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Friday night lights

Berg, Peter, 1964- (Added Author). Cohen, David Aaron. (Added Author). Grazer, Brian, 1953- (Added Author). Thornton, Billy Bob. (Added Author). Luke, Derek, 1974- (Added Author). Hernandez, Jay, 1978- (Added Author). Black, Lucas, 1982- (Added Author). Hedlund, Garrett, 1985- (Added Author). McGraw, Tim. (Added Author). Schliessler, Tobias A. (Added Author). Reitzell, Brian. (Added Author). Torn, David, 1953- (Added Author). Bissinger, Buzz, 1954- Friday night lights. (Added Author). Explosions in the Sky (Musical group) (Added Author). Imagine Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Universal Pictures (Firm) (Added Author). Billy Bob Thornton, Derek Luke, Jay Hernandez, Lucas Black, Garrett Hedlund, Tim McGraw, Lee Jackson, Lee Thompson Young, Grover Coulson. (Cast).

Takes place in Odessa, a socially and racially divided and economically troubled oil town in the western part of Texas, where high school football is the thing that brings all the people together. Follows Coach Gary Gaines and the Permian High School Panthers through the 1988 season as they work hard to extend Permian's winning record. Shows the players struggling with typical adolescent issues and the lack of future opportunities in their town as well at the overwhelming pressure of the town's expectations.

DVD  - 2004
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Subject
Permian High School (Odessa, TX) > Drama.
Football > Drama.
Football coaches > Drama.
School sports > Drama.
Odessa (Tex.) > Drama.
Genre
Sports films.
Feature films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings.
Drama.
  • ISBN: 1417011424
  • Physical Description videodisc
    1 videodisc (approximately 118 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition Widescreen version.
  • Publisher Universal City, CA : Universal, [2004]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on the book: Friday night lights : a town, a team, and a dream by H.G. Bissinger.
DVD release of the 2004 motion picture.
Region 1, anamorphic widescreen format (2.35:1 aspect ratio); dual-layer, single-sided.
Special features include: audio commentary track with director and writer; deleted scenes; Tim McGraw : off the stage (featurette); player cam; The story of the 1988 Permian Panthers (featurette).
GMD: videodisc.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Director of photography, Tobias A. Schliessler ; art director, Peter Borck ; editors, David Rosenbloom, Colby Parker, Jr. ; music producer, Brian Reitzell ; music, Explosions in the Sky, David Torn ; costume designer, Susan Matheson ; production designer, Sharon Seymour ; visual effects producer, Lisa Goldberg.
Participant or Performer Note: Billy Bob Thornton, Derek Luke, Jay Hernandez, Lucas Black, Garrett Hedlund, Tim McGraw, Lee Jackson, Lee Thompson Young, Grover Coulson.
Target Audience Note:
PG for thematic issues, sexual content, language, some teen drinking, and rough sports action.
System Details Note:
DVD.
Language Note:
English (Dolby digital 5.1), French (Dolby digital 2.0) and Spanish (Dolby digital 2.0) soundtracks; French and Spanish subtitles; closed captioned.