As it was in Robert Aldrich’s original, the heart of The Longest Yard is the building of the ... Rock as the wily prison fixer known only as Caretaker (a role originated by Jim Hampton).

“The Longest Yard” runs a reverse play but gets thrown ... Chris Rock plays Crewe’s sidekick, Caretaker, a role that is supposed to be an emotional catalyst. But as funny as Chris Rock ...

Beyond F Troop, he is best remembered for many key film roles, including appearances as Caretaker, the manager of the prison football team in the 1974 Burt Reynolds film The Longest Yard.

For The Longest Yard, Hampton was given the opportunity ... I said, ‘I want to play Caretaker.’ He said, ‘Caretaker only has five lines.’ I said, ‘Now he only has five lines.'” ...

including Caretaker Farrell (Chris Rock). Reynolds appeared in the remake as Nate Scarborough, a former football coach who has been locked up alongside Crewe. The Longest Yard gave Sandler another ...

Partnering up with the wisecracking Caretaker (Chris Rock), Crewe begins ... Burt Reynolds and Adam Sandler in The Longest Yard The differences between the '74 and '05 versions are negligible ...

Beyond F Troop, he is best remembered for many key film roles, including appearances as Caretaker, the manager of the prison football team in the 1974 Burt Reynolds film The Longest Yard.

James Hampton, an actor perhaps best recognized from roles in “F Troop,” “The Longest Yard” and “Teen Wolf,” has died from complications of Parkinson’s disease, his spokesperson told ...

The Longest Yard is a suitable underdog-does-good flick ... such as Chris Rock's Caretaker Farrell, rapper Nelly's Earl Megget and Reynolds's Coach Nate. The real defining aspect of this film ...

At the urging of Caretaker (Chris Rock, scoring touchdowns with one-liners), Paul trains a team that includes Nelly (the rapper can act) and Michael Irvin (the former Dallas Cowboy can act too).