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comedy,drama, and football, Oct. 5 2007
Burt Reynolds Plays Paul Crewe,a former pro quarterback,whose life
takes a turn for the worse as he find himself in jail.The warden(Eddie
Albert)has a sadistic mean streak.he petitions Crewe to form a
football team from the inmates to play against the guards(a semi pro
team)in four weeks as a warm up match before the semi pro season
begins.the warden assumes an easy brutal victory against the
inmates.But Crewe and his ragtag bunch have other ideas.this movie has
everything,lots of one liners,some very funny situations.even some
drama,and action.oh,yeah,there's football too.i would classify this
movie as a dramedy,a drama/comedy hybrid,with some action.i laughed
quite a bit.the football scenes,especially the hits, are very authentic
and there is a lot of violence,though nothing very graphic.overall,the
Longest Yard is a very good movie,that is more than a football
movie.even if you don't like football,you should still enjoy this film.
a strong 4/5
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5.0étoiles sur 5
Sonny Shroyer did TOO appear in this movie!, Sep 6 2003
To the second reviewer, Sonny Shroyer, or "Enos" of Dukes of Hazzard fame, was indeed in this movie! And if you really want another piece of trivia, James Hampton, who played Caretaker, served for one episode as Enos' boss on Dukes. Hampton played Sheriff Buster Moon, who subbed for James' Best Rosco character for an episode in the second season. Shroyer plays "Sonny," who is the retarted player on "Mean Machine." You may remember it is a cheap shot that the guards give "Sonny" that leads Paul Crewe to his decision to re-enter the game. By the way, this is probably the best football movie ever made. And certainly I would hope it would inspire any of you to attend or support your local minor league football team- and every community has one. The players who play minor league football come from incredible backgrounds- everything from heroic concentration camp survivors (yes, as recently as last year Steve Moser, an Eastern European immigrant, was playing minor league football as a kicker at the age of 69) to college stars looking for a second chance to out and out thugs who realize now they should have worked harder academically are out there. The sacrifices these players make just to appear in a game are great, as is their expenses. But who knows? David Dinkins of the NY Giants was playing minor league football just year. The talent can be there. If you're one of these guys who long for players who play for the love of the game, then no place, not even high school football, can compete with minor league football.
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5.0étoiles sur 5
Sonny Shroyer did TOO appear in this movie!, Sep 6 2003
To the second reviewer, Sonny Shroyer, or "Enos" of Dukes of Hazzard fame, was indeed in this movie! And if you really want another piece of trivia, James Hampton, who played Caretaker, served for one episode as Enos' boss on Dukes. Hampton played Sheriff Buster Moon, who subbed for James' Best Rosco character for an episode in the second season. Shroyer plays "Sonny," who is the retarted player on "Mean Machine." You may remember it is a cheap shot that the guards give "Sonny" that leads Paul Crewe to his decision to re-enter the game. By the way, this is probably the best football movie ever made. And certainly I would hope it would inspire any of you to attend or support your local minor league football team- and every community has one. The players who play minor league football come from incredible backgrounds- everything from heroic concentration camp survivors (yes, as recently as last year Steve Moser, an Eastern European immigrant, was playing minor league football as a kicker at the age of 69) to college stars looking for a second chance to out and out thugs who realize now they should have worked harder academically are out there. The sacrifices these players make just to appear in a game are great, as is their expenses. But who knows? David Dinkins of the NY Giants was playing minor league football just year. The talent can be there. If you're one of these guys who long for players who play for the love of the game, then no place, not even high school football, can compete with minor league football.
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