Is The Longest Yard a remake of Mean Machine?

Is The Longest Yard a remake of Mean Machine?

A remake of the crowd-pleasing 1974 Burt Reynolds gridiron hit “The Longest Yard,” in which motley convicts challenge their guards to what devolves into a comically down-and-dirty game of football, “Mean Machine” recasts the setting to a gritty English prison and the bone-crushing sport played to soccer.

Are there real football players in The Longest Yard?

The cast includes several WWE superstars: The Great Khali (Dalip Singh), "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, Kevin Nash, and Bill Goldberg. It also includes former professional football players Michael Irvin, Terry Crews, Bill Romanowski, and Brian Bosworth, plus Singer and Rapper Nelly.

Is the original Longest Yard on Netflix?

Netflix was the last free streaming option for The Longest Yard, but it is still available to rent on Amazon, YouTube and several other platforms. The film is set in a prison and focuses on a disgraced quarterback, played by Sandler, who must create a team of inmates to compete in a football game.

Is the yard based on a true story?

The film was based on a real-life corruption scandal in the mid 1980s that involved the father of co-writer and director James Gray. For Leo's and Willie's fight, Mark Wahlberg and Joaquin Phoenix agreed to actually fight each other. ... The filmmakers decided to film at an old abandoned freight yard and a studio set.

Where can I see The Longest Yard?

Currently you are able to watch "The Longest Yard" streaming on Showtime, Showtime Amazon Channel, fuboTV, DIRECTV, Spectrum On Demand, AMC Plus.

Where is The Longest Yard available?

Watch The Longest Yard Streaming Online | Hulu (Free Trial)

When did the movie The Longest Yard come out?

• The Longest Yard (2005 film) Jump to navigation Jump to search. 2005 film by Peter Segal. The Longest Yard is a 2005 American sports prison comedy film and a remake of the 1974 film of the same name.

Is the Longest Yard a remake of Mean Machine?

• The film has been remade three times: as the 2001 British film Mean Machine (a shortened version of the title used for the original's UK release), starring Vinnie Jones, the 2005 film remake, The Longest Yard featuring Reynolds as coach Nate Scarborough, and as the 2015 Egyptian film Captain Masr. What football players were in The Longest Yard?

When did Adam Sandler play in the Longest Yard?

• 2005 film by Peter Segal. The Longest Yard is a 2005 American sports prison comedy film and a remake of the 1974 film of the same name. Adam Sandler plays the protagonist Paul Crewe, a disgraced former professional quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers, who is forced to form a team from the prison inmates to play football against their guards.

When did Burt Reynolds star in the Longest Yard?

• Burt Reynolds starred in the classic 1974 'The Longest Yard' and in the Adam Sandler-led 2005 re-make.