This 2004 release documents the coaches and players of a high school football team in Odessa, Texas. The movie starred Billy Bob Thornton as Coach Gaines and Connie Britton as his wife and is based on a book, Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream, by H.G. Bissinger . The movie deals with the Permian High School Panthers and their pursuit towards a state football championship. Like the TV show with the same name the movie, is very underappreciated as the filming was just incredible having an almost documentary feel to it. You really think it was all happen live at that moment. Definitely worth viewing while we wait for the NFL to get a new CBA.
Terrific performances by Tim McGraw as a dad who can’t let go of his high school glory days and Derek Luke, as a player who’s only plans for the future were tied to football and suddenly has to reevaluate his life once he gets a career ending injury. If you’ve never seen this film and love football, you should add it to your Netflix list tonight….you won’t be sorry.
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