| The Longest Yard (2005)
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| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| Adam Sandler |
Paul Crewe
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| Chris Rock |
Caretaker
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| Burt Reynolds |
Coach Nate Scarborough
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| Nelly |
Megget
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| Michael Irvin |
Deacon Moss
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| Walter Williamson |
Errol Dandridge
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| Bill Goldberg |
Battle
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| Terry Crews |
Cheeseburger Eddy
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| Bob Sapp |
Switowski
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| Nicholas Turturro |
Brucie
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| Steve Austin (WWE) |
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| James Cromwell |
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| William Fichtner |
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| Plot |
| Adam Sandler is no Burt Reynolds, but his remake of The Longest Yard is amusing enough to stand on its own. Inheriting the role played by Reynolds played in the 1974 original, Sandler plays Paul Crewe, a scandalized former football star who violates his parole and winds up back in the slammer, where an ambitious, corrupt warden (James Cromwell) manipulates him into forming a convict football squad to compete with a team of bullying prison guards. But where the original (directed with characteristic ruggedness by Robert Aldrich) was a semi-comic study of inmate resistance against powerful oppressors, Sandler's version is a formulaic comedy about winning against the bad guys. That makes it a softer, less meaningful film, and Sandler (reuniting here with Peter Segal after Anger Management and 50 First Dates) lacks the depth to convey anything more than amiable redemption, resulting in a movie that's easily enjoyed and easily forgotten. A co-starring role for Chris Rock could have been electrifying; instead it's just OK, as is Reynolds as the prison team's old-pro coach. That leaves us with a few good laughs on the football field and from Cloris Leachman as the warden's elderly, oversexed secretary, good work from rapper Nelly in a supporting role, and the lovely sight of Courteney Cox (as Crewe's nagging girlfriend) in a dazzling low-cut dress. In unnecessary remakes like this, fringe benefits count for a lot. --Jeff Shannon |
| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Action; Comedy; Drama; Sport |
| Director |
Peter Segal |
| Producer |
Jack Giarraputo |
| Writer |
Albert S. Ruddy; Tracy Keenan Wynn; Sheldon Turner |
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| Studio |
Paramount Pictures |
| Country |
USA
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
PG-13 |
| Running Time |
113 mins |
| Movie Release Date |
5/27/2005 |
| Color |
Color |
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| Personal Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
575 |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
| Purchase Date |
1/30/2006 |
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| Product Details |
| Edition |
Widescreen Edition |
| Region |
 Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
 Widescreen 1.85:1 Color (Anamorphic) |
| Layers |
Single Side, Dual Layer |
| UPC (Barcode) |
097363434948 |
| Release Date |
9/20/2005 |
| Subtitles |
English; Spanish |
| Packaging |
Keep Case |
| Audio Tracks |
 ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
 ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Stereo [CC]
FRENCH: Dolby Digital Surround |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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Extra Features
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First Down And Twenty-Five To Life
The Care & Feeding Of Pro Athletes
Lights, Camera, Touchdown!
Extra Points with Commentary by Director Peter Segal
Music Video: "Errtime" by Nelly
Here Comes The Boom
Fumbles And Stumbles
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