Paul “Wrecking” Crewe (Burt Reynolds) had it all. He was an NFL quarterback. But it wasn’t enough. So he shaved a few points in a game to make a little bit more. The only problem was that he got caught, and when he did, he not only got thrown out, he earned the scorn of everyone else – even convicts. This doesn’t concern most people, and it doesn’t concern him.

But when he decides that he’s had enough of just being the boy toy, he takes off in the car and ends up driving it into the bay. That earns him a trip to the beautiful state prison, courtesy of the warden who wants to get his semi-pro football team (consisting of the guards) to the next level: The championship. And he wants Paul Crewe to get him there by coaching. There’s just one problem, and that is that Crewe doesn’t want to do it.

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