The Longest Yard
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 film follows former NFL player Paul Crewe recruiting a group of prisoners and playing football against their guards. It features many real-life football players, including Ray Nitschke of the Green Bay Packers.
Plot
Former star pro football quarterback Paul "Wrecking" Crewe walks out on his wealthy girlfriend Melissa in Palm Beach, Florida. After taking her Citroën SM without permission and leading police on a car chase, and subsequent attack of two police officers, Crewe is sentenced to 18 months in Citrus State Prison.
More details
| author | Albert S. Ruddy |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Florida |
| director | Robert Aldrich |
| editor | Michael Luciano |
| genre | comedy-drama crime |
| keywords | arts expert betray break car chase change of heart citroën sm citrus state prison game georgia state prison kill light bulb nfl palm beach point shaving police officer prison guard prison warden quarterback shave state prison trying to escape warden win |
| musicBy | Frank De Vol |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Film Editing |
| producer | Albert S. Ruddy |
| productionCompany | Albert S. Ruddy Productions |
| publisher | Paramount Pictures |
| recordedAt | South Carolina |
| theme | martial arts prison |