Friday Night Lights (2004)

Hope comes alive on Friday nights.

A small, turbulent town in Texas obsesses over their high school football team to an unhealthy degree. When the star tailback, Boobie Miles, is seriously injured during the first game of the season, all hope is lost, and the town's dormant social problems begin to flare up. It is left to the inspiring abilities of new coach Gary Gaines to instill in the other team members -- and, by proxy, the town itself -- a sense of self-respect and honor.

Cast (83)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Billy Bob Thornton

Coach Gary Gaines

Lucas Black

Mike Winchell

Garrett Hedlund

Don Billingsley

Derek Luke

Boobie Miles

Jay Hernandez

Brian Chavez

L

Lee Jackson

Ivory Christian

Lee Thompson Young

Chris Comer

Tim McGraw

Charles Billingsley

Grover Coulson

L.V. Miles

Connie Britton

Sharon Gaines

C

Connie Cooper

Mrs. Winchell

K

Kasey Stevens

Flippy

Ryanne Duzich

Melissa

Amber Heard

Maria

M

Morgan Farris

Jennifer Gaines

L

Laine Kelly

Comer's Girlfriend

G

Gavin Grazer

Trapper

Turk Pipkin

Skip Baldwin

C

Carey Windler

Dr. Rogers

Tommy G. Kendrick

Odessa Doctor

Brad Leland

John Aubrey

L

Lillian Langford

Nancy Aubrey

Christian Kane

Brian

B

Buddy Hale

Booster

Ken Farmer

Booster

Marco Perella

Booster

Eloise DeJoria

Booster

R

Robert Weaver

Booster

Katherine Willis

Booster Wife

Angie Bolling

Booster Wife

C

Charles Sanders

Buddy's Burger Manager

B

Barry Sykes

Permian Play-by-Play Announcer

C

Clay Kennedy

Permian Color Announcer

L

Lewis B. Johnson

Carter Play-By-Play Announcer

J

J.D. Hawkins

Carter Play-By-Play Announcer

B

Bob Thomas

Slammin' Sammy

W

Wade L. Johnston

Coach Miller

R

Rick Herod

Coach McCutcheon

Paul Wright

Coach Belew

Julius Tennon

Coach James

Dennis Hill

Coach Harper

Timothy Walter

Coach Vonner

R

Robert Scott Smith

Coach Smith

K

Kenneth Plunk

Coach Plunk

Josh Berry

Coach Campbell

B

Branson Washburn

Coach Washburn

D

David Johnson

Coach Johnson

John Hayden

Permian Booth Coach

C

Chris Palmer

Permian Booth Coach

K

Kyle Scott Jackson

Carter Booth Coach

C

C. Anthony Jackson

Carter Booth Coach

K

Kippy Brown

Carter Booth Coach

C

Cleveland "Chick" Harris

Carter Booth Coach

B

Billy Melvin Thomas

Carter Assistant Coach

K

Kam Hunt

Carter Assistant Coach

Roy Williams

Midland Lee Assistant Coach

G

Gary Mack Griffin

Midland High School Coach

R

Randy Brinlee

Marshall Game Referee

D

Dan Rankin

Cooper Game End Zone Official

T

Timothy F. Crowley

Carter Game Referee

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