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Friday Night Lights (2004)

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PG-13 | 1 hr 57 mins | Comedy, Drama, Sports | Released: 10/8/2004 |Box Office Total: $61.1M

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Synopsis:

As darkness descends over the flatlands of West Texas, every Friday EVENING, from September through December, a dazzling, disorienting glow, visible on the stark horizon for miles around, ignites the blackened sky. Looming over the landscape, Ratliff Stadium, the country's biggest high school football field, overflows with 20,000 spectators, their voices raised in the trademark chant: "MO-JO! MO-JO! MO-JO!" The crowd's jubilation rises to a fever pitch as the Permian Panthers--Odessa's "boys in black"--take to the field like warriors in an ancient coliseum. Once a week during the fall, this town and its dreams are carried on the padded shoulders of these young gridiron heroes. The exalted players are illuminated beneath the autumnal glare of those Friday night lights; the radiant glare serves as a beacon of hope to the townsfolk of this dusty West Texas town. Since their first season in 1959, the Panthers established themselves as the most successful football program, not only in Texas, but in the entire country. Now, in the last days of summer of 1988, the Permian High School Panthers begin the season with one thing on their minds--winning their fifth straight championship in their thirty-year team history. For their coach, Gary Gaines, it all comes down to his definition of perfection: "Being perfect is about being able to look your friends in the eye and know you didn't let them down. I want you to put each other in your hearts forever--because forever is about to happen. Can you live in that moment as best you can, with clear eyes, with love and joy in your heart? If you can do that, then you're perfect."

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
10/8/2004

Director	Credit
Peter Berg	Director
Cast	Credit
Billy Bob Thornton	Coach 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 Duzic	Melissa
Amber Heard	Maria
Morgan Farris	Jennifer Gaines
Laine Kelly	Comer's Girlfriend
Gavin Grazer	Trapper
Turk Pipkin	Skip Baldwin
Dr Carey Windler	Dr Rogers
Tommy G Kendrick	Odessa Doctor
Brad Leland	John Aubrey
Lillian Langford	Nancy Aubrey
Christian Kane	Brian
Buddy Hale	Booster
Ken Farmer	Booster
Marco Perella	Booster
Eloise Dejoria	Booster
Robert Weaver	Booster
Katherine Willis	Booster Wife
Angie Bolling	Booster Wife
Barry Sykes	Permian Play-by-Play Announcer
Clay Kennedy	Permia Color Announcer
Lewis Johnson	Carter Play-by-Play Announcer
J D Hawkins	Carter Play-by-Play Announcer
BT Stone	Slammin' Sammy
Wade Johnston	Coach Miller
Rick Herod	Coach McCutcheon
Paul Mitchell Wright	Coach Belew
Julius Tennon	Coach James
Dennis Hill	Coach Harper
Timothy Walter	Coach Vonner
Robert Scott Smith	Coach Smith
Kenneth Plunk	Coach Plunk
Josh Berry	Coach Campbell
Branson Washburn	Coach Washburn
David Johnson	Coach Johnson
John Hayden	Permian Booth Coach
Chris Palmer	Permian Booth Coach
Kyle Scott Jackson	Carter Booth Coach
C Anthony Jackson	Carter Booth Coach
Kippy Brown	Carter Booth Coach
Cleveland Harris (Chick)	Carter Booth Coach
Billy Melvin Thomas	Carter Assistant Coach
Kammerin Hunt	Carter Assistant Coach
Roy Williams	Midland Lee Assistant Coach
Gary Mack Griffin	Marshall High School Coach
Randy Brinlee	Marshall Game Referee
Dan Rankin	Cooper Game End Zone Official
Tim Crowley	Carter Game Referee
Harvey L Jeffries	Carter Gmae Official
Tiki Davis	Carter Co-Captain - Baird
Everett Smith	Carter Quarterback - Whitaker
Ty Law	Carter Wide Receiver - Graf
Christopher Dahlberg	Clancy Kent
Peter Harrell Jr	CC Russeau
Kevin Page	John Wilkins
Brady Coleman	Jerald McClary
Stephen Bishop	Lole Harris
Bob Richardson	Marvin Edwards
J Mark Donaldson	State Trooper
Aisha Schliessler	Cheerleader
Evan Bernard	Drunk Driver
Rutherford Cravens	Kansas Wesleyan Recruiter
Wayne Hanawalt	Kansas Wesleyan Recruiter
Brian Thornton	Recruiter
Sam Austin	Recruiter
Mark Nutter	Recruiter
Jeff Gibbs	Journalist Jim
Richard Dillard	Reporter
Roberto Flores	Reporter
Terry Parks	Skip Baldwin's Cameraman
Talon Smith	Young Kid
Taylor Sawyers	Young Kid
