The Longest Yard (2005) - Spoilers! Deep Dive Part 4 #554

The Adam Sandler Sports deep dive continues (for some reason) with his remake of the football classic: The Longest Yard!

Disgraced pro football quarterback Paul Crewe (Adam Sandler) lands in jail, where manipulative Warden Hazen (James Cromwell) recruits him to advise the institution's team. This turns into a lead role quarterbacking a crew of inmates in a game against a team of prison guards. Aided by incarcerated ex-NFL coach Nate Scarborough (Burt Reynolds), Crewe and his team must overcome not only the bloodthirstiness of the opposition, but also the corrupt officials trying to fix the game against them.

Release date: May 27, 2005 (USA)

Director: Peter Segal

Budget: 90 million USD, 82 million USD

Adapted from: The Longest Yard

MPAA rating: PG-13

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures, Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Releasing International

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