Director: Peter Berg

Writers: David Aaron Cohen; Peter Berg

Based on a book: Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream by H. G. Bissinger

Producer: Brian Grazer

Keywords: Sports Drama, Football

Film adaptation of the 1990 book of the same name follows a hard-up Texas small town's embrace of their standout high school football squad.

ABSTRACT
The scene: Odessa, Texas, an economically-depressed backwater Southern town, in 1988. A community split along political and racial lines comes together over the time-worn institution of American football, finding solace in local Permian High School's unlikely run towards the Texas state championship. Well received by critics and at the box office, Friday Night Lights would go on to spawn an NBC television series of the same name.

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Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Lucas Black	Actor	29-Nov-1982		The kid from Sling Blade
Connie Britton	Actor	6-Mar-1968		Nikki Faber on Spin City
Amber Heard	Actor	22-Apr-1986		And Soon The Darkness
Garrett Hedlund	Actor	3-Sep-1984		Four Brothers
Jay Hernandez	Actor	20-Feb-1978		Crazy/Beautiful
Christian Kane	Actor	27-Jun-1974		Lindsey McDonald on Angel
Derek Luke	Actor	24-Apr-1974		Antwone Fisher
Tim McGraw	Country Musician	1-May-1967		Not a Moment Too Soon
Billy Bob Thornton	Actor	4-Aug-1955		Sling Blade
Lee Thompson Young	Actor	1-Feb-1984	19-Aug-2013	The Famous Jett Jackson

CAST

Billy Bob Thornton	...   Coach Gaines
Derek Luke	...   Boobie Miles
Jay Hernandez	...   Brian Chavez
Lucas Black	...   Mike Winchell
Garrett Hedlund	...   Don Billingsley
Tim McGraw	...   Charles Billingsley
Connie Britton	...   Sharon Gaines
Lee Thompson Young	...   Chris Comer
Lee Jackson	...   Ivory Christian
Grover Coulson	...   L. V. Miles
Connie Cooper	...   Mrs. Winchell
Kasey Stevens	...   Flippy
Ryanne Duzich	...   Melissa
Amber Heard	...   Maria
Morgan Farris	...   Jennifer Gaines
Laine Kelly	...   Comer's Girlfriend
Gavin Grazer	...   Trapper
Turk Pipkin	...   Skip Baldwin
Dr. Carey Windler	...   Dr. Rogers
Tommy G. Kendrick	...   Odessa Doctor
Brad Leland	...   John Aubrey
Lillian Langford	...   Nancy Aubrey
Christian Kane	...   Brian
Buddy Hale	...   Booster
Ken Farmer	...   Booster
Marco Perella	...   Booster
Eloise DeJoria	...   Booster
Robert Weaver	...   Booster
Katherine Willis	...   Booster Wife
Angie Bolling	...   Booster Wife
Charles Sanders	...   Buddy's Burger Manager
Barry Sykes	...   Permian Play-by-Play Announcer
Clay Kennedy	...   Permian Color Announcer
Lewis B. Johnson	...   Carter Play-by-Play Announcer
J. D. Hawkins	...   Carter Play-by-Play Announcer
B. T. Stone	...   Slammin' Sammy
Wade L. Johnston	...   Coach Miller
Rick Herod	...   Coach McCutcheon
Paul Mitchell Wright	...   Coach Belew
Julius Tennon	...   Coach James
Dennis Hill	...   Coach Harper
Timothy Walter	...   Coach Vonner
Robert Scott Smith	...   Coach Smith
Kenneth Plunk	...   Coach Plunk
Josh Berry	...   Coach Campbell
Branson Washburn	...   Coach Washburn
David Johnson	...   Coach Johnson
John Hayden	...   Permian Booth Coach
Chris Palmer	...   Permian Booth Coach
Kyle Scott Jackson	...   Carter Booth Coach
C. Anthony "Charles" Jackson	...   Carter Booth Coach
Kippy Brown	...   Carter Booth Coach
Cleveland "Chick" Harris	...   Carter Booth Coach
Billy Melvin Thomas	...   Carter Assistant Coach
Kammerin Hunt	...   Carter Assistant Coach
Roy Williams	...   Midland Lee Assistant Coach
Gary Mack Griffin	...   Marshall High School Coach
Randy Brinlee	...   Marshall Game Referee
Dan Rankin	...   Cooper Game End Zone Official
Tim Crowley	...   Carter Game Referee
Harvey L. Jeffries	...   Carter Game Official
Tiki Davis	...   Carter Co-Captain -- Baird
Everett Smith	...   Carter Quarterback -- Whitaker
Ty Law	...   Carter Wide Receiver -- Graf
Chris Dahlberg	...   Clancy Kent
Peter Harrell, Jr.	...   C. C. Russeau
Kevin Page	...   John Wilkins
Brady Coleman	...   Jerald McClary
Stephen Bishop	...   Loie Harris
Bob Richardson	...   Marvin Edwards
Mark Donaldson	...   State Trooper
Aisha Schliessler	...   Cheerleader
Evan Bernard	...   Drunk Driver
Rutherford Cravens	...   Kansas Wesleyan Recruiter
Wayne Hanawalt	...   Kansas Wesleyan Recruiter
Brian Thornton	...   Recruiter
Sam Austin	...   Recruiter
Mark Nutter	...   Recruiter
Jeff Gibbs	...   Journalist Jim
Richard Dillard	...   Reporter
Robert Flores	...   Reporter
Terry Parks	...   Skip Baldwin's Cameraman
Talon Smith	...   Young Kid
Taylor Sawyers	...   Young Kid
Bradley Lisman	...   Young Kid
Richard Nance	...   Buzzard
Football Players
Aaron Babino	...   Football Player
Dean Baldwin	...   Football Player
Ben Bronson	...   Football Player
Sunny Byrd	...   Football Player
John Clark	...   Football Player
Bobby Doherty	...   Football Player
Chris Fisher	...   Football Player
Cedric Foster	...   Football Player
Corey Hargers	...   Football Player
Tavis Harvey	...   Football Player
Deshaun Hill	...   Football Player
Ryan Jacobs	...   Football Player
Nick Jester	...   Football Player
Mike Jones	...   Football Player
Tyrone Jones	...   Football Player
Mark Llewellyn	...   Football Player
Jon Luke	...   Football Player
O. J. McClintock	...   Football Player
Robert Nguyen	...   Football Player
Joseph Norman	...   Football Player
Dewayne Patmon	...   Football Player
Everick Rawls	...   Football Player
Brett Robin	...   Football Player
Steven Rogers	...   Football Player
Ray Ross	...   Football Player
Chad L. Stevens	...   Football Player
Travis Thompson	...   Football Player
Matt Trissel	...   Football Player
Brandon Tully	...   Football Player
Darrick Wallace	...   Football Player

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