Bradley Lisman	Young Kid
Richard Nance	Buzzard
Aaron Babino	Football Player
Dean Baldwin	Football Player
Ben Bronson	Football Player
Sunny Byrd	Football Player
John Clark	Football Player
Bobby Doherty	Football Player
Chris Fisher	Football Player
Cedric Foster	Football Player
Corey Hargers	Football Player
Tavis Harvey	Football Player
Deshaun Hill	Football Player
Ryan Jacobs	Football Player
Nick Jester	Football Player
Mike Jones	Football Player
Tyrone Jones	Football Player
Mark Llewellyn	Football Player
Jon Luke	Football Player
O J McClintock	Football Player
Robert Nguyen	Football Player
Joseph Norman	Football Player
Dewayne Patmon	Football Player
Everick Rawls	Football Player
Brett Robin	Football Player
Steven Rogers	Football Player
Ray Ross	Football Player
Chad L Stevens	Football Player
Travis Thompson	Football Player
Matt Trissel	Football Player
Brandon Tully	Football Player
Darrick Wallace	Football Player
Production Credits	Credit
John Cameron	Executive Producer
David Bernardi	Associate Producer
Brian Grazer	Producer
Robert Graf	Co-Producer
Sarah Aubrey	Co-Producer
James Whitaker	Executive Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Imagine Entertainment	Production Company
Face Punch Entertainment	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
MCA Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
Universal Pictures Distribution	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Odessa, Texas, USA
Writer	Credit
David Aaron Cohen	Screenplay
Harry G Bissinger III	Source Material
Peter Berg	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Boysie Jereza	Accountant
Cheryl Kurk	Production Accountant
Karen Yokomizo	Assistant Accountant - First Assistant Accountant
Jim Maull	Accountant
Ryan Hintz	Assistant Accountant - Second Assistant Accountant
M Ross Michaels	Assistant Accountant - Accounting Assistant
Lisa Kurk	Assistant Accountant - Accounting Assistant
Brian Fuller	Assistant Accountant - Accounting Assistant
Matt Langley	Assistant Accountant - Accounting Assistant
Art Department	Credit
Steve Sawhill	Leadman
Gary Wimmer	Scenic Artist - Lead Scenic
Terri L Wright	Art Department
Gabriella Villareal	Assistant Set Decorator
Shellie Gillespie	Art Department Coordinator
Michael E Wilks	Dresser
Pat Martine	Painter - Paint Foreman
Peter Borck	Art Director
Richard Buoen	Storyboard Artist
Dennis Collins	Gang Boss
Jack Colmenero	Set Dresser
Carla Curry	Set Decorator
Gay Studebaker	Scenery - Scenic Foreman
Sharon Seymour	Production Designer
Rob Simons	Set Designer
Christopher Martin	Greensman
Sonia L Garcia	Painter
Lance Cheatham	Set Dresser
Marc Baird	Storyboard Artist
Ronn Basquette	Set Designer
Eric Henshaw	Greensman - Greens Gangboss
Shane Patrick	Set Dresser
Patricia Dillon	Set Dresser
April Crump	Set Dresser
Roy Huth	Set Dresser
Scott Perez	Set Dresser
John Parker	Set Dresser
Jeffrey B Hartmann	Set Dresser
John Bush	Set Dresser
Casting	Credit
Michelle Lewitt Ward	Casting Associate
Janet Hirshenson	Casting
Caitlin McKenna	Voice Casting
Toni Cobb Brock	Extras Casting
Joe Grisaffi	Extras Casting
Kit Gwin	Casting Associate
Jane Jenkins	Casting
Jo Edna Boldin	Casting
Melissa Mercer	Casting Associate
Sally Allen	Extras Casting
Craft Services	Credit
Joe Fiske	Craft Service
Saul Sanchez	Craft Service
Richard Hebben	Craft Service (2nd Unit)
Rusty Chambers	Craft Service (2nd Unit)
Film Camera	Credit
Stan Ginsel	Projectionist
John Johns	Video Playback - 24 Frame Playback
David Luckenbach	Steadicam Operator
David Luckenbach	Camera Operator
Tony Nagy	Assistant Camera - First Assistant Camera
Stephen Nakamura	Colorist - Film Colorist
Dino Parks	Photography - Additional Photography
Don Howe Jr	Loader
Tobias Schliessler	Director of Photography
Roger W Basquette	Video
Jesse Roth	Loader (2nd Unit)
Ralph Nelson	Photography - Still Photographer
David Shawn Harper	Video
Chris Mosley	Camera Operator
Thom Owens	Director of Photography (2nd Unit)
Fred L McLane	Assistant Camera - First Assistant Camera
Eric Pickett	Video (2nd Unit)
Theda Streetman	Assistant Camera - First Assistant Camera
Bob M Scott	Camera Operator (2nd Unit)
Kurt Soderling	Photography
Serge Nofield	Assistant Camera - Second Assistant Camera
Orly Stires	Camera Operator (2nd Unit)
Jeff Pelton	Assistant Camera - Second Assistant Camera
