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Release Date:
27 May 2005 (USA) moreTagline:
It was hard to put a team together... until they found out who they were playing. morePlot:
Prison inmates form a football team to challenge the prison guards. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
2 wins & 15 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(68 articles)
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Gay roles by straight actors we could've lived without
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It made HOW MUCH???? moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Adam Sandler | ... | Paul Crewe | |
| Chris Rock | ... | Caretaker | |
| Burt Reynolds | ... | Coach Nate Scarborough | |
| Nelly | ... | Megget | |
| Michael Irvin | ... | Deacon Moss | |
| Walter Williamson | ... | Errol Dandridge | |
| Bill Goldberg | ... | Battle | |
| Terry Crews | ... | Cheeseburger Eddy | |
| Bob Sapp | ... | Switowski | |
| Nicholas Turturro | ... | Brucie | |
| Dalip Singh | ... | Turley | |
| Lobo Sebastian | ... | Torres | |
| Joey Diaz | ... | Big Tony (as Joey 'Coco' Diaz) | |
| Steve Reevis | ... | Baby Face Bob | |
| David Patrick Kelly | ... | Unger |
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Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual humor, violence, language and drug references.Parents Guide:
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113 minCountry:
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EnglishColor:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
Sweden:11 | Philippines:PG-13 | Hong Kong:IIA | Germany:12 | Argentina:13 | Brazil:16 | Finland:K-15 | UK:15 (DVD rating) | Iceland:L | Canada:PG | Malaysia:U | South Korea:15 | Australia:M | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Norway:15 | Singapore:PG | UK:12A | USA:PG-13 | Ireland:15AFun Stuff
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Filming of the football game occured during El Camino College's fall semester. As a result, the stadium set stayed up during El Camino's home football games. Some of the extras in the crowd during the stadium scene are El Camino College students. moreGoofs:
Continuity: When the Mean Machine goes in for their final touchdown in the game, the clock reads 6.0 seconds, yet after the ball is snapped and the running back starts to run with the ball, the clock is seen winding down from more than 6.0 seconds. moreQuotes:
[first lines]Lorenzo: I love that dress.
Lena: Of course you do, Lorenzo, you made it.
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Referenced in The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter Sheldon Turner (2006) (V) moreSoundtrack:
Railroad Blues moreFAQ
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People who lined up to bash this film had better get used to seeing more like it. Hollywood these days is stuck in a rut where three types of films account for nearly every film they release. Those are: remakes, sequels, and films based on comic book characters. The Longest Yard would of course fit into the first category. It is a slightly updated, but fairly faithful remake of the 1974 film of the same name. This time, we have Adam Sandler who plays the incarcerated quarterback that Burt Reynolds played in the original. Reynolds is on hand to play a minor role which the original film also contained. The plot is still the same. Prisoners vs guards in a game of football. Pretty simple.
Did the film make me laugh? Sure it did. There are more than a few chuckles, but not much in the way of side-splitting material. Sandler is actually not that memorable in this film. Some of the best performances actually come from people you might not expect. I was truly impressed with Nelly and Michael Irvin. Both men had their characters down, and really proved they could actually act. Chris Rock is about as good as you'd expect. Your own personal opinion of him will determine how you rate his performance. James Cromwell plays the corrupt warden about as well as you might expect. He's pretty much got the market cornered on evil white guy roles, since J.T. Walsh's untimely death. The rest of the cast becomes a game of "see if you can spot the NFL player, WWE combatant, or famous sports journalist". And what on earth was Cloris Leachman doing in the Bernadette Peters role from the original? Did she lose some kind of bet with Sandler on the set of Spanglish or something?
Should this film have been made? Well, we film critics can argue that point all day. The truth of the matter is that this film grossed over $150,000,000!!! As far as the studio bosses are concerned, this film was more than worth it. This was actually one of the more profitable comedies released this year, so you can expect more like it in the near future. I'll give it 6 of 10 stars. Don't expect anywhere near the film we got in 1974. But there are plenty of worse films on the shelves at your local video store.
The Hound.