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| Directed by | Peter Segal |
| Screenplay by | Sheldon Turner |
| Based on | The Longest Yard by Tracy Keenan Wynn Albert S. Ruddy |
| Produced by | Jack Giarraputo |
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| Cinematography | Dean Semler |
| Edited by | Jeff Gourson |
| Music by | Teddy Castellucci |
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Running time | 113 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $90 million[1] |
| Box office | $191.5 million[1] |
The Longest Yard is a 2005 American sports comedy film directed by Peter Segal and written by Sheldon Turner. A remake of 1974's The Longest Yard, it stars Adam Sandler as a washed-up former professional American football quarterback who goes to prison and is forced to assemble a team to play against the guards. The film co-stars Chris Rock, James Cromwell, Nelly, William Fichtner and Burt Reynolds, who played Sandler's role in the original.
It was released by Paramount Pictures in the United States and Sony Pictures Releasing–under the Columbia Pictures label–in other territories on May 27, 2005.
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