Review of The Longest Yard (1974) by David Edelstein for Slate — 09 Jul 1981
What was already a raucous put-on, a goof on Aldrich's brutal action movies, is now a hyperbolic, gross-out cartoon, with a cast of enormous ex-football stars (plus the 7-foot-2-inch Indian wrestler Dalip Singh) only adding to the air of facetiousness.
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This review of The Longest Yard (1974) was written by David Edelstein and published by Slate on 09 Jul 1981.
The Longest Yard has generally received positive reviews.
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