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Friday Night Lights (2004)
7.1
Ratings: 7.1/10 from 26,806 users
Metascore:
70/100
Reviews: 280 user | 116 critic | 35 from Metacritic.com 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. Director:Peter Berg |
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| Billy Bob Thornton | ... | ||
| Lucas Black | ... | ||
| Garrett Hedlund | ... | ||
| Derek Luke | ... | ||
| Jay Hernandez | ... | ||
| Lee Jackson | ... | ||
| Lee Thompson Young | ... | ||
| Tim McGraw | ... | ||
| Grover Coulson | ... |
L.V. Miles
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| Connie Britton | ... | ||
| Connie Cooper | ... |
Mrs. Winchell
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Kasey Stevens | ... |
Flippy
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| Ryanne Duzich | ... |
Melissa
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| Amber Heard | ... | ||
| Morgan Farris | ... |
Jennifer Gaines
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Storyline
Odessa, Texas, is a small, town in Texas. Racially divided and economically dying, there is one night that gives the town something to live for: Friday Night. The Permian Panthers have a big winning tradition in Texas high school football, led by QB Mike Winchell and superstar tailback Boobie Miles, but all is not well, as Boobie suffers a career-ending injury in the first game of the season. Hope is lost among citizens in Odessa, and for the team, but Coach Gary Gaines, who believes that "Perfection is being able to look your friends in the eye and know you did everything you could not to let them down", is somehow able to help the team rise up from the ashes and make a huge season comeback. Now on their way to state, the Panthers must go out and be perfect, because they may never matter this much for the rest of their lives. Written by Zac Abrams
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Hope comes alive on Friday nights See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for thematic issues, sexual content, language, some teen drinking and rough sports action See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Friday Night Lights - Touchdown am Freitag See more »Box Office
Budget:
$30,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$20,269,025 (USA) (10 October 2004) (2667 Screens)Gross:
$61,188,085 (USA) (26 December 2004)Company Credits
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Written by Billy Gibbons (as Billy F. Gibbons), Bill Ham
Performed by ZZ Top
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc.
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Trivia
Buzz Bissinger, who wrote the book on which the movie is based, and director and co-writer Peter Berg are cousins. See more »Goofs
Anachronisms: Toward the beginning of the movie, a Dodge Durango is seen parked on the street in Odessa. This movie is set in 1988; Dodge did not begin making the Durango until 1997. See more »Quotes
Boobie Miles: God made black beautiful. God made Boobie beautiful. And when I knock someone out, I'm gonna knock 'em out in nikes and I'm gonna smile while I do it.See more »
Soundtracks
"Just Got Paid"Written by Billy Gibbons (as Billy F. Gibbons), Bill Ham
Performed by ZZ Top
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