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The Longest Yard is a 1974 American prison sports comedy-drama film directed by Robert Aldrich, written by Tracy Keenan Wynn, based on a story by producer Albert S. Ruddy, and starring Burt Reynolds, Eddie Albert, Ed Lauter, Mike Conrad and James Hampton.
An ex-football star doing time is forced by the warden to organize a team of inmates to play against his own line-up of guards. The warden tries to blackmail him into throwing the game, but the ...
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Summaries. Prison inmates form a football team to challenge the prison guards. Paul "Wrecking" Crewe was a revered football superstar back in his day, but that time has since faded.
Reviews 1. Discussions 2. 80. Written by John Chard on June 27, 2016. 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.
Adam Sandler, Chris Rock and Burt Reynolds star in this remake of the classic sports comedy about a former NFL pro who is sent to prison and puts together a brutal football game of inmates versus guards. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started.
While doing time, a professional quarterback persuades a fellow convict and former coach to prepare a group of inmates for a game against the guards. Watch trailers & learn more.
