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Friday Night Lights
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Friday Night Lights is a 2004 American drama and action film directed by Peter Berg, who also wrote the screenplay. Produced by Brian Grazer’s Imagine Entertainment, the movie stars Billy Bob Thornton, Derek Luke, Jay Hernandez, and Lucas Black. The narrative is set in Texas and centers on the sport of American football. Filming took place in Kansas, and the production involved companies such as MDBF Filmgesellschaft mbH & Company KG.
The film was released in October 2004 and has a runtime of 118 minutes. It was distributed by Universal Pictures and Netflix, including via video on demand. The original language is English, with music composed by Brian Reitzell, David Torn, and Explosions in the Sky. The movie received a Teen Choice Award nomination for Choice Movie - Drama. Critical reviews assigned it scores of 82%, 7.1 out of 10, and 70 out of 100.
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6.9A small, turbulent town in Texas obsesses over their high school football team to an unhealthy degree. When the star tailback, Boobie Miles, is seriously injured during the first game of the season, all hope is lost, and the town's dormant social problems begin to flare up. It is left to the inspiring abilities of new coach Gary Gaines to instill in the other team members -- and, by proxy, the town itself -- a sense of self-respect and honor.
Cast
- Billy Bob Thornton as Coach Gary Gaines
- Lucas Black as Mike Winchell
- Garrett Hedlund as Don Billingsley
- Derek Luke as Boobie Miles
- Jay Hernandez as Brian Chavez
- Lee Jackson as Ivory Christian
Themes
- high school
- based on novel or book
- sports
- american football
- texas
- comeback
- based on true story
- coach
- racism
- sport
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- action film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Peter Berg
- Cast member
- Stephen Bishop
- Composer
- Explosions in the Sky
- Producer
- Brian Grazer
- Production company
- Imagine Entertainment
- Cinematographer
- Tobias A. Schliessler
- Narrative location
- Texas
- Filming location
- Kansas
- Duration
- 113
- FilmAffinity ID
- 494846
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Sport
- American football
- Official website
- www.fridaynightlightsmovie.com
Show 4 more facts
- publication date
- 2004-10-06
- title
- Friday Night Lights
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 70/100
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