Other mistake: At the start when Crewe's girlfriend says "don't you take my Maserati" Crewe says he has earned it. He then goes out and gets in a Citroen, not a Maserati. Also, a Citroen front license plate appears on the car shortly afterwards which wasn't there before. (00:03:57)
Bishop73
15th Nov 2020
The Longest Yard (1974)
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Suggested correction: The Citroen SM model has a Maserati engine.
That doesn't make it a Maserati. Citroën bought Maserati in 1968, but their badge determined the brand, not what engine was in it. A lot of car companies are owned by other car companies to have multiple divisions in their lineup. If someone has a Toyota and called it a Lexus, they'd be wrong, just like it's wrong in this case.
6th Jun 2005
The Longest Yard (1974)
Corrected entry: When the score is 8-0 guards, the cons score and go for two and get the two-point conversion. However, the scoreboard shows a score of 8-7 and this is also announced by the radio announcer. It is never corrected as more points are added. The score should have been 8-8.
Correction: Until recently, the conversions were 1 point no matter what. Since this takes place in the 70's, the score is correct.
Then why did the guards have 8?
The guards scored a touchdown and had the extra point blocked. Then they got a safety. That's 8.
The guards scored 2 on a safety.
Safety= 2 points.
While the NFL adopted the 2-point conversion in 1994, the 2-point conversion has been around long before that, and throughout the 70's. College football adopted the 2-point conversion in 1958. The AFL used the 2-point conversion in the 60's prior to the NFL/AFL merger. In the film, it was a semi-pro team and they could have chosen to adopt the 2-point conversion.
Correction: Because they had a score, missed conversion and a safety.
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