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13th May 2005
12A
Drama
Peter Berg
Buzz Bissinger (book) David Aaron Cohen (S.Play)
117 minutes
Billy Bob Thornton -  Coach Gary 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 Duzich -  Melissa
Amber Heard - Maria
Morgan Farris - Jennifer Gaines
There seems to be nothing to look forward to for people living in a little dusty town called Odessa, Texas. But when the lights of the Ratliff Stadium come on on Friday nights , it brings a flood of hope with it... This is biggest high school playing field in the country and roosts a successful football program since the 1950's The Permian High Panthers. And to culminate the end of the summer of 1988, the panthers try to win their fifth championship ... this is their story of a determined team trying to fulfill their dreams...  Based on a book by HG Bissinger.
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