Directed by:
Robert AldrichScreenplay:
Tracy Keenan WynnCinematography:
Joseph F. BirocComposer:
Frank De VolCast:
Burt Reynolds, Eddie Albert, Ed Lauter, Michael Conrad, James Hampton, Harry Caesar, Charles Tyner, Mike Henry, Bernadette Peters, Anitra Ford, Richard Kiel (more)VOD (2)
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Hollywood great Burt Reynolds leads the downfield charge in this raucous, rough-and-tumble comedy-drama coached by legendary director Robert Aldrich. 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 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 crew - 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 as the Mean Machine defies the warden’s iron-fisted control and attempts to go the distance in The Longest Yard. (Kino Lorber)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1975 - Best Achievement in Film Editing
Golden Globes
- 1975 - Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
- 1975 - Burt Reynolds (Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy)
- 1975 - Eddie Albert (Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture)