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About
A football player-turned-convict organizes a team of inmates to play against a team of prison guards. His dilemma is that the warden asks him to throw the game in return for an early release, but he is also concerned about the inmates' lack of self-esteem.
Theatrical
Aug 21, 1974
Box Office
$43.0M
Budget
$2.9M
Return
14.8x
DVD / Blu-ray
Jan 30, 2001
Theaters
1
Director
Robert Aldrich
Writers
Tracy Keenan Wynn, Albert S. Ruddy
Producers
Albert S. Ruddy, Alan P. Horowitz
Music
Frank De Vol
Studio
Paramount Pictures
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Quotes
See all →Survival of the Fiercest and Funniest
Taglines
It's Survival of the Fiercest and Funniest
First Down and a Decade Ahead
Taglines
First Down...And Ten Years To Go.
Injury Report: Broken Neck Confirmed
Samson
I think I broke his fuckin neck!
Announcer
I think he broke his fuckin neck!
Team doctor
One side, one side. Get the ambulance! I think he broke his fuckin neck.
[Examines injured player]
Samson
See! I told you I broke his fuckin neck!
The Value of Resilience and Courage
Paul Crewe
Nate, if you're thinking about winning this game, then you're as crazy as he is.
Nate Scarboro
Well, maybe so. But you spend fourteen years in this tank, you begin to understand that you've only got two thing left they can't sweat out of you or beat out of you. Your balls. And you better hang onto them, because they're about the only thing you're gonna have when you get out of here.
Cast
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Burt Reynolds
Paul Crewe
E
Eddie Albert
Warden Hazen
E
Ed Lauter
Captain Knauer
M
Michael Conrad
Nate Scarboro
J
James Hampton
Caretaker
H
Harry Caesar
Granville
J
John Steadman
Pop
C
Charles Tyner
Unger
M
Mike Henry
Rassmeusen
R
Richard Kiel
Samson
P
Pervis Atkins
Mawabe
B
Bernadette Peters
Miss Toot
T
Tony Cacciotti
Rotka
A
Anitra Ford
Melissa
T
Tony Reese
Levitt
M
Michael Fox
Announcer
D
Dino Washington
Mason
C
Chuck Hayward
Trooper I
M
Mort Marshall
Assistant Warden
J
Joe Kapp
Walking Boss