Cara Singleton	Assistant Camera - Second Assistant Camera
Matt King	Assistant Camera - Second Assistant Camera
Mark Santoni	Assistant Camera - First Assistant Camera (2nd Unit)
William M McConnell	Assistant Camera - First Assistant Camera (2nd Unit)
John Sheeren	Assistant Camera - First Assistant Camera (2nd Unit)
Scott Ronnow	Assistant Camera - Second Assistant Camera
William C McConnell Jr	Assistant Camera - Second Assistant Camera (2nd Unit)
Ann Somogye	Assistant Camera - Second Assistant Camera (2nd Unit)
Management	Credit
Nick Martin	Manager - Assets Manager
Victor Ignatiev	Manager - Equipment Manager (2nd Unit)
Music	Credit
Justin Stanley	Score Mixing - Music Mixing
Justin Stanley	Score Recording - Music Recording
Explosions in the Sky	Original Music
David Torn	Music - Additional Music
Adam Milo Smalley	Music Editor
Sam Zeines	Music Engineer - Music Programmer
Bruce Fowler	Orchestrations
Julian Bratolyubov	Music Coordinator - Music Preparation
Brian Reitzell	Music Producer
Debbi Datz-Pyle	Music Contractor
David Campbell	Orchestrations
Bryan Elliot Lawson	Music Editor
David Torn	Original Music
Joel Iwataki	Score Mixing - Music Mixing
Joel Iwataki	Score Recording - Music Recording
Walter Fowler	Orchestrations
Physical Effects	Credit
Allan Graf	Stunt Coordinator
Kevin Reid	Stunts
Justin Reimer	Stunt Coordinator - Assistant Football Coordinator
Justin Reimer	Stunts
Erick Smart	Stunts
Scott Stickane	Stunts
James Lavitola	Stunts
Miguel McKay	Stunts
Barrett Elkins	Stunts
Courtnee Garcia	Stunts
Jayson Merrill	Stunts
Derek Graf	Stunts
Jason Hunt	Stunts
Christopher Poling	Stunts
Webster Whinery	Stunts
Christie Sanders	Stunts
Bonnie Morgan	Stunts
Production Management	Credit
Pete Sharp	Location Assistant
Patrick McCormack	Production Manager - India Production Manager
John Cameron	Unit Production Manager
Eric Heffron	Assistant Director - First Assistant Director
Karen Ruth Getchell	Production Supervisor
Drew Dillard	Location Scout
Shanti Delsarte	Production Coordinator
Joey Hudgins	Assistant Location Manager
Gina Grande	Script Supervisor
Robbie Friedman	Location Manager
Lisa Rodgers	Post-Production Supervisor
Brooke Satrazemis	Script Supervisor (2nd Unit)
John G Scotti	Unit Production Manager (2nd Unit)
Leigh A Wilbourn	Production Coordinator
Michael D Moore	Assistant Director - Second Assistant Director
Logan Cooper	Assistant Location Manager
Dorothy Menton	Location Assistant
Will Gallagher	Location Scout
Mateo Barnstone	Assistant Location Manager
Marcel Meyer	Location Scout
David Riebel	Assistant Director - Second Second Assistant Director
Karen Wacker	Production Coordinator (2nd Unit)
John G Scotti	Assistant Director - First Assistant Director (2nd Unit)
Kenneth N Lewin	Location Scout
Amy Schmidt	Assistant Director - Second Assistant Director (2nd Unit)
Roberta Riordan	Assistant Director - Second Second Assistant Director (2nd Unit)
Publicity	Credit
Ernie Malik	Unit Publicist
Sound	Credit
Mark Weingarten	Sound Mixer
Gregory King	Rerecording Mixer
Gregory King	Supervising Sound Editor
Joel Shryack	ADR Supervisor
Robert Grieve	ADR Editor
Yann Delpuech	Sound Effects Editor
Eric Harwood	Dubbing Mixer - Dubbing Recordist
Andy Malcolm	Foley Artist
Ron Mellegers	Foley Mixer
Chris Fitzgerald	ADR
Rebecca Wright	Foley Recordist - Foley Recording Assistant
Dan Yale	Foley
Scott Solan	Boom Operator
Greg Steele	ADR Mixer
Meg Taylor	Assistant Sound Editor
Hari Ryatt	Foley Editor
Don White	Foley Mixer
Anna Malkin	Foley Recordist - Foley Recording Assistant
Goro Koyama	Foley Artist
Rick Kline	Rerecording Mixer
Craig Henighan	Supervising Sound Editor - Co-Supervising Sound Editor
Whit Norris	Sound Mixer
Larry Comans	Boom Operator
David O Daniel	Sound Mixer (2nd Unit)
Chris Frazee	Boom Operator (2nd Unit)
Visual Effects	Credit
Diana Wells	Background Artist - Roto/Paint Artist
Jennifer Bourne	Rotoscope Animator - Lead Roto Artist
John DesJardin	Visual Effects Supervisor
James Bluma	Visual Effects Editor
Neville Page	Software Engineer - Photoshop Artist
Doug Juhn	Visual Effects Designer - Montage Design
Patrick Hurd	Effects Coordinator
James W McCormick	Special Effects Technician
Hoiyue Lam ('Harry')	Compositing Supervisor
Gene Kozicki	Effects Supervisor - Digital Production Manager
Steven Pimental	Visual Effects
Emmet Kane	Special Effects Coordinator
