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The Longest Yard is a 2005 American sports comedy film directed by Peter Segal and written by Sheldon Turner. A remake of 1974's The Longest Yard, it stars Adam Sandler as a washed-up former professional quarterback who, in exchange for a reduced prison sentence, is forced to assemble a football team to play against the
- $90 million
- Teddy Castellucci
- May 27, 2005
- Jack Giarraputo
May 27, 2005 · The Longest Yard: Directed by Peter Segal. With Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Burt Reynolds, Nelly. Prison inmates form a football team to challenge the prison guards.
- (190K)
- Comedy, Crime, Sport
- Peter Segal
- 2005-05-27
The Longest Yard (2005) Full Cast & Crew. See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro. Directed by. Writing Credits ( WGA) . Albert S. Ruddy. ... (story) Tracy Keenan Wynn. ... (1974 screenplay) Sheldon Turner. ... (screenplay) Cast (in credits order) verified as complete . Adam Sandler. ... Paul Crewe. Chris Rock. ... Caretaker. Burt Reynolds. ...
May 26, 2005 · They will have to be content with a movie in which Adam Sandler plays an alcoholic has-been football hero who gets drunk, drives dangerously, is thrown into jail and becomes the pawn in a football game pitting a team of fellow prisoners against a team made up of prison guards.
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. 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 ...
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2005, Comedy, 1h 53m. 169 Reviews 250,000+ Ratings. What to know. Critics Consensus. This Yard has some laughs but missing from this remake is the edginess of the original. Read critic reviews....
- (169)
- Comedy
- PG-13
May 27, 2005 · Overview. 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 ...