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December 7, 2024
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The Longest Yard (2005)

The Longest Yard
		(2005)
Paramount Pictures

No, we're not talking about the remakes, plural. The original stars a young Burt Reynolds. He plays a former NFL player who gets tossed in jail. While there, he leads a ragtag bunch of misfit prisoners in a game against the guards. Burt Reynolds has a reputation for playing rough-around-the-edges characters, and "The Longest Yard" helped cement that reputation.

Production Details
  • Released: 27 May 2005 in United States
  • DVD Release: 20 Sep 2005
  • Runtime: 113 min
  • Genre: Comedy, Crime, Sport
  • Rated: PG-13
  • Starring: Adam Sandler, Burt Reynolds, Chris Rock
  • BoxOffice : $158,119,460
  • Awards: 3 wins & 17 nominations
Story/Plot: Prison inmates form a football team to challenge the prison guards.

The Longest Yard was Written by Albert S. Ruddy, Tracy Keenan Wynn, Sheldon Turner and directed by Peter Segal .

6.4/10 IMDB Rating 31% Rotten Tomatoes 48/100 Metacritic
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