The Longest Yard

Cast: Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Burt Reynolds, Michael Irvin, Nelly, Bill Goldberg, Walter Williamson, Bob Sapp, Terry Crews, Dalip Singh, Nicholas Turturro, Joey Diaz, Lobo Sebastian, David Patrick Kelly

Director: Peter Segal

Rating: PG-13

Studio: Paramount Pictures

Release date: May 27th, 2005

Synopsis:

The original, released in 1974 by Par, starred Burt Reynolds as a retired pro football quarterback sent to prison and forced by a sadistic warden to lead a team of inmates against a team of guards. The remake will be set in present day but retain basic plotlines of the original.

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