The Longest Yard
"It's survival of the fiercest and funniest"
Overview
A football player-turned-convict organizes a team of inmates to play against a team of prison guards. His dilemma is that the warden asks him to throw the game in return for an early release, but he is also concerned about the inmates' lack of self-esteem.
Movie Details
Budget
$2.9M
$2,900,000
Revenue
$43.0M
$43,008,075
Languages
English
Studio
Paramount Pictures
Key Crew
Robert Aldrich
Director
Albert S. Ruddy
Producer
Albert S. Ruddy
Story
Cast
Burt Reynolds
Paul Crewe
Eddie Albert
Warden Hazen
Ed Lauter
Captain Knauer
Michael Conrad
Nate Scarboro
James Hampton
Caretaker
Harry Caesar
Granville
John Steadman
Pop
Charles Tyner
Unger
Mike Henry
Rassmeusen
Jim Nicholson
Ice Man
Bernadette Peters
Miss Toot
Pervis Atkins
Mawabe
Tony Cacciotti
Rotka
Anitra Ford
Melissa
Richard Kiel
Samson
Tony Reese
Levitt
Michael Fox
Announcer
Dino Washington
Mason
George A. Jones
Big George
Chuck Hayward
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