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Friday Night Lights (DVD)
The true story of a group of young athletes, the Permian High Panthers of Odessa, Texas, as they compete in their fifth state championship, in 1988. Their progress is set against the struggles of the local townsfolk. Odessa, Texas has seen better days - the financial bust evident in its boarded-up shops and broken lives. Yet one hope sustains the community where, once a week during the fall, the town and its dreams come alive beneath the dazzling and disorienting Friday night lights... when the Permian High Panthers take to the field. In a city where economic uncertainty has eroded the spirit of its inhabitants, nearly everyone seeks comfort in the religion of the Friday night ritual, where the unfulfilled dreams of an entire community are shifted onto the shoulder pads of a team of high-school athletes.
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£3.74
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Friday Night Lights
A Town, a Team and a Dream author: Bissinger, H.G.; publisher: Yellow Jersey P.
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£7.19
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Universal Pictures Video Friday Night Lights [2004]
Based on the non-fiction bestseller by H.G. Bissinger, <i>Friday Night Lights</i> looks at high school football in the harsh light of reality, finding heart and hardness while stirring our emotions. Actor-director Peter Berg 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 <i>Friday Night Lights</i> offers a refreshing alternative to the conventional sports movie. <i>--Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com</i>
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£5.97
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Yellow Jersey Press Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team and a Dream
Pages: 400, Paperback, Yellow Jersey Press
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£7.19
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Da Capo Press Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team and a Dream
Pages: 416, Hardcover, Da Capo Press
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£14.50
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