Longest Yard, The (Special Collector`s Edition) (UK)

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Review of Longest Yard, The (Special Collector`s Edition)
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Stuart McLean

It`s Survival of the Fiercest and Funniest
Certificate: 15
Running Time: 117 mins
Retail Price: £15.99
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Content Type: Movie

Synopsis:
In this rough-and-tumble yarn filmed on location at the Georgia State Prison, the cons are the heroes and the guards are the heavies. Eddie Albert is the sadistic warden who`ll gladly make any sacrifice to push his guards` semi-pro football team to a national championship. Burt Reynolds plays one time pro-quarterback Paul Crewe, now behind bars for leading State Police on a wild chase in a "borrowed" car. He agrees to organise a prisoners` team to play the guards. The warden intercedes to assure that his goon squad will meet only passive resistance from Crewe`s Mean Machine. But the license to pound on their hated guards is a big incentive for murderers and thieves to learn strategy. The Longest Yard is a raucous, bone-crunching comedy from great American director Robert Aldrich (Kiss Me Deadly, Whatever Happened To Baby Jane?, The Dirty Dozen).

Special Features:
Commentary by Burt Reynolds and Writer/Producer Albert S. Ruddy. 2 Featurettes (30 mins). Doing Time On The Longest Yard: commentary by the producer, some of the cast and various sports writers. Unleashing the Mean Machine: commentary by producer, Burt Reynolds, athletes and sports writers. Theatrical Trailer. Preview of The Longest Yard (2005).