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About
A football player-turned-convict organizes a team of inmates to play against a team of prison guards. His dilemma is that the warden asks him to throw the game in return for an early release, but he is also concerned about the inmates' lack of self-esteem.
Theatrical
Aug 21, 1974
Box Office
$43.0M
Budget
$2.9M
Return
14.8x
DVD / Blu-ray
Jan 30, 2001
Theaters
1
Director
Writers
Producers
Music
Studio
Paramount Pictures
Quotes
See all →Survival of the Fiercest and Funniest
Taglines
It's Survival of the Fiercest and Funniest
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
First Down and a Decade Ahead
Taglines
First Down...And Ten Years To Go.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →B
Burt Reynolds
Paul Crewe
E
Eddie Albert
Warden Hazen
E
Ed Lauter
Captain Knauer
M
Michael Conrad
Nate Scarboro
J
James Hampton
Caretaker
H
Harry Caesar
Granville
J
John Steadman
Pop
C
Charles Tyner
Unger
M
Mike Henry
Rassmeusen
R
Richard Kiel
Samson
P
Pervis Atkins
Mawabe
B
Bernadette Peters
Miss Toot
T
Tony Cacciotti
Rotka
A
Anitra Ford
Melissa
T
Tony Reese
Levitt
M
Michael Fox
Announcer
D
Dino Washington
Mason
C
Chuck Hayward
Trooper I
M
Mort Marshall
Assistant Warden
J
Joe Kapp
Walking Boss
