The Longest Yard

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

2005 1h 53m EN

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 3,808

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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.

“If you can't get out, get even.”

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Cast

Adam Sandler
Paul Crewe
Chris Rock
Caretaker
Burt Reynolds
Nate Scarborough
Nelly
Megget
Michael Irvin
Deacon Moss
Bill Goldberg
Battle
Terry Crews
Cheeseburger Eddy
Bob Sapp
Switowski

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Peter Segal
Writers: Sheldon Turner, Fergal Reilly, Tracy Keenan Wynn
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Mid-budget at $90M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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3 / 8

CAST

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249+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Peter Segal, shot by Dean Semler. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Original score by Teddy Castellucci. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Jeff Gourson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

ERA

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Adam Sandler and Chris Rock and Burt Reynolds carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "If you can't get out, get even.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Peter Segal directs. Dean Semler behind the camera. Teddy Castellucci scores. Jeff Gourson cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

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1Mid-budget at $90M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
2Released 21 years ago.
3249+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
4Directed by Peter Segal, shot by Dean Semler. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Teddy Castellucci. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Jeff Gourson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Adam Sandler and Chris Rock and Burt Reynolds carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "If you can't get out, get even.".
9IMDB entry: tt0398165 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 17 themes, including "prison", "corruption", "prisoner", "smuggling (contraband)".
11Released under 13 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Dean Semler
Original score: Teddy Castellucci
Editing: Jeff Gourson
Production design: Perry Andelin Blake
Costume design: Ellen Lutter
Makeup / hair: Bobby Jo Coleman
VFX supervisor: Douglas Smith
Sound: Derek Vanderhorst
Stunt coordinator: Doug Coleman
Runtime: 113 min · 1h 53m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $90,000,000
Box office: $191,466,556
Return: 213% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: The Longest Yard (2005)

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John Chard2016-06-27
★ 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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