The Longest Yard

The Longest Yard was a 1974 movie about inmates at a prison who play American football against their guards. Burt Reynolds played the hero, Paul 'Wrecking' Crewe in the original, and the coach Nate Scarboro in the 2005 remake starring Adam Sandler.

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1974 - Movie - American football - Burt Reynolds - 2005 - Adam Sandler

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The 1974 original was also the basis for the 2001 movie Mean Machine, starring Vinnie Jones as Danny Meehan, based on the character of Paul Crewe, and featuring football (soccer) instead of American football. Green Bay Packers legend Ray Nitschke appeared in the 1974 version.

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2001 - Mean Machine - Vinnie Jones - Football (soccer) - Ray Nitschke

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