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27/05/2005 Drama, Comedy, Crime 1h 53m
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If you can't get out, get even.

Overview

Disgraced pro football quarterback Paul Crewe lands in a Texas federal penitentiary, where manipulative Warden Hazen recruits him to advise the institution's football team of prison guards. Crewe suggests a tune-up game which lands him quarterbacking a crew of inmates in a game against the guards. Aided by incarcerated ex-NFL coach and player Nate Scarborough, Crewe and his team must overcome not only the bloodthirstiness of the opposition, but also the corrupt warden trying to fix the game against them.

  1. Peter Segal

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Adam Sandler

    Paul Crewe

  2. Chris Rock

    Caretaker

  3. James Cromwell

    Warden Hazen

  4. Nelly

    Megget

  5. Michael Irvin

    Deacon Moss

  6. Bob Sapp

    Switowski

  7. William Fichtner

    Captain Knauer

  8. Cloris Leachman

    Lynette

  9. Courteney Cox

    Lena

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2016-06-27
You're as maniacal as a box of kittens.

A remake of Robert Aldrich's 1974 film The Mean Machine, which starred Burt Reynolds, this version sees Peter Segal direct and Adam Sandler headlining. Also starring are Chris Rock, Burt Reynolds, James Cromwell and William Fitchner.

One time gridiron superstar Paul Crewe, now disgraced, gets himself sent to a prison run by a gridiron fanatical warden. Coerced into being part of a match between the guards and the cons, Crewe has his work cut out to make a team out of misfits, runts and near idiots!

Adam Sandler has always proved divisive, and th...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$90,000,000.00

Revenue
$191,466,556.00

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