain • Creedence Clearwater Revival. The story is easy to get involved in--you want to see the prisoners kick the guards' butts in football. Paul has been assigned the task of assembling a team of convicts, to square off in a big football game against the sadistic guards. Under the guiding hand of producer/star Adam Sandler, THE LONGEST YARD is a formulaic sports prison movie that accomplishes its goal to entertain for a couple of hours. Installation was scheduled easily and they were accommodating to our schedule. In this rough-and-tumble yarn, actually filmed on-location at the Georgia State Prision, the cons are the heroes and the guards are the heavies. Check out the official The Longest Yard (2005) trailer starring Adam Sandler! An ex con teams up with federal agents to help them with breaking up a moonshine ring. When they exercise in mud. James Hampton also has an excellent part as Reynolds' sidekick in prison. Find all 32 songs in The Longest Yard Soundtrack, with scene descriptions. The prisoners are an interesting group of misfits and criminals, played perfectly by the various character actors in the parts. Listen to trailer music, OST, original score, and the full list of popular songs in the film. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. A wide variety of eccentric competitors participate in a wild and illegal cross-country road race. Cheeseburger Eddy Bob Sapp. Paul Crewe Chris Rock. Errol Dandridge Bill Goldberg. Trivia: When the film was released Burt Reynolds arranged to have this film shown in maximum security prisons all over the US, because the prisoners obviously couldn't get to the theaters to see it themselves. Adam Sandler. Chris Rock. Check out our gallery of the 2021 Oscar nominees in the leading and supporting acting categories, as the characters they so brilliantly played and in real life. Yes, Nelly in 2005 is a triple-threat media mogul, playing on all sides of the ball. 19 reviews of The Longest Yard "Great service and selection. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? 186 likes. Trivia. Errtime • Nelly. 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