FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS (HD-DVD) (WS/DOL DIG 5.1/ENG SDH/SPAN/FRENCH/2.35:1) DVD

Friday Night Lights
H.G. Bissinger's best-selling true-life account of a few months in the life of a high-school football team comes to the screen in this adaptation written and directed by Peter Berg. Odessa, TX, is an oil town in the western part of the state that's home to the Permian High School Panthers, the football team with the best winning record in the state. Odessa is a town with more than its share of problems; the decline of the oil business in Texas has set the city's economy into a tailspin, and racial tensions still erupt into violence on occasion. But football is the one thing that brings all the people of Odessa together, and on Friday nights every fall, as many as 20,000 people fill Permian's football stadium to watch Coach Gary Gaines (Billy Bob Thornton) and his boys try to lead the team to victory. As Gaines works to build a winning team in a town where victory is prized above all else, however, his players struggle through the emotional trials common to any teenager and ponder the fact that there is little future in their hometown...and that a championship season can be as much a burden as a triumph. Friday Night Lights also stars Lucas Black, Derek Luke, Jay Hernandez, and country singer-turned-actor Tim McGraw. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Cast Billy Bob Thornton as Coach Gary Gaines Derek Luke as Boobie Miles Jay Hernandez as Brian Chavez Lucas Black as Mike Winchell Garrett Hedlund as Don Billingsley Tim McGraw as Charles Billingsley Connie Britton as Sharon Gaines Lee Thompson Young as Chris Corner Lee Jackson as Ivory Christian Grover Coulson as L.V. Miles

