Steven Michael joins Damn Good Movie Memories host Brian Davis to talk about the funniest and arguably best football movie ever made, The Longest Yard (1974). Burt Reynolds stars as an ex-NFL quarterback thrown in prison and forced to start a football team comprised of inmates to play an exhibition game against the guards. Co-starring Eddie Albert, James Hampton, Ed Lauter, Richard Kiel, and Ray Nitschke. Directed by Robert Aldrich.
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Here’s another movie review featuring a guest appearances by the Growin’ Up Rock co-hosts: Necessary Roughness.