"If you can't get out, get even."

2005

1h 53m

6.7(3546 votes)

Drama

Comedy

Crime

Overview

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.

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83 members

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Adam Sandler

Paul Crewe

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Chris Rock

Caretaker

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James Cromwell

Warden Hazen

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Burt Reynolds

Coach Nate Scarborough

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Nelly

Megget

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Terry Crews

Cheeseburger Eddy

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William Fichtner

Captain Knauer

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David Patrick Kelly

Unger

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Cloris Leachman

Lynette

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Bob Sapp

Switowski

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Michael Irvin

Deacon Moss

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Tracy Morgan

Ms. Tucker

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Courteney Cox

Lena

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Nicholas Turturro

Brucie

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Joey Diaz

Big Tony

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Steve Austin

Guard Dunham

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Bill Goldberg

Battle

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Dalip Singh

Turley

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Bill Romanowski

Guard Lambert

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Brian Bosworth

Guard Garner

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Kevin Nash

Guard Engleheart

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Steve Reevis

Baby Face Bob

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Lobo Sebastian

Torres

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Edward Bunker

Skitchy Rivers

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Michael Papajohn

Guard Papajohn

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Conrad Goode

Guard Webster

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Brandon Molale

Guard Malloy

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Todd Holland

Guard Holland

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Walter Williamson

Errol Dandridge

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Allen Covert

Referee

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Rob Schneider

Punky

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Chris Berman

Self

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Jim Rome

Self

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Patrick Bristow

Walt

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Lauren Sánchez

Self

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Dan Patrick

Officer Jack Pugh

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Christopher Neiman

Big Ear Cop

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Ed Lauter

Duane

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Sean Salisbury

Vic

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Rob "Revolution" Moore

Gavin

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Big Boy

Jesse

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Michael H. Goodwyn

Con Transvestite

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Ray Stoney

Con Transvestite

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Michael Silas

Con Transvestite

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Andre Fuentes

Con Transvestite

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Lonnie Henderson

Con Transvestite

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Asiel Hardison

Con Transvestite

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Colin Kim

Con Transvestite

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Crew

Mark Robert Ellis

Stretcher Guy

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Timothy F. Crowley

Umpire

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Mr. Porter

Basketball Convict

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Bizarre

Basketball Convict

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Proof

Basketball Convict

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Kuniva

Basketball Convict

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Bryan Burwell

Sportswriter

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Sam Farmer

Sportswriter

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Jay Glazer

Sportswriter

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Peter King

Sportswriter

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John McClain

Sportswriter

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Adam Schefter

Sportswriter

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Larry Weisman

Sportswriter

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Production

Marc S. Ganis

Lorenzo

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Crew

Shane Ralston

Bradlee

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Jenae Altschwager

Party Guest

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Candace Juleff

Party Guest

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Bryan Ross

Party Guest

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Ricardo J. King

Press Box Technician

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Stink Fisher

Cafeteria Prisoner

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Jasper Pendergrass

Cafeteria Prisoner

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Sean McNamara

Cafeteria Prisoner

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Robert Harvey

Cafeteria Guard

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Eric Chmielecki

Guard Sniper

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Denise Marie Jerome

Guard Cheerleader

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Jaayda McClanahan

Guard Cheerleader

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Tara Wilson

Guard Cheerleader

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Rachel Saydak

Guard Cheerleader

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Cara-Lee Knodel

Guard Cheerleader

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Nora Hassan

Guard Cheerleader

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John Hockridge

Guard Hock

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Jason Williams

Texas State Policeman (uncredited)

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Steven Alford

K-9 Officer Beller (uncredited)

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Kyle S. Brown

Football Fanatic (uncredited)

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Swifty McVay

Basketball Convict (as Swift)

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