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The Longest Yard is a 1974 American prison sports comedy-drama film directed by Robert Aldrich, written by Tracy Keenan Wynn, based on a story by producer Albert S. Ruddy, and starring Burt Reynolds, Eddie Albert, Ed Lauter, Michael Conrad and James Hampton. The film was released as The Mean Machine in the United Kingdom and South Africa.
The Mean Machines rally behind Crewe and with a decisive two-point conversion, they win the game by a one-point margin. Hazen admonishes Knauer for losing a fixed game and notices that Crewe is heading towards the exit.
Mean Machine is a 2001 British sports comedy film directed by Barry Skolnick and starring former footballer Vinnie Jones. The film is an adaptation of the 1974 American film The Longest Yard, featuring association football rather than American football.
Prison Guards versus Inmates (The Mean Machine)Burt Reynolds as Crew decides to go for the winThe fans cheer Mean Machine, Mean Machine, Mean Machine.
- 3 min
- 10.6K
- Christopher Wynn
Bitter former football player Paul Crewe (Burt Reynolds) gets into a physical fight with his girlfriend and gets sent to prison. Everybody dismisses Crewe for suspected point shaving. Warden Hazen (Eddie Albert) manages a semi-pro football team of prison guards.
- Robert Aldrich
- 4 min
May 27, 2005 · The Longest Yard: Directed by Peter Segal. With Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Burt Reynolds, Nelly. Prison inmates form a football team to challenge the prison guards.
Nov 29, 2001 · Fans of Robert Aldrich's movies have always been divided over "The Mean Machine" (aka "The Longest Yard"). Is it the fruition of the director's cynical promise - as evidenced in films like...
