The Longest Yard (Special Edition) (Blu-ray)
Hollywood great Burt Reynolds (White Lightning, Semi-Tough) leads the downfield charge in this raucous, rough-and-tumble comedy-drama coached by legendary director Robert Aldrich (Vera Cruz, The Dirty Dozen). 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 (Hustle) 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. Featuring Ed Lauter, Michael Conrad, Bernadette Peters, Richard Kiel and a rowdy roster of real-life football greats, it’s survival of the fiercest. And the funniest!
- Brand New HD Master – From a 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative
- NEW Audio Commentary by Film Critics Alain Silver and James Ursini, Authors of WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO ROBERT ALDRICH?: HIS LIFE AND HIS FILMS
- Audio Commentary by Star Burt Reynolds and Writer/Producer Albert S. Ruddy
- Doing Time on THE LONGEST YARD: Featurette
- Unleashing THE MEAN MACHINE: Featurette
- Theatrical Trailer – Newly Mastered in 4K
- Newly Commissioned Art by Sean Phillips
- Optional English Subtitles
- Robert Aldrich - Director
- Burt Reynolds - Actor
- Eddie Albert - Actor
- Ed Lauter - Actor
- Michael Conrad - Actor
- James Hampton - Actor
- John Steadman - Actor
- Harry Caesar - Actor
- Charles Tyner - Actor
- Mike Henry - Actor
- Bernadette Peters - Actor
- Anitra Ford - Actor
- Richard Kiel - Actor
- Robert Tessier - Actor
- Joe Kapp - Actor
- Ray Nitschke - Actor
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