Crew Peter Borck - Art Director David Bernardi - Associate Producer Scott Solan - Boom Operator Chris Frazee - Boom Operator Larry Commans - Boom Operator Janet Hirshenson - Casting Jo Edna Boldin - Casting Jane Jenkins - Casting Robert Graf - Co-producer Sarah Aubrey - Co-producer Susan Matheson - Costume Designer John G. Scotti - First Assistant Director Eric Heffron - First Assistant Director Peter Berg - Director Allan Graf - Second Unit Director Colby Parker, Jr. - Editor David Rosenbloom - Editor John Cameron - Executive Producer James Whitaker - Executive Producer Lee Berger - Executive Producer Chelsey M. Carpenter - Hair Styles Joani Yarbrough - Hair Styles Charles E. Yusko - Hair Styles Melizah Schmidt - Hair Styles Charmaine Richards - Hair Styles Robbie Friedmann - Location Manager Explosions in the Sky - Composer (Music Score) Troy Breeding - Makeup Lynne Eagan - Makeup Chris Moseley - Camera Operator David Luckenbach - Camera Operator Bob M. Scott - Camera Operator Orly Stires - Camera Operator Sharon Seymour - Production Designer Tobias Schliessler - Cinematographer L. Patrick McCormack - Production Manager Brian Grazer - Producer Ronn Basquette - Set Designer Rob Simons - Set Designer Mark Weingarten - Sound Mixer Whit Norris - Sound Mixer David O. Daniel - Sound Mixer Webster Whinery - Stunts Barrett Elkins - Stunts Erick Smart - Stunts Miguel McKay - Stunts Scott Stickane - Stunts James Lavitola - Stunts Jason Hunt - Stunts Christopher Poling - Stunts Courtnee Garcia - Stunts Jayson Merrill - Stunts Christie Sanders - Stunts Derek Graf - Stunts Bonnie Morgan - Stunts Kevin Reid - Stunts Justin Reimer - Stunts Allan Graf - Stunts Coordinator John G. Scotti - Unit Production Manager John Cameron - Unit Production Manager David Aaron Cohen - Screenwriter Peter Berg - Screenwriter Thom Owens - Second Unit Director Of Photography Dino Parks - Additional Cinematography Derrick Espino - Production Assistant Laurence Leonard - Production Assistant John Claude Fedrick - Production Assistant Jaimey Sloan - Production Assistant Bill Lanier - Production Assistant Kathy Kaplan - Production Assistant Lynn James - Production Assistant Shepard Hall - Production Assistant Barbara Noren - Production Assistant David Hampton - Production Assistant Kyle Alexander - Production Assistant Claudia Picos - Production Assistant Torry Tukuafu - Production Assistant Maggie O'Brian - Production Assistant Taylor Rierden - Production Assistant Explosions in the Sky - Additional Music David Torn - Additional Music Ernie Malik - Unit Publicist Peter Amundson - Additional Editing Kurt E. Soderling - Aerial Photography Gregory Plotkin - Associate Editor Kathy Nelson - Executive Music Producer Theda Streetman - First Assistant Camera Mark Santoni - First Assistant Camera John Sheeren - First Assistant Camera Fred L. Mclane - First Assistant Camera William C. McConnell Jr. - First Assistant Camera Tony Nagy - First Assistant Camera Robert Bruce McLeery - Gaffer Murray K. Cambell - Gaffer Peter Clarson - Gaffer Angelo L. Suasnovar - Grip John L. Shank - Grip Bradley V. Williams - Grip Leif E. Ulvog - Grip Phillip Renke - Grip Steve Urban - Grip Marti Wells Jr. - Grip Sanford Gilzow - Grip Ezra Venetos - Grip Stephen Ritchey - Grip Layne Chaney - Grip Timothy E. Cole - Grip Steve Drake - Grip Rob Hicks - Grip Steven Guerrero - Grip David McDonald - Grip Joe Vasquez - Grip Chris Hamala - Grip Orlando Mora - Grip Luis Lopez De Victoria - Grip Eric R. Damazio - Grip Kurt Grossi - Key Grip John Knight - Key Grip Peter Kolb - Key Grip David McSwain - Key Grip Bryan Lawson - Music Editor Adam Milo Smalley - Music Editor Brian Reitzell - Music Producer Lisa Rodgers - Post Production Supervisor Leigh Ann Wilbourn - Production Coordinator Karen Wacker - Production Coordinator Shanti Delsarte - Production Coordinator Karen Ruth Getchell - Production Supervisor Douglas Fox - Properties Master Virle Reid - Properties Master Rick Kline - Re-Recording Mixer Gregory King - Re-Recording Mixer Gina Grande - Script Supervisor Brooke Satrazemis - Script Supervisor Michael J. Moore - Second Assistant Director Amy Schmidt - Second Assistant Director Emmet Kane - Special Effects Coordinator David Luckenbach - Steadicam Operator Ralph Nelson - Still Photographer Gregory King - Supervising Sound Editor Craig Henighan - Supervising Sound Editor Lisa Goldberg - Visual Effects Producer Marienne O'Brian - Costume/Wardrobe Helen R. Monaghan - Costume/Wardrobe LeAnn Radeka - Costume/Wardrobe John H. Smith III - Costume/Wardrobe Marcia Evers - Costume/Wardrobe Robert Grieve - ADR Editor Greg Steele - ADR Mixer Christopher Fitzgerald - ADR Recordist Jorge Paris - Art Department Assistant Dorothy Menton - Assistant Location Manager Mateo Barnstone - Assistant Location Manager Joey Hudgins - Assistant Location Manager Logan Cooper - Assistant Location Manager Pete Sharp - Assistant Location Manager Erick Garibay - Assistant Properties Marvin Schroeder - Assistant Properties Michael P. Sweeney - Assistant Properties Dwayne Grady - Assistant Properties Meg Taylor - Assistant Sound Editor Christopher Prampin - Best Boy Electric Mark Hadland - Best Boy Electric Jim Shelton - Best Boy Electric Troy Sneed - Best Boy Electric Chris McNellis - Best Boy Grip Steven Lynn Walker - Best Boy Grip Terri L. Wright - Buyer Don Howe Jr. - Camera Loader Jesse Roth - Camera Loader Michelle Lewitt - Casting Associate Kit Gwin - Casting Associate Melissa Mercer - Casting Associate Tom Ward - Construction Coordinator Dana Hart - Costumes Supervisor Darren King - Dialogue Editor Sean Devine - Dolly Grip Sean Maxwell - Dolly Grip Dennis Clay - Dolly Grip Dwight LaVers - Dolly Grip Joe Vasquez - Dolly Grip Patrick Blackard - Dolly Grip Cesar Quintanilla - Dolly Grip Eddie Stevens - Electrician Walton Rowell - Electrician Troy Anderson - Electrician Stephen F. Beasley - Electrician Jeff Howison - Electrician Josh Taylor - Electrician Travis Travis - Electrician Raul "Bull" Mello - Electrician Cheryl Clarson - Electrician Barry Strickland - Electrician S. Mark Mims - Electrician Robert B. Reynolds - Electrician Joe Grisaffi - Extra Casting Sally Allen - Extra Casting Toni Cobb Brock - Extra Casting Richard H. Riedel - First Assistant Editor Kenny Marsten - First Assistant Editor Jim Flynn - First Assistant Editor Andy Malcolm - Foley Artist Goro Koyama - Foley Artist Hari Ryatt - Foley Editor Kathy Kiatta - Key Costumer Melissa D. Forney - Key Hairstylist Becki Drake - Key Make-up Steve Sawhill - Leadman Gary Wimmer - Lead Scenic Artist Francis Keao - Personal Assistant Maia Medve - Personal Assistant Audrey Chon - Personal Assistant Miguel Raya - Personal Assistant Kristen Scott - Personal Assistant Serge Nofield - Second Assistant Camera Matthew King - Second Assistant Camera William C. McConnell Jr. - Second Assistant Camera Scott Ronnow - Second Assistant Camera Ann Somogye - Second Assistant Camera Jeff Pelton - Second Assistant Camera Cara Singleton - Second Assistant Camera Roberta Riordan - Second Second Assistant Director David Riebel - Second Second Assistant Director Michael E. Wilks - Set Dresser Lance Cheatham - Set Dresser John Bush - Set Dresser Scott Perez - Set Dresser April Crump - Set Dresser Patricia Dillon - Set Dresser John Parker Jr. - Set Dresser Roy Huth - Set Dresser Jeffrey B. Hartman - Set Dresser Shane Patrick - Set Dresser Jack Colmenero - Set Dresser Douglas Carter - Set Production Assistant Brandon Schiffman - Set Production Assistant Jeremy W. Reisig - Set Production Assistant Greg Pisarski - Set Production Assistant Michele Cusick - Set Production Assistant Taylor Phillips - Set Production Assistant Ginna Faulkner - Set Production Assistant Tiffany Lynn Drucker - Set Production Assistant Melissa Morgan - Set Production Assistant Paul Mankin - Set Production Assistant Jennifer Martinson - Set Production Assistant Neil Parker - Set Production Assistant Kayse Goodell - Set Production Assistant Tim Crowley - Set Production Assistant Marc Baird - Storyboard Artist Richard Buoen - Storyboard Artist Rhythm & Hues Studios - Visual Effects Carla Curry - Set Decorator Explosions in the Sky - Featured Music David Torn - Featured Music H.G. Bissinger - Book Author Joel Shryack - ADR Supervisor Caitlin McKenna - ADR Voice Casting Tom Sturgis - Cable Person Thadd Day - Cable Person Don White - Foley Mixer Ron Mellegers - Foley Mixer Dan Yale - Foley Supervisor Gary Burritt - Negative Cutter Nell Kennedy - Production Secretary Carmen Thomson - Set Medic/First Aid John Arszyla - Set Medic/First Aid Richard Paul - Set Medic/First Aid Sabrina Williams - Set Medic/First Aid Raigen Thornton - Set Medic/First Aid Marc McCord - Special Effects Technician Beverly McCord - Special Effects Technician James W. McCormick - Special Effects Technician Eric Pickett - Video Assist Roger Basquette - Video Assist John Johns - Video Playback James Bluma - Visual Effects Editor Yann Delpuech - Visual Effects Editor Bill Georgiou - Compositor Kamalakanna Vairakanna - Compositor Joshua Saeta - Compositor Mukesh Kumar - Compositor Cybele Sierra - Compositor Satish Ratakonda - Compositor Pauline Duvall - Compositor Brigitte Bourque - Compositor Serkan Zelzele - Compositor Marcus M. Rubone - Compositor Pragti Wadhwa - Compositor Daniel Dalton Akers - Compositor Matthew T. Wilson - Compositor Matt Kelly - Compositor Prabhakar Putta - Compositor Alan Precourt - Compositor David Sweeney - Compositor Jennifer Ann Howard - Compositor Frank Mauer - Compositor Chirag Nagpal - Compositor Mike Frevert - Compositor Jeffrey Castel De Oro - Compositor Payal Dani - Compositor Jai Dadlani - Compositor Ean Carr - Compositor Perry Kass - Compositor Jateen Thakkar - Compositor Jeff Wells - Compositor Tony Barraza - Compositor Michael Pecchia - Compositor Elam Parithi - Compositor Joe Salazar - Compositor Shweta Hirani - Compositor Sean Lee - Compositor Gabriella Villarreal - Assistant Set Decorator

