The Longest Yard
Short description
Paul Crewe, a former professional quarterback, ends up in a Texas prison after a drunk-driving incident. The warden, who runs the institution with an eye to his own interests, wants him to put together a team of inmates to play a tune-up game against the guards' squad. What begins as a favour becomes a contest with real stakes, and Crewe turns to a fellow prisoner, the former coach and player Nate Scarborough, to help forge a group of unruly men into something resembling a team.
Peter Segal directed the film, which came after 50 First Dates in his run of features and stands between Anger Management and Get Smart. Sheldon Turner wrote the screenplay, Jack Giarraputo produced, and Adam Sandler plays Crewe. Chris Rock appears as Caretaker, Burt Reynolds as Scarborough, with Nelly, Michael Irvin and Bill Goldberg among the inmates. It is a remake of a 1974 film of the same name.
Released in May 2005, the film cost about 90 million dollars and took roughly 191 million worldwide, a return that outweighed its outlay. On IMDb it holds 6.4 from around 210,000 votes, while on TMDB it sits at 6.7 from a much smaller poll. A critics' rating of 5 out of 10 from 167 reviews places it below the audience figures on both sites.
What's left behind the scenes
- Snoop Dogg auditioned for one of the roles.
- Negotiations were held with Gary Oldman to participate in the role of a prisoner, but they were unsuccessful.
- Burt Reynolds and Ed Lauter starred in both the original film and the remake.
- Michael Irvin and Bill Romanowski played under the numbers 88 and 53 in the film. They also play under the same numbers in the NFL.
- Tim Herlihy, Adam Sandler’s favorite screenwriter, was specifically invited to rewrite some of the dialogue. He is not credited.
- Burt Reynolds plays number 22 in the film, the same number he wore in the original movie.
- The roles of the basketball team of prisoners were played by five members of the hip-hop group D12 from Detroit: Kuniva, Swift, Bizzare, Kon Artis, and Proof. The sixth member of the group is Eminem. D12 also specially recorded the song "My Ballz" for the film, which was included in the official soundtrack.
Auditions in India
Casting calls in USA
Castingi w Polsce
Кастинги в Україні
