Continuity mistake: Suddenly, with no explanation, Samson is playing with his right arm in a cast and sling for the last two plays of the 1st half. Then he isn't wearing one in the locker room at halftime. He's on the sideline for all of the second half and is slinged up for most of the shots.
The Longest Yard (1974)
Plot summary
Directed by: Robert Aldrich
Starring: Burt Reynolds, Eddie Albert, Ed Lauter, Michael Conrad
Paul 'Wrecking' Crewe is a star quarterback of a football team. Till, that is, he is injured and forced to retire. Upon thios his life gets boring and due to some dangerous driving and a crazy pile-up, he is jailed. Here he ends up coaching a football team of criminals, including chris rock , burt reynolds, and goldberg, to play against the guards team, leading to a wacky adventure on the inside.
More mistakes in The Longest Yard
Bogdanski: What the hell was that?
Paul Crewe: That was a dropkick.
Bogdanski: Dropkick?
Paul Crewe: Dropkick.
Bogdanski: How much is that worth?
Paul Crewe: Three points.
Bogdanski: Three points?
Paul Crewe: Three points.
Bogdanski: For that? Bullshit.
Trivia: When the film was released Burt Reynolds arranged to have this film shown in maximum security prisons all over the US, because the prisoners obviously couldn't get to the theaters to see it themselves.