Houston Texans go too see The Longest Yard

Does anyone realize the cast of extras in this movie...it's huge, steve austin, brian bosworth, kevin nash.....and like 50 others...it's amazing...



It's the stuff of dreams for any cubicle jockey.

Your boss calls you downstairs for your standard morning meeting before posing this question to the group.

"Would you rather work today or go to the movies?"

Guess which option the Texans chose?


David Carr and Tom Olivadotti grab some popcorn.
After seven practices in the searing Houston heat over the past two weeks, Dom Capers decided to give his troops a break Thursday. The entire team hopped onto buses and headed to the Edwards Cinema on Weslayan for a morning screening of Paramount's remake of "The Longest Yard." In fact, the entire organization was invited, making it one big Texans field trip.

"This was great," cornerback Dunta Robinson said. "Coach threw a bone at us and we willingly accepted. Coming here as a team still gives us a chance to come together and be around one another. Not everything is football. We can also go out, hang out and have fun with each other."

The movie, which opens tomorrow, stars John McClain of the Houston Chronicle and also features a bunch of fringe Hollywood guys like Adam Sandler, Chris Rock and Burt Reynolds. The movie takes place at a fictitious Texas prison, where the warden gives the inmates a chance to play football against the guards.

Sandler's performance as former NFL quarterback Paul Crewe somehow overshadowed McClain's latest 15 seconds of cinematic fame. The film also featured Nelly, Bill Goldberg and Michael Irvin as inmate players, and Steve Austin, Brian Bosworth and Bill Romanowski as guard players.

Hence, the football scenes were pretty accurate, although in prison the normal rules don't necessarily apply. Like when Crewe nails a referee with two consecutive throws in retaliation for some "suspicious" calls in favor of the guards.

"I thought Sandler did a good job," quarterback David Carr said. "They always add a little something to it. There aren't too many times I'm going to get a shot at the referee with the football.

"But it was fun. I thought it was a good movie."

McClain, who attended the movie premiere last week in Los Angeles, talked to the crowd beforehand and said director Peter Segal ("50 First Dates," "Anger Management,") tried to stay as true to the 1974 original as possible. Reynolds, who plays older inmate Nate Scarborough in this edition, played the role of Crewe in the original.

Thanks to McClain and the folks at Paramount and Edwards for arranging the screening. And, obviously, thanks to Capers for letting the holiday weekend start a bit early.
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