
Release Date
October 8, 2004
DVD Release Date
January 18, 2005 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Peter Berg
Writer
David Aaron Cohen, Peter Berg
Cast
Billy Bob Thornton, Jay Hernandez, Tim McGraw, Lucas Black, Derek Luke, Lee Thompson Young, Connie Britton
Studio
Running Time
117 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated PG-13 for thematic issues, sexual content, language, some teen drinking and rough sports action
From Oscar-winning producer Brian Grazer and Imagine Entertainment and based on the best-selling book about high school football by H.G. Bissinger, "Friday Night Lights" chronicles the entire 1988 season of the Permian High Panthers of Odessa, Texas, with football players, coaches, mothers, fathers, pastors, boosters, fans and families struggling with ongoing personal conflicts while the team fights for a state championship. A town for sale, Odessa, Texas has seen better days--the financial bust evident in... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
The latest football story to be told on the big screen, Friday Night Lights pounds, slams and drills its way to the end zone, but the final score falls short of "the greatest sports story ever told." Full movie review »