Long long time ago...............

Back in the early '70's (1974)

My dad ran security for the filming of "The Longest Yard" starring Burt Reynolds. Daddy died in 2009 and these pictures were in someof his things. The film was shot at the Glenville state Prison in Glenville, Ga

Burt Reynolds as "Paul  Crewe"

                                                   

                                           Joe Kapp with Pervis Atkins

                                     Robert Tessier, who also  played in "Cannonball Run"

                                          

                                      John "Pop" Steadman, who also played in "Gator"

                                    Mike Henry,who starred in several "Tarzan"
                                     movies, Ed Lauter and a unknown (to me) person.

                                           
                                          I think this is Hal Needham, stuntman

                                 My dad and Richard Kiel, better known as "Jaws" from
                                   " The Spy Who  Loved Me"

                                      Pervis Atkins who played for the Los Angeles Rams

                                            Camera Crew

                                           Richard Keil

                                    

                                                    Glenville State Prison

                                              Tony Cacciotti,

                                            Ed Lauter, as Capt. Knauer (recently in "Talladega Nights) 

                                            On the set

                                             My dad and Mike Henry

This photo is labeled "Guy, make-up"