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Movie Overview
Cast
• Burt Reynolds
• Eddie Albert
• Dino Washington
Director
• Robert Aldrich
• Tracy Keenan Wynn
MPAA Rating
R
The Longest Yard (1974)

REVIEWS
NEWS
INTERVIEWS
OTHER
OFCS Rating: 50% Rotten
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2/4
"That The Longest Yard is considered something of a classic is baffling..."  Reel Film Reviews  David Nusair

C+
"Pardon me if I wasn't blown away by all its simplistic machinations and lighthearted appeal to one's baser instincts."  Ozus' World Movie Reviews  Dennis Schwartz

"The Longest Yard asks what it means to be criminal in a system without fairness, where...violence is cloaked in duty and righteousness."  Pretentious Musings  Kevin Koehler

B+
"Aldrich’s film is most alive during the team recruitment scenes."  Lessons of Darkness  Nick Schager

4/5
"Aldrich...created Paul Crewe just as much as Reynolds did."  Film Threat  Rory L. Aronsky

68/100
"It captures a genuine feeling of competition, even if the premise is more than a little preposterous."  Apollo Guide  Ryan Cracknell
OFCS Rating: 50% Rotten
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