The Longest Yard - (2005)Released
Overview
Disgraced pro football quarterback Paul Crewe lands in a Texas federal penitentiary, where manipulative Warden Hazen recruits him to advise the institution's football team of prison guards. Crewe suggests a tune-up game which lands him quarterbacking a crew of inmates in a game against the guards. Aided by incarcerated ex-NFL coach and player Nate Scarborough, Crewe and his team must overcome not only the bloodthirstiness of the opposition, but also the corrupt warden trying to fix the game against them.
Genres
DramaComedy
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Callahan FilmworksParamount PicturesMTV FilmsColumbia PicturesHappy Madison Productions
Spoken Languages
English
Release Date
2005-05-27
Budget
82000000
Revenue
190300000
Runtime
113 minutes