<P> The Longest Yard opened in New York on August 21, 1974 . This was followed by a release in Los Angeles on September 25, 1974 followed by a general release in October 1974 . </P> <P> The film was popular and earned $22 million in North American theatrical rentals . It had admissions in France of 200,738 . </P> <P> The film received generally positive reviews, currently holding an 81% rating on Rotten Tomatoes . </P> <P> MAD satirized this movie as "The Longest Yardbird" in issue #176 (July' 75). </P>

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