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1 Who is Paul Crewe?
Answer: A retired NFL football quarterback

He is a former NFL football quarterback. He is now a lazy drunk who doesn't care about anything. He is now in jail, because he was pulled over for stealing his girlfriend's car and drunk driving.
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2 What doesn't Paul spill?
Answer: his beer

After insulting a police officer with big ears, Paul takes off from the police. There is a 30 second car chase until Paul hits the brakes and all of the police cars collide with him. Paul emerges from his wrecked car to say "Good news boys, I didn't spill my beer."
3 What team did Paul Crewe play for?
Answer: Pittsburgh Steelers

During a car chase, the female announcer for the news reveals that Paul Crewe is a former Pittsburgh star.
4 What is the name of Chris Rock's character?
Answer: Caretaker

Chris Rock plays Caretaker. Before games he rallies the team. As he finds out on the computer he only has 1/2 of a star in toughness. Over time in the movie he becomes Paul's (Adam Sandler) best friend until his own death near the end of the movie.
5 What WWE wrestlers are in this movie?
Answer: Stone Cold Steve Austin, Kevin Nash, Bill Goldberg, and The Great Khali

Stone Cold Steve Austin and Kevin Nash are both guards. Bill Goldberg and The Great Khali are both convicts.
6 What is Paul's last name?
Answer: Crewe

Paul Crewe (Adam Sandler) is an ex-football player who quit after being accused of shaving points in a game. He is the main character in this movie. He gets sent off to prison where he must put together a football team to play against the guards. In the end he prevails in the game against the guards by getting a 2 point conversion.
7 What is Chris Rock's character's name?
Answer: Caretaker

He quickly befriends Crewe after seeing that all the convicts dislike him. He is killed in the movie after giving Paul a gift and turning off the radio, which is a bomb.
8 What position did Paul Crewe play when he played football?
Answer: Quarterback

Paul Crewe was an MVP quarterback until he was accused of shaving points and had to quit. Once in prison he gets to play QB again for the Mean Machine.
9 What former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver plays Deacon Moss?
Answer: Michael Irvin

Michael Irvin is a 3 time Super Bowl champion with the Dallas Cowboys. He had 750 receptions for 11,904 reception yards and 65 touchdown catches during his NFL career.
10 Who beats Paul in a street game of basketball?
Answer: Deacon

Paul approaches the African Americans because the football team needs speed. All of them decline him, but then Deacon challenges him to a game of basketball. Paul just barely loses the game, but in doing so, earns the respect of Earl Meggot who decides to join the team.
11 What is the name of Paul Crewe's team?
Answer: Mean Machine

Caretaker names the team Mean Machine. Caretaker probably names them Mean Machine, because of how the players play and how they like hurting people. Paul reveals this to the team before the game begins.
12 What state does this movie take place in?
Answer: Texas

"The Longest Yard" takes place in Texas. Even though Paul is arrested in San Diego, he goes to jail in Texas. We find this out when Paul is talking to the warden when he first arrives at the prison.
13 What happens if Paul Crewe doesn't lose the game?
Answer: Caretaker's death will be pinned on him.

Warden Hazen says if he doesn't lose the game, he's gonna pin Caretaker's death on him, making him go back to court and stay in jail.
14 Caretaker is eventually murdered by what?
Answer: a bomb

Caretaker goes into Paul's cell when no one is there, to give him a picture of Paul playing football. Caretaker hears the bad music coming from Paul's radio so he goes to turn it off. When he touches the knob the radio blows up, killing Caretaker.
15 Who nearly makes a touchdown, but is hit out of bounds and is injured?
Answer: Earl Megget

Paul Crewe throws it to Megget, but he is hit out of bounds with 6 seconds left on the play clock.
16 What is the name of the prisoners' team?
Answer: Mean Machine

The team never gets a name until the end of the movie when Paul hands out the jerseys that Caretaker got before he died. Already written on these jerseys is the team name Mean Machine.
17 Who throws the ball to Paul Crewe, so he can win the game?
Answer: Deacon

Deacon is a wide receiver. He throws the ball to Paul, who runs the ball and makes the 2 point conversion.
18 What does the Kansas State Guy want when he collapses during the try-out race?
Answer: A Diet Coke

During try-outs Paul holds a race. The fat Kansas State Guy collapses on the ground before finishing the race. First he screams that he'd better not get cut, but then screams for someone to bring him a Diet Coke.
19 What is the name of Paul's child?
Answer: Paul doesn't have a child.

Paul has been married, but never had kids.
20 Who is the "seasoned" coach of the prisoners' team?
Answer: Nate Scarborough

Nate is the coach of the team, but gets some playing time in the game against the guards. He becomes coach after watching the team's practices from his cell and decides that the team needs a leader. He then approaches Caretaker and Paul who lets him have the job.