In the original movie, the name of the prison is Citrus State Prison. Being that it takes place in Florida. The prison it was filmed at is Georgia State Prison outside of Reidsville, Georgia.
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The Production Budget for The Longest Yard was $82,000,000.
The Longest Yard (2005) is rated PG-13.
The Longest Yard grossed $190,320,568 worldwide.
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They named the team "Mean Machine"
The Longest Yard grossed $158,119,460 in the domestic market.
Courteney Cox played Adam Sandlers wife in The Longest Yard.
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The running back (aka Megget) in The Longest Yard was played by rapper Nelly.
Joe Kapp, who played with the Vikings from 1967-1969, was the Walking Boss in The Longest Yard.
Unger (David Patrick Kelly) is a snitch to the guards in The Longest Yard (remake) and Charles Tyner in the 1974 Original