Based on the best-selling book by H.G. Bissinger, Peter Berg's gritty, powerful drama tells the true story of a small Texas town in which high school football is the only thing that matters.

Set in 1988, FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS opens on the first day of practice for the Odessa Permian Panthers. Under intense pressure and scrutiny from the town's residents, head coach Gary Gaines (Billy Bob Thornton) nonetheless maintains a calm façade. His star player, Boobie Miles (Derek Luke), is a running back with unlimited potential, but the rest of the team is undersized and lacking killer instinct--especially quarterback Mike Winchell (Lucas Black), who's shy and short of confidence, and Don Billingsley (Garrett Hedlund), who is tormented by his father (Tim McGraw) for being too soft. When Boobie goes down on opening day with a career threatening knee injury, the season appears to be over. But Gaines won't give up, and neither will the rest of his feisty players.

Billy Bob Thornton delivers another outstanding performance in Berg's impassioned drama, as do the film's young actors (most notably Luke, Black, and Hedlund). Tobias Schliessler's fuel-injected photography and Explosion in the Sky's electrifying score make FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS an even more spectacular movie-going experience!!

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• Genre: Dramas, Drama, Sports
• Rated: PG (Canadian Home Video Rating)
• Rating Reason: For Thematic Issues, Sexual Content, Language, Some Teen Drinking, and Rough Sports Action.
• Starring: Lucas Black, Garrett Hedlund, Jay Hernandez, Lee Jackson, Derek Luke, Tim McGraw, Billy Bob Thornton, Lee Thompson Young
• Directed By: Peter Berg
• Release Information:
• Studio: Universal Studios
• Theatrical Release Date: October 8, 2004
• DVD Release Date: January 18, 2005
• Run Time: 118 minutes
• Production Company: Universal
• Package Type: Keep Case with Slip Sleeve
• DVD Features:
• Encoding: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only). This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries.
• Aspect Ratio(s):
• Widescreen anamorphic - 2.35:1
• Available Audio Tracks:
• English (Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround)
• Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround)
• French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
• Languages: English, French and Spanish
• Available Subtitles: Spanish and French
• Closed Captioned: Yes (English)
• Bonus Features:
• Action-Packed Deleted Scenes
• Tim McGraw: Off the Stage - The Country Music Star's Transition to the Silver Screen.
• Player Cam - Experience Firsthand all the Action That Ensues When 40 Actors/Athletes Live and Work Together for 6 Wild Weeks.
• The Story of the 1988 Permian Panthers - Witness the Real Friday Nights Lights' Players and Fans Through the Eyes of the Cast and Crew.
• Interactive Features:
• Scene Access
• Interactive Menus

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