tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post8341899860067658623..comments2024-03-08T18:49:51.289-05:00Comments on Classic Film and TV Café: The Longest Yard: "It's just a game."Rick29http://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-28411307896857019172018-10-18T15:50:03.183-04:002018-10-18T15:50:03.183-04:00Prison? Football? Yet it does work. Prison? Football? Yet it does work. toto2https://www.blogger.com/profile/09652682900471649463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-80312219504121915202018-10-03T11:35:34.652-04:002018-10-03T11:35:34.652-04:00Rick … you didn't give the full answer.
And if...Rick … you didn't give the full answer.<br />And if you had, you might have called attention to its significance (outside of being a plot point) within the context of the movie.<br /><br />Randy (see below):<br />All I know about the production (outside of promo journalism) comes from Burt Reynolds's commentary on the DVD.<br />I guess I'll have to listen to it again, but all I can recall at the moment is that Burt kept mispronouncing Richard Kiel's name (he kept saying <i>kyle</i>; it's supposed to be <i>keel</i>, like the city in Germany)(This is something that, in my capacity as an OLd Geezer, I tend to notice more and more lately.).Mike Doranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14427528138598549103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-33975957838556295922018-10-02T23:14:49.792-04:002018-10-02T23:14:49.792-04:00I haven't seen this film since it was in relea...I haven't seen this film since it was in release, so I don't remember much about it. I do remember enjoying it! It doesn't surprise me that "let's form a team" plots attract you, Rick, you have formed at least one team (CMBA) since I met you :)The Lady Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963115499930520653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-13127072981670844502018-10-02T23:08:00.686-04:002018-10-02T23:08:00.686-04:00Mort does indeed have a great line at the end!Mort does indeed have a great line at the end!Rick29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-11307410098036533802018-10-02T21:50:05.257-04:002018-10-02T21:50:05.257-04:00Mike can probably shed light on this, but as I rec...Mike can probably shed light on this, but as I recall Lauter got the QB role, when Joe Kapp (less than 4 years removed from playing QB in the NFL hurt (I think broke) his arm. He's shown late in the game (playing a linebacker) with his arm in a sling. Lauter was great in this, and was really good in another of my fave sports movies...The Jericho Mile.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598321249896138287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-65450090598384467872018-10-02T12:10:27.920-04:002018-10-02T12:10:27.920-04:00Longest Yard did indeed have an all-around brillia...<i>Longest Yard</i> did indeed have an all-around brilliant cast (and how did you forget Ed Lauter as the boss guard?), but the one I'll never forget is a New York actor named Mort Marshall.<br />And who was Mort Marshall, you ask?<br /> Let's make a game out of it.<br />He's on screen throughout the picture.<br />And at the finish, he's got one of the best closing lines.<br /> So who is Mort Marshall, and what does he do in <i>The Longest Yard</i>?<br /> Watch the movie again if you can, and see if you can spot him.<br />Good Luck!Mike Doranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14427528138598549103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-65281187385246887312018-10-01T23:08:11.189-04:002018-10-01T23:08:11.189-04:00Your point is brilliant. I was always sad to see B...Your point is brilliant. I was always sad to see Burt settle for mediocre (albeit moneymaking) films in the 1980s...drivel like STROKER ACE.Rick29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-23731264389678706592018-10-01T23:02:24.878-04:002018-10-01T23:02:24.878-04:00It's a great line. I didn't give Tracy Kee...It's a great line. I didn't give Tracy Keenan Wynn credit for his funny, rude, sometimes poignant script.Rick29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-77273750501926780782018-10-01T18:40:43.965-04:002018-10-01T18:40:43.965-04:00Reynolds (like another great actor in John Wayne) ...Reynolds (like another great actor in John Wayne) is often ridiculed for not being an actor the caliber of Laurence Olivier. Believe me when I say, Reynolds would have been a more believable Hamlet than Olivier would have been an ex-NFL QB. This is a great performance in an outstanding movie. Funny as hell, yet extremely touching.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598321249896138287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-3128415604341654072018-10-01T18:15:40.335-04:002018-10-01T18:15:40.335-04:00"Nice hair...ever find any spiders in it?&quo..."Nice hair...ever find any spiders in it?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-16300679434608585552018-10-01T09:41:12.922-04:002018-10-01T09:41:12.922-04:00I watched this with the hubby despite my trepidati...I watched this with the hubby despite my trepidation (football?!) and found myself intrigued and moved. Sometimes you have to kick over the comfort zone fence.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.com