The Longest Yard (remake)

[azdad1978]

Burt Reynolds is Back in The Longest Yard Source: Variety

Thursday, April 29, 2004​

Burt Reynolds will star opposite Adam Sandler and Chris Rock in Paramount/Sony's remake of The Longest Yard, set to shoot in July, reports Variety. He'll portray the coach of the team of inmates forced to play football against a team of guards.

In the original film, released in 1974 by Paramount, Reynolds starred as retired pro football quarterback and prison inmate. Michael Conrad portrayed the coach of the inmates.

Paramount and Sony-based Happy Madison plan to adhere to the basic storyline of the original, helmed by Robert Aldrich and written by Albert S. Ruddy and Tracy Keenan Wynn. Snoop Dogg had been expected to be in the cast, but he is no longer attached

 

[mdamien13]

Yay! Another remake!

 

[Stout]

WTF? What in the hell is the point? It's not even going to make lots of money, so again, I ask...WTF?

 

[Brian in Mesa]

The Longest Yard (2005)

The Longest Yard

Release Date: May 27, 2005
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Director: Peter Segal
Screenwriter: Sheldon Turner, Tracy Keenan Wynn
Genre: Comedy, Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for crude and sexual humor, violence, language and drug references)
Website: The Longest Yard

Starring: Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, James Cromwell, Nelly, William Fichtner, Burt Reynolds

Plot Summary: "The Longest Yard" is the story of pro quarterback Paul Crewe (Sandler) and former college champion and coach Nate Scarboro (Reynolds), who are doing time in the same prison. Asked to put together a team of inmates to take on the guards, Crewe enlists the help of Scarboro to coach the inmates to victory in a football game "fixed" to turn out quite another way.

 

[Mulli]

Late

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Late

Opens today.

We already discussed this in the "remake" thread and I thought I had created a post already.

 

[Mulli]

Opens today.

We already discussed this in the "remake" thread and I thought I had created a post already.

Whatever you say BIMness. Can I just go home now? PLEASE!!

 

[NSD_Blonde]

I saw this tonight, and I thought it was really good--of course, I ddin't see the original; so, I can't say how it compares, but I would definitely recommend it

 

[PDXChris]

I saw th original and I was this one. I have to addmit I really liked this one, even though one is a remake of the other, I think the new one is more comedy and very funny at that, plus Burt does not get a million dollars to shave in this one. I really enjoyed it.

 

[Chris_Sanders]

I saw this yesterday and it was just a ton of fun. Great guy movie.

Kevin Nash steals the movie though.

 

[Bada0Bing]

I just watched it. I really liked the original, I’ve seen it several times. This one was different enough that I liked it too. It was much more funny and silly. The cast of characters in this one were really funny. The guy who played Turley (I guess he is called The Great Khali in wrestling) was flip’n enormous.