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A sadistic warden asks a former pro quarterback, now serving time in his prison, to put together a team of inmates to take on (and get pummeled by) the guards.
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Paul Crewe
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Warden Hazen
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Captain Knauer
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Nate Scarboro
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Caretaker (as Jim Hampton)
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Granville
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Pop
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Unger
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Rassmeusen
Jim Nicholson ...
Ice Man
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Warden's Secretary
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Mawabe
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Rotka
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Melissa
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Announcer
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Walking Boss
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Samson (as Dick Kiel)
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Shop Steward
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Assistant Warden
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Bogdanski
Tony Reese ...
Levitt
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The Indian
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Shokner
Dino Washington ...
Mason
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Spooner
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Bartender (as Joseph Dorsey)
Gus Carlucci ...
Team Doctor (as Dr. Gus Carlucci)
Jack Rockwell ...
Trainer
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Tannen
Ray Ogden ...
Schmidt
Don Ferguson ...
Referee
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Trooper I
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Trooper II
Steve Wilder ...
J.J.
George A. Jones ...
Big George
Wilbur Gillian ...
Big Wilbur
Wilson Warren ...
Buttercup
Joe Jackson ...
Little Joe
Howard Silverstein ...
Howie
Donald Hixon ...
Donny
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gerald Michael Atkins ...
Con / Football player (uncredited)
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Bit Part (uncredited)
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Football Referee (uncredited)
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Secondary Role (uncredited)
Harold Morris ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Bill Rampley ...
Guard / Football Player (uncredited)
James Hooks Reynolds ...
Con Football Player (uncredited)
Philip Wende ...
Guard (uncredited)

Directed by

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Robert Aldrich

Written by

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Tracy Keenan Wynn ... (screenplay)
 
Albert S. Ruddy ... (story)

Produced by

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Alan P. Horowitz ... associate producer
Albert S. Ruddy ... producer

Music by

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Frank De Vol

Cinematography by

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Joseph F. Biroc

Editing by

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Michael Luciano

Editorial Department

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Frank Capacchione ... associate editor: football sequences
George Hively ... associate editor: football sequences
Allan Jacobs ... associate editor: football sequences
Steve Orfanos ... montage: Modern Film Effects
Roy E. Peterson ... assistant editor (as Roy Peterson)
Dennis Wooley ... assistant editor

Casting By

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Joyce Selznick
Steven R. Stevens

Production Design by

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James Dowell Vance

Set Decoration by

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Raphael Bretton ... (uncredited)

Makeup Department

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Tom Ellingwood ... makeup artist
Guy Del Russo ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Russell Saunders ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Clifford C. Coleman ... assistant director
Hal Needham ... second unit director: car chase sequence
Ron Wright ... second assistant director

Art Department

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Horst Grandt ... property master
Ralph A. Nelson ... assistant property master (uncredited)
Arnold Pine ... construction coordinator (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Howard Beals ... sound editor
Gordon Daniel ... sound editor
Jim Foglesong ... recordings supervisor
James Fritch ... sound editor (as Jim Fritch)
John Wilkinson ... re-recording mixer
James Contrares ... boom operator (uncredited)
Fred Faust ... sound mixer (uncredited)
Michael Scoville ... cableman (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Thol Simonson ... special effects (uncredited)

Stunts

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Denny Arnold ... stunts (uncredited)
Mickey Caruso ... stunts (uncredited)
Louie Elias ... stunts (uncredited)
James M. Halty ... stunts (uncredited)
Chuck Hayward ... stunts (uncredited)
Gary McLarty ... stunts (uncredited)
Hal Needham ... stunt coordinator (uncredited) / stunts (uncredited)
Frank Orsatti ... stunts (uncredited)
Pat Studstill ... stunts (uncredited)
Glenn R. Wilder ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Oscar Barber ... camera operator: second unit (uncredited)
Donald C. Cowger ... assistant grip (uncredited)
John Donnelly ... best boy (uncredited)
Orville Hallberg ... camera operator (uncredited)
Bill Hannah ... gaffer (uncredited)
Henry Harrison ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Joe Hicks ... dolly grip (uncredited)
Sherman Kunkel ... camera operator (uncredited)
Lon Massey ... best boy (uncredited)
Clifford H. Poland Jr. ... photographer: second unit (uncredited)
Paul Schwake Jr. ... head grip (uncredited)
Frederic J. Smith ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Stephen Wever ... still photographer (uncredited)
Julian Wilson ... assistant camera (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Charles E. James ... wardrobe (as Charles James)
Ken Harvey ... wardrobe assistant (uncredited)

Music Department

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Frank De Vol ... music arranger (uncredited) / music conductor (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Alvin Greenman ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Richard Enoch ... transportation captain (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Walter Blake ... title designer
Dave Davies ... unit publicist
Bettye McCartt ... assistant to producers
Alex Romero ... choreographer
Robert Sherman ... dialogue supervisor
Pat Studstill ... technical advisor (as Patrick Studstill)
Joan Bennett ... secretary to director (uncredited)
Frank Cappiello ... landscaper (uncredited)
Bob Harks ... stand-in: Burt Reynolds (uncredited)
Michael Newman ... production assistant (uncredited)
Robert Sinclair ... auditor (uncredited)
Anna Zappia ... production secretary (uncredited)

Thanks

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Jimmy Carter ... acknowledgment (as Governor Jimmy Carter)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

A football player-turned-convict organizes a team of inmates to play against a team of prison guards. His dilemma is that the warden asks him to throw the game in return for an early release, but he is also concerned about the inmates' lack of self-esteem. Written by Matt Heffernan

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Taglines THE AUDIENCES DON'T JUST SEE IT - They talk to it! They cheer it! They roar with it! They explode with it! They love it! See more »
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Also Known As
  • The Mean Machine (Ireland, English title)
  • The Mean Machine (United Kingdom)
  • Plein la gueule (France)
  • Die Kampfmaschine (Germany)
  • Rompehuesos (Spain)
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Runtime
  • 121 min
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Budget $2,900,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Sports Illustrated's Rick Telander wrote in the Oct. 17, 1988 issue: After the cast and crew of "The Longest Yard" departed from Georgia State Prison, the inmates played Georgia State Troopers using the equipment left behind by the film crew. The game quickly got out of hand, with inmates pummeling the out-of-shape troopers for their alleged arrogance. The game was called at the half, with the inmates ahead 66-0. End of prison football in Georgia. See more »
Goofs Melissa warns Paul not to touch her Maserati. The car was sold in the US as a Citroen/Maserati SM, a Citroen with a Maserati engine. The owner would be more likely to refer to it as Maserati. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Burt Reynolds/Dom DeLuise/Art Carney/Ace Trucking Company (1974). See more »
Soundtracks Saturday Night Special See more »
Quotes Paul Crewe: My, you have lovely hair. You ever find any spiders in it?
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