Burt Reynolds leads the downfield charge in this raucous, rough-and-tumble comedy-drama directed by Robert Aldrich ('The Flight of the Phoenix', 'The Dirty Dozen'). Reynolds plays one-time pro quarterback Paul Crewe, now behind bars for leading the state police on a wild chase in a "borrowed" car. Eddie Albert ('Roman Holiday'), in a sharp turn away from his "Green Acres" persona, is the sadistic, scheming warden who recruits Crewe to form a team of convicts to go up against the warden's polished, semi-pro team of prison guards in a championship game. Crewe has agreed that his team - dubbed the "Mean Machine" - will provide only passive resistance to the squad of brutal guards. But the gridiron showdown turns into a gritty game of cunning strategy and outright survival as the Mean Machine defies the warden's iron-fisted control and attempts to go the distance in 'The Longest Yard'!
Synopsis: Rowdy comedy about good-natured convicts' football game versus prison guards. Armchair quarterbacks and physical-comedy lovers will tackle the riotously rowdy antics, though the machismo-sensitive may fumble the rough-and-tumble humor.
Released:
Tue, 05/10/2005
Format Aspect Ratio:
1.85-Wide Screen
Resolution:
480x720 LowRez
Audio Format:
Dolby Digital
Actors:
Burt Reynolds - Paul Crewe
Actors:
Eddie Albert - Warden Hazen
Actors:
Ed Lauter - Captain Knauer
Actors:
Michael Conrad - Nate Scarboro
Actors:
James Hampton - Caretaker
Actors:
Harry Caesar - Granville
Actors:
John Steadman - Pop
Actors:
Charles Tyner - Unger
Actors:
Mike Henry - Rassmeusen
Actors:
Jim Nicholson - Ice Man
Actors:
Bernadette Peters - Warden's Secretary
Actors:
Pervis Atkins - Mawabe
Actors:
Tony Cacciotti - Rotka
Actors:
Anitra Ford - Melissa
Actors:
Michael Fox - Announcer
Actors:
Joe Kapp - Walking Boss
Actors:
Dick Kiel - Samson
Actors:
Pepper Martin - Shop Steward
Actors:
Mort Marshall - Assistant Warden
Actors:
Ray Nitschke - Bogdanski
Actors:
Tony Reese - Levitt
Actors:
Sonny Sixkiller - The Indian
Actors:
Bob Tessier - Shokner
Actors:
Dino Washington - Mason
Actors:
Ernie Wheelwright - Spooner
Actors:
Joseph Dorsey - Bartender
Actors:
Dr. Gus Carlucci - Team Doctor
Actors:
Jack Rockwell - Trainer
Actors:
Sonny Shroyer - Tannen
Actors:
Ray Ogden - Schmidt
Actors:
Don Ferguson - Referee
Actors:
Chuck Hayward - Trooper
Actors:
Alfie Wise - Trooper
Actors:
Steve Wilder - J. J.
Actors:
George Jones - Big George
Actors:
Wilbur Gillian - Big Wilbur
Actors:
Wilson Warren - Buttercup
Actors:
Joe Jackson - Little Joe
Actors:
Howard Silverstein - Howie
Actors:
Donald Hixon - Donny