Friday Night Lights
Friday Night Lights was billed as a "different kind of sports movie," but the film's greatest departure from brethren like Remember the Titans and Varsity Blues is stylistic, not substantive. Peter Berg's herky-jerky camera might bring in more indie-minded viewers than your typical football movie, but it adds little extra legitimacy to the standard components: the obsessive heartland town, the caustic parental pressure, the vein-popping coach, the long-odds push toward the big game. Since it's based on a true story, one can't blame any screenwriter (in this case, Berg) for concocting a bunch of "movie moments" -- only for choosing it as a story that needed telling. Even if it's not that much "different," Friday Night Lights does do a lot of things right. One of these is its handling of the requisite injured athlete facing an unknown future. Since revealing the character would constitute a spoiler, suffice it to say that the actor gives a performance of great burning frustration, drawing sympathy from the audience in a way that the character's previous swagger did not. But the film's most impressive performance goes to country singer and novice actor Tim McGraw, whose turn as a disappointed father is so intense, it leaves blood on the celluloid. These performances contribute to an overall detailed authenticity that's a credit to Berg, who has matured a lot since his previous two features, a popcorn action movie (The Rundown) and a mean-spirited lack comedy (Very Bad Things). Maybe Berg is really what sets Friday Night Lights apart. ~ Derek Armstrong, All Movie Guide
 

American Film Institute, Best Film (winner)

General Specifications: Language Options: English, French, Spanish Subtitle Options: French, Spanish Sound Processing: Additional Features: cc Action-packed deleted scenes Peter Berg Discusses a Scene in the Movie Play Cam: Experience firsthand all the action that ensues when 40 actors/athletes live and work together for six wild weeks Tim McGraw: Off the Stage - the country music star's transition to the silver screen Feature commentary: with director Peter Bergand writer Buzz Bissinger The Story of the 1988 Permian Panthers: Witness the real Friday Night Lights players and fans through the eyes of the cast and crew Gridiron Grads Behind the Lights DVD Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1: Cinemascope MPAA Rating: PG13 DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: Content Length: 118 min