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Overview
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Release Date:
8 October 2004 (USA)
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Tagline:
Hope comes alive more
Plot:
Based on H.G. Bissinger's book, which profiled the economically depressed town of Odessa, Texas and their heroic high school football team, The Permian High Panthers. full summary | full synopsis
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Texas
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Coach
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Odessa Texas
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Small Town
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Championship
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Awards:
1 win
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4 nominations
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(46 articles)
Review: Friday Night Lights - A Sort of a Homecoming
(From AOL - TVSquad. 19 November 2009, 6:29 AM, PST)
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What's On Tonight: America's Next Top Model, Mythbusters, Cougar Town, Nip/Tuck
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I played West Texas Football, NCAA, and NFL
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Billy Bob Thornton | ... | Coach Gary Gaines |
 | Lucas Black | ... | Mike Winchell |
 | Garrett Hedlund | ... | Don Billingsley |
 | Derek Luke | ... | Boobie Miles |
 | Jay Hernandez | ... | Brian Chavez |
| Lee Jackson | ... | Ivory Christian |
 | Lee Thompson Young | ... | Chris Comer |
 | Tim McGraw | ... | Charles Billingsley |
| Grover Coulson | ... | L.V. Miles |
 | Connie Britton | ... | Sharon Gaines |
 | Connie Cooper | ... | Mrs. Winchell |
| Kasey Stevens | ... | Flippy |
 | Ryanne Duzich | ... | Melissa |
 | Amber Heard | ... | Maria |
 | Morgan Farris | ... | Jennifer Gaines |
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Rated PG-13 for thematic issues, sexual content, language, some teen drinking and rough sports action.
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118 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:LH |
Canada:G (Quebec) |
Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) |
Australia:M (tv rating) |
South Korea:12 |
Malaysia:U |
Ireland:12A |
Singapore:NC-16 |
UK:12A (original rating) |
UK:12 (video rating) (2005) |
USA:PG-13 |
Argentina:13 |
Finland:K-11 |
Australia:PG
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Trivia:
Derek Luke, who played high school player James 'Boobie' Miles, was actually 30 years old during filming. In the movie, he is portrayed as a teenager.
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Continuity: In the final drive of the game against Midland Lee, Winchell completes a pass to the Lee 10 yard line. On the next play, Permian is back at the 40 and Winchell completes a pass that goes to the 20. On the following play, the same clip of a Permian player making a catch at the 10 yard line is used, only from a different angle.
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Quotes:
Boobie Miles:
Mike Winchell. If you don't smile I?m gonna stick 'bout 4 jello pudding pops up your white ass!
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Movie Connections:
Featured in 'Friday Night Lights': The Story of the 1988 Permian Panthers (2005) (V)
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Soundtrack:
Terminator X to the Edge of Panic
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I am not a professional movie reviewer. And I did not play for Permian.
I have seen many great high school football movies including Remember the Titans, All The Right Moves, Radio, Varsity Blues and others and there is nothing better than non-fiction. My high school coach made us read this book during summer ball and I can honestly state that this is what West Texas High School Football is all about. No matter what the "Movie Review Nerds" say, this is great story. Watch it, watch it again and buy the DVD for your kids. Teach these values to your kids. Forget about preconceived notions about the actors.
THIS IS WHAT FOOTBALL IS ALL ABOUT!!