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. Crewe suggests a tune-up game which lands him quarterbacking a crew of inmates in a game against the guards. Aided by incarcerated ex-NFL coach and player Nate Scarborough, Crewe and his team must overcome not only the bloodthirstiness of the opposition, but also the corrupt warden trying to fix the game against them.
Practical Effects
Actual NFL legends getting demolished by comedians
Sound
Nelly soundtrack that absolutely slaps
Stunts
Bob Sapp destroying people without CGI
Director
Peter Segal
Adam Sandler
Paul Crewe
Chris Rock
Caretaker
James Cromwell
Warden Hazen
Nelly
Megget
Michael Irvin
Deacon Moss
Bob Sapp
Switowski
William Fichtner
Captain Knauer
Cloris Leachman
Lynette
Courteney Cox
Lena
Terry Crews
Cheeseburger Eddy
Burt Reynolds
Coach Nate Scarborough
Tracy Morgan
Ms. Tucker
David Patrick Kelly
Unger
Nicholas Turturro
Brucie
Joey Diaz
Big Tony
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Burt Reynolds plays the coach here after starring as Crewe in the 1974 original—he reportedly hated the remake's script but needed the paycheck.
This dropped at peak WWE crossover era, which explains Bob Sapp, Kevin Nash, and Stone Cold Steve Austin all appearing.
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