| Friday Night Lights (Widescreen Edition) | 
 enlarge | Directors: Josh Pate, Peter Berg, Mark Piznarski
Actors: Billy Bob Thornton, Lucas Black (ii), Garrett Hedlund, Derek Luke, Jay Hernandez
Studio: Universal Studios
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  179 reviews
Sales Rank: 4713
Format: Ac-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 118
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: MCAD25476D
ISBN: 1417011416
UPC: 025192547621
EAN: 9781417011414
ASIN: B00005JNEW
Theatrical Release Date: October 8, 2004
Release Date: January 18, 2005
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Product Description
A stand-up-&-cheer movie about a courageous high school football teams fight to fulfill their destiny & live their dream. A true story about how one legendary texas town made hope come alive. One of the greatest sports stories ever told is now one of the greatest sports movies. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 05/22/2007 Starring: Billy Bob Thornton Lucas Black Run time: 118 minutes Rating: Pg13
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Based on the perennial nonfiction bestseller by H.G. Bissinger, Friday Night Lights looks at high school football in the harsh light of reality, finding heart and hardness while stirring our emotions. Actor-director Peter Berg (Very Bad Things, The Rundown) is Bissinger's cousin; he knows the material well, and understands how an obsession with winning turns high school kids into somber, over-pressured gladiators--expendable soldiers in a community war against shame and obscurity. The fact-based story focuses on the 1988 football season of Odessa-Permian high school in West Texas, and as a fast-paced sports movie, Berg delivers the goods with a rousing, frenetically styled crowd-pleaser. But there's darkness in this tale of weary underdogs, including an abusive father (well-played by country music star Tim McGraw), threatening townsfolk, an injured star running back (Derek Luke), a tormented quarterback (Lucas Black), and the melancholy coach (Billy Bob Thornton) who takes his team to the finals. Berg's film could use less flashy cutting and more drama to support its gridiron intensity, but Friday Night Lights offers a refreshing alternative to the conventional sports movie, and makes a perfect triple-feature with the equally exciting documentaries Go Tigers! and The Last Game. --Jeff Shannon
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 great film based on an amazing book of a truley good story January 3, 2009
I loved this movie and It portrays The football team from Permian H.S. in west Texas well. Totally recomend this film but you should read the book of the same name 1st so you get all the characters back stories.
Friday Night Lights December 9, 2008
Is there a such thing as "I" in TEAM? Critics may argue this question, but when it comes to the film Friday Night Lights (2004), based on a true story about one high school football team in West Texas, there is no "I" in TEAM. The film follows the true events of the Odessa-Permian Panthers, an elite high school football team in West Texas, in 1988. The game of football isn't just something to do in this die-hard football town, but more like life or death where expectations of an undefeated season and winning the state championship is not only an achievement, but a requirement!
Critics could argue that there is an "I" in TEAM in the beginning of the movie where the Panther's star player, James `Boobie' Miles (Derek Luke from NJ), makes the thought of losing unimaginable. That stands true, until Boobie suffers a severe season-ending knee injury in the first game of the season which automatically results more in teamwork than in the performance of one `key' player. The film does a great job with its handling of the needed injured athlete facing an unknown future by adding suspense . Since revealing the character would spoil the film, the audience can see the actor (Derek Luke) give an amazing performance of great burning frustration, drawing sympathy from them in a way that the character's previous arrogance did not. The film portrays this character's conflict very well by showing this frustration as he awaits his unknown future.
With a few losses later in the season, the coach, Gary Gaines (Billy Bob Thornton), goes from hero to zero in the eyes of the supporters. Friday Night Lights portrays what a real football season is like with the pressures of life and supporters. Although they didn't have the undefeated season as expected, the Panthers still manage to succeed in making it to the state championship with teamwork and individuals who step-up into the fame. With screenwriter, Peter Berg's shaky camera shots, the viewers see that this isn't your typical football movie, instead, more like a reality show that adds a little extra legitimacy to the standard components: the constant parental pressures, the die-hard obsessive town, the hot-headed coach, the odds push toward the big game. Despite the many components in action, this emotionally fulfilling journey ends with an unexpected twist unlike most films.
Despite the many conflicts and pressures of high school, supporters, as well as family, Friday Night Lights isn't about the performances of each player, but more about what happens in the hearts of each of them. The film is about both the sport and the problems that each individual player faces during their bumpy season. Without a doubt, Friday Night Lights is by far the best sports movie ever made, and a personal favorite, that everyone must see!
Friday Night Freebee November 19, 2008
Got the product for $0.16, the shipping and handling was what killed me. Video was in perfect condition. Great deal, great movie.
 Wrong DVD zone November 13, 2008
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
The DVD I received was not compatible with my DVD player. It is only compatible with US DVD players and not european ones. Im therefore unable to see the film.
Action Packed October 25, 2008
The playing of the game was action packed and the ending was real something that would happen in real life.. things don't always go your way in life and this movie depicts this concept. In addition, there was also a story besides just the football and what a lot of these school kids went through in thier home life. Very realistic and I enjoyed it and have watched it more than once. I recommend this movie to all....
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