The Longest Yard
First Down…And Ten Years To Go
Burt Reynolds leads the downfield charge in this raucous, rough-and-tumble comedy-drama directed by Robert Aldrich (The Flight of the Phoenix, The Dirty Dozen). Reynolds plays one-time pro quarterback Paul Crewe, now behind bars for leading the state police on a wild chase in a “borrowed” car. Eddie Albert (Roman Holiday), in a sharp turn away from his “Green Acres” persona, is the sadistic, scheming warden who recruits Crewe to form a team of convicts to go up against the warden’s polished, semi-pro team of prison guards in a championship game.
Crewe has agreed that his team – dubbed the “Mean Machine” – will provide only passive resistance to the squad of brutal guards. But the gridiron showdown turns into a gritty game of cunning strategy and outright survival as the Mean Machine defies the warden’s iron-fisted control and attempts to go the distance in The Longest Yard !
Critic Reviews:
- " Peter Segal (“Anger Management”) successfully helms his third Adam Sandler project in this funny modernized retooling of Robert Aldrich's 1974 original " – Cole Smithey
- " A worthy remake and companion piece to the Reynolds film. " – Todd Gilchrist
- " A fast-moving treat. " – David Edwards
