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Summary
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.
Good for
- Friends night
- Party vibe
- Teens
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+24)
Critics 40Audiences 64GoodWatch 52
Metascore48
Tomatometer31%
User score6.5
IMDb6.4
Letterboxd · 246 K ratings3.2/5
Audience score62%
Box office
2.1×its budget
- Budget
- $90 M
- Worldwide
- $191 M
Worldwide it earned $101 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 53 min
A typical length for dramas
typical 109113Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 57 countries, rent or buy in 43 more
+47Released
2005
May 27, 2005
21 years ago
Genres
DramaComedyCrimeLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- PG-13United States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for violence and strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 53 more83 people
- Adam SandlerPaul Crewe
- Chris RockCaretaker
- Burt ReynoldsNate Scarborough
- NellyMegget
- Michael IrvinDeacon Moss
- Bill GoldbergBattle
- Terry CrewsCheeseburger Eddy
- Bob SappSwitowski
Nicholas TurturroBrucie
Dalip SinghTurley
Lobo SebastianTorres
Joey DiazBig Tony
Steve ReevisBaby Face Bob
David Patrick KellyUnger
Tracy MorganMs. Tucker
Edward BunkerSkitchy Rivers
William FichtnerCaptain Knauer
Bill RomanowskiGuard Lambert
Kevin NashGuard Engleheart
Steve AustinGuard Dunham
Brian BosworthGuard Garner
Michael PapajohnGuard Papajohn
Conrad GoodeGuard Webster
Brandon MolaleGuard Malloy
Directing · 8
- Peter Segal Director
- Doug Coleman Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
- Timothy Grant Engle Second Second Assistant Director
- Joseph J. Kontra Second Assistant Director
- Efrain Cortes Additional Second Assistant Director
- John Hockridge First Assistant Director
Writing · 3
- Sheldon Turner Screenplay
- Albert S. Ruddy Story, Executive Producer
- Tracy Keenan Wynn Original Film Writer
Production · 35
- Adam Sandler Executive Producer
- Allen Covert Executive Producer
- Tim Herlihy Executive Producer
- Barry Bernardi Executive Producer
- David Gale Executive Producer
- Van Toffler Executive Producer
Camera · 15
- Dean Semler Director of Photography
- Dwayne McClintock Aerial Director of Photography
- Tracy Bennett Still Photographer
- Jeff Becke Grip
- Rainy Rau Additional First Assistant Camera
- Tammy Fouts Assistant Camera
Editing · 8
- Jeff Gourson Editor
- Kate Crossley Assistant Editor
- Tamara McDonough First Assistant Editor
- Anthony Harris Digital Color Timer
- Tom Costain Additional Editing
- Amy Pawlowski Digital Intermediate Editor
Sound · 22
- Teddy Castellucci Original Music Composer
- Derek Vanderhorst Sound Designer
- David Bach Supervising Sound Editor
- Chris Trent Foley Mixer
- Nelly Theme Song Performance
- James Wright Dolby Consultant
Art · 20
- Perry Andelin Blake Production Design
- Alan Au Art Direction
- Fergal Reilly Storyboard Artist
- Joey Genitempo Set Painter
- Gary Fettis Set Decoration
- Ralph Diaz Greensman
Costume & Make-Up · 11
- Ellen Lutter Costume Design
- Valerie Zielonka Key Costumer
- Bradley Barnes Set Dressing Artist
- Bobby Jo Coleman Makeup Artist
- Elaine Ramires Costume Supervisor
- Felicity Bowring Makeup Department Head
Visual Effects · 10
- Douglas Smith Visual Effects Supervisor
- Nathan McGuinness Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
- Sandhyaa Savanuur VFX Artist
- Lisa Goldberg Visual Effects Producer
- Karen Klein Rotoscoping Artist
- Patrick D. Hurd Visual Effects Coordinator
Lighting · 4
- Michael Vetter Rigging Grip
- Kim Heath Key Rigging Grip
- Theodore Y. Bott Electrician
- James J. Gilson Gaffer
Other crew · 27
- Scotty Richards Stunt Coordinator
- Anne Fletcher Choreographer
- Jimmy Ortega Stunts
- Mickey Giacomazzi Stunts
- Jeremy Fry Stunt Driver
- Dane Farwell Stunt Double
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