You're as maniacal as a box of kittens.
A remake of Robert Aldrich's 1974 film The...
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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The Longest Yard
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
May 27, 2005
Runtime
1h 53m
Genres
Drama, Comedy
User Score
67%
Original Title
The Longest Yard
Production Companies
Callahan Filmworks, Paramount Pictures, MTV Films, Columbia Pictures, Happy Madison Productions
Director
Peter Segal
Budget
$82,000,000
Revenue
$190,300,000
Description
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.