Prison inmates form a football team to challenge the prison guards.Prison inmates form a football team to challenge the prison guards.Prison inmates form a football team to challenge the prison guards.
- Director
- Writers
- Albert S. Ruddy(story)
- Tracy Keenan Wynn(1974 screenplay)
- Sheldon Turner(screenplay)
- Stars
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- Director
- Writers
- Albert S. Ruddy(story)
- Tracy Keenan Wynn(1974 screenplay)
- Sheldon Turner(screenplay)
- Stars
- Awards
- 3 wins & 17 nominations
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- Director
- Writers
- Albert S. Ruddy(story)
- Tracy Keenan Wynn(1974 screenplay)
- Sheldon Turner(screenplay)
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Did you know
- TriviaBurt Reynolds was supposed to have a stunt double for when he got hit by Brian Bosworth on a touchdown run, but Reynolds insisted on doing it himself, saying "I got one run left in me." Bosworth himself was honored by the whole situation, saying "Who else can say they got run over by Burt Reynolds?" Reynolds went through the hit in one take with no injuries, though he had to be helped off the field. The shots used in the movie of him being helped off of the field were not staged.
- GoofsWhen driving away in the Bentley after backing into the cop car, the rear end is seen in perfect condition.
- Alternate versionsOn cruise ship and airline versions, the profanity has not only been redubbed, but quite a bit of alternate footage has been inserted to tone the language down. For instance, Caretaker's line "Tell Ronnie you got knocked the fuck out" has been changed to "Well, tell Ronnie he should have warned you about that truck". Also, when Caretaker is telling the prison "women" that "it's football, not balls-ball", it has been replaced with "it's football, not *that* kind of ball". And when Ms. Tucker tells Brucie that his "breath smells like eight cans of shark shit", this has been replaced with "your breath smells so bad, I don't know whether to get you a toothbrush or some toilet paper". Cuts have been made to the video sequences between Crewe and the Warden's assistant, and to the one with Brucie and Ms. Tucker. In the final football game, the repeated statement "I think he just shit himself" has been changed to "I think he broke his freakin' neck".
- ConnectionsEdited into The Longest Yard: Deleted Scenes (2005)
- SoundtracksErrtime
Lyrics by Nelly, Jung Tru, King Jacob & Zachary Wallace
Music by Jazze Pha as Phalon Alexander & Zachary Wallace
Performed by Nelly featuring Jung Tru & King Jacob
Produced by Jazze Pha for Futuristic Entertainment/Noontime Music
Jung Tru & King Jacob perform courtesy of Derrty Ent.
Nelly performs courtesy of Derrty Ent./Universal Records
Top review
it's trade-off: less character development, more laughs
I went to this film thinking it was going to suck. I was a big fan of the original. Loved it as a kid, although I know it's not a great film or anything.
I was surprised at how fun the remake was, although it is a superficial kind of fun. The original had better casting and stronger character development. Reynolds and Eddie Albert are so wonderful in their roles, Sandler and the new warden are pretty damn lame in comparison. And the original spent more time building the characters, so that by the end, the film really resonated in a way the remake does not.
BUT, the remake is a fun & energetic piece of pop entertainment. It goes much more for broad comedy and pretty much succeeds. It's not super- hilarious, but it's funny enough and much funnier than the original. Although Sandler is wrong for the part, he's likable enough. Chris Rock is funny, as are some of the others. And the overall brisk pace keeps the whole thing afloat.
Yes, it's a disposable movie. It lacks the dark undercurrents that made the first one so good. It even seems to self-consciously acknowledge that it will never stand outside the shadow of Burt Reynolds. No, it doesn't have as much substance, but it has its own childish charm.
I was surprised at how fun the remake was, although it is a superficial kind of fun. The original had better casting and stronger character development. Reynolds and Eddie Albert are so wonderful in their roles, Sandler and the new warden are pretty damn lame in comparison. And the original spent more time building the characters, so that by the end, the film really resonated in a way the remake does not.
BUT, the remake is a fun & energetic piece of pop entertainment. It goes much more for broad comedy and pretty much succeeds. It's not super- hilarious, but it's funny enough and much funnier than the original. Although Sandler is wrong for the part, he's likable enough. Chris Rock is funny, as are some of the others. And the overall brisk pace keeps the whole thing afloat.
Yes, it's a disposable movie. It lacks the dark undercurrents that made the first one so good. It even seems to self-consciously acknowledge that it will never stand outside the shadow of Burt Reynolds. No, it doesn't have as much substance, but it has its own childish charm.
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- drjimmycooper
- May 25, 2005
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- Also known as
- Đội Bóng Nhà Tù
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- Budget
- $82,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $158,119,460
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $47,606,480
- May 29, 2005
- Gross worldwide
- $191,466,556
- Runtime1 hour 53 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
- 2.35 : 1
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