Summary: The Longest Yard is the story of pro quarterback Paul Crewe (Sandler) and former college champion and coach Nate Scarboro (Reynolds) who are doing time in the same prison. Shouldn't they get 8. The Longest Yard is masterful, it is funny, but it isn't a comedy, there is a lot of football but it is more than a just a sports movie, this is a hard movie to classify and maybe that is the reason it is so good.Burt Reynolds plays a washed up football player who winds up in the slammer for drunk driving. Errol Dandridge Bill Goldberg. Dave Buznik is a businessman who is wrongly sentenced to an anger management program, where he meets an aggressive instructor. We went to half a dozen carpet & tile stores, and they have the best selection of Mohawk SmartStrand carpets around. He was portrayed by David Patrick Kelly, who also portrayed Luther in the 1979 film The Warriors, Sully in the 1985 action film Commando, and T-Bird in the 1994 film The Crow. Nelly really gives 110 percent for The Longest Yard. The Longest Yard is one of those films that can easily disappoint a viewer because it has been hyped up too much. Asked to put together a team of inmates to take on the guards, Crewe enlists the help of Scarboro to coach the inmates to victory in a football game "fixed" to turn out Asked to put together a team of inmates to take on the guards, Crewe enlists the help of Scarboro to coach the inmates to victory in a football game 'fixed' to turn out quite another way. Caretaker Burt Reynolds. Jeanette and Robert are great people, very friendly and helpful. In Release 219 days/31 weeks. Have You Ever Seen the Rain • Creedence Clearwater Revival. But the main thing is that his characters usually act the same. Paul Crewe Chris Rock. 1m. 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Trivia: When the film was released Burt Reynolds arranged to have this film shown in maximum security prisons all over the US, because the prisoners obviously couldn't get to the theaters to see it themselves. Running Time 1 hr 53 min. It is a well played story and fun to watch. 43 of 69 people found this review helpful. Get a sneak peek of the new version of this page. The Longest Yard is a 1974 American prison sports comedy film directed by Robert Aldrich, written by Tracy Keenan Wynn and based on a story by producer Albert S. Ruddy. They hit it off and Henry think he's finally found the girl of his dreams until discovering she has short-term memory loss and forgets him the next day. Two straight, single Brooklyn firefighters pretend to be a gay couple in order to receive domestic partner benefits. MPAA PG-13. You only wish to know if this movie is funny or not and if it's worth watching! 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