John S Heller	Digital Effects Artist - Lead Compositor
Lisa Goldberg	Visual Effects Producer
John S Heller	Digital Effects Artist - Inferno Artist
Karen Klein	Background Artist - Roto/Paint Artist
Tim Miller	Compositing Supervisor - Montage Compositing Supervisor
Lee Berger	Visual Effects Producer - Visual Effects Executive Producer
Richard Hollander	Visual Effects Supervisor
Annapragada Rajaroao Seshaprasad	Visual Effects
Marc McCord	Special Effects Technician
Beverly McCord	Special Effects Technician
Matt Boatright-Simon	Background Artist - Roto/Paint Artist
Erin V Ramos	Visual Effects - Pipeline TD
Jonathan B Robinson	Compositing Supervisor - India Compositing Artist
Alan Precourt	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Bill Georgiou	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Sheri Cruz	Background Artist - Roto/Paint Artist
Brigitte Bourque	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Veronica Hernandez	Background Artist - Roto/Paint Artist
Chirag Nagpal	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Cybele Sierra	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Dan Akers	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
David Sweeney	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Ean Carr	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Elam Parithi	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Frank Mauer	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Jai Dadlani	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Jateen Thakkar	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Jeff Wells	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Jeffrey Castel de Oro	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Jennifer Ann Howard	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Joe Salazar	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Josh Saeta	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Kamalakanna Varikanna	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Marcus M Rubone	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Matt Kelly	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Matt Wilson	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Mike Frevert	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Michael Pecchia	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Mukesh Kumar	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Pauline Wu Duvall	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Payal Dani	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Perry Kass	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Prabhakar Putta	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Pragti Wadhwa	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Satish Ratakonda	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Sean Lee	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Serkan Zelzele	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Shweta Hirani	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Tony Barraza	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Don Greenberg	Digital Effects Artist - Inferno Artist
Mark Hopper	Digital Effects Artist - Roto/Paint Artist
Marvin F Jones	Digital Effects Artist - Roto/Paint Artist
Shawn Monaghan	Digital Effects Artist - Roto/Paint Artist
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Susan M. Strubel	Set Costumer
Troy Breeding	Makeup Artist
Susan Matheson	Costume Designer
Kathleen Kiatta	Key Costumer
Dana Hart	Costume Supervisor
Carol F Doran	Wig Maker - Wig Stylist
Roxy Norman	Hair Stylist
Taneia Lednicky	Costumer - Specialty Costumer
Lynne Eagan	Makeup Artist
Leeann Radeka	Set Costumer
Joani Yarbrough	Hair Stylist
Marienne O'Brian	Costumer
Craig Anthony	Set Costumer
Johnny H Smith	Costumer
Becki Drake	Makeup Artist
Melissa D Forney	Hair Stylist
Marcia Evers	Costumer
Stephanie A Steel	Set Costumer
Jacenda Burkett	Makeup Artist - Second Makeup Artist
Charmaine Richards	Hair Stylist
Chelsey M Carpenter	Hair Stylist
Yvonne Wilburn	Set Costumer
Helen Monaghan	Costumer
Janet Tallent-Dickson	Makeup Artist - Additional Makeup Artist
Daniel A Molaschi	Costumer - Football Costumer (2nd Unit)
Meliza Schmidt	Hair Stylist
Charles Yusko	Hair Stylist

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