The latest installment of Bad Football Movies takes aim at a strange time in the Adam Sandler cannon: On the heels of his massively successful run of comedies, and in the midst of his turn toward more serious films like Punch-Drunk Love and Funny People came The Longest Yard. The remake of the dark 1974 classic is decidedly more commercial, featuring dozens of ridiculous cameos, and major corporate tie-ins with the likes of ESPN and McDonalds.
It's the second-highest grossing sports comedy of all time, behind only The Waterboy, another Sandler film.