Today’s movie is a sports drama with a scene that happens on September 2.
Watch it tonight and enjoy.
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS
The fans and alumni of the
Permian High School Panthers in Odessa, Texas are obsessed about football and
expect Coach Gaines to win the state championship. The plays party while hoping
their play is good enough to get a college scholarship. On September 2, 1988 [26:12
to 34:04] we see the seasons opening game against Marshall. In this game the
star of the team, cocky “Boobie” Miles is injured in a play when the Panthers
are way ahead because his back up, Chris Comer can’t find his helmet. They lose
their second game but Comer spurs them to a come-from-behind win in their third
game and they play on to a 5-1 record. Boobie won’t accept that he can’t play
anymore and is unable to when he tries in game seven, which the team loses.
Afterwards the father of fullback Dan Billingsley, who always rides him about
his playing, throws his own state
championship ring out the window while drunk.
Permian ends up in a three way tie for a playoff spot, but gets lucky
and gets one. Bobbie clears out his locker. As a result of contentious
negotiations with the opposing team in the state finals game, Dallas Carter,
the title game is held in the Houston Astrodome. In the title game Permian
falls behind, but comes back and almost wins the game at the last second. The
coach manages to keep his job and prepares for next year.
An interesting sports movie. The
football action sequences are good and the off field stories don’t drift too
far into the soap opera realm. This movie keeps you interested for two
hours.
Date given in film at 27:00
Producer – Brian Grazer
Director - Peter Berg
Screenplay – David Aaron Cohen
and Peter Berg
Runtime – 1 hour 58 minutes
Released – October 8, 2004
Staring –
Billy Bob Thornton as Coach
Gaines
Lucas Black as Mike Winchell
Garrett Hedlund as Don Billingsley
Derek Luke as Boobie Miles
Lee Thompson Young as Chris Comer
Tim McGraw as Charles Billingsley
Copyright by Ivan Walters in
2014.
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