Storyline
Pro quarter-back, Paul Crewe and former college champion and coach, Nate Scarboro are doing time in the same prison. Asked to put together a team of inmates to take on the guards, Crewe enlists the help of Scarboro to coach the inmates to victory in a football game 'fixed' to turn out quite another way.
Directors
Cast
Adam Sandler, Terry Crews, Cloris Leachman, Jason Williams, James Cromwell, Michael Papajohn, Dan Patrick, Courteney Cox, Bill Romanowski, Rob Schneider, Bob Sapp, Nicholas Turturro, Tracy Morgan, William Fichtner, Chris Rock, Jim Rome, Brandon Molale, Kevin Nash, Lobo Sebastian, Burt Reynolds, Conrad Goode, Sean Salisbury, Michael Irvin, Nelly, Bill Goldberg, Dalip Singh Rana, Steve Reevis, Steve Austin, Brian Bosworth, Chris Berman, Ed Lauter, Big Boy
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Reviews
80
Variety
Sandler impressively assumes the Reynolds role here, with strong support by Reynolds himself and a slightly restrained but frequently hilarious Chris Rock.
75
Charlotte Observer
Its crass good humor makes it an enjoyable, reasonably faithful but over-the-top successor to the original.
70
The Hollywood Reporter
This agreeable remake still manages to go the distance.
63
Miami Herald
Whether you'll enjoy this loud and rowdy remake of a 1974 Burt Reynolds film depends on your tolerance for three things: football, Adam Sandler and unabashed product placement.
58
Entertainment Weekly
Each joke and one-liner is a made-for-HBO zinger, each scene with Sandler a reaffirmation of the old friendship between the two successful SNL alums.
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