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Bissinger followed the team for the entire 1988 season, which culminated in a loss in the State semifinals against Carter High School from Dallas, who eventually went on to win the championship game but would have their title stripped for playing an ineligible player. However, the book also deals with — or alludes to — a number of secondary political and social issues existing in Odessa, all of which share ties to the Permian Panthers football team. These include socioeconomic disparity; racism; segregation (and desegregation); and poverty.
The coach, Gary Gaines (Billy Bob Thornton), is constantly in the hot seat. Tied to the successes and failure of the coach and the team in general are the conflicts the players struggle with on and off the gridiron. The coach overuses his star player and running back James "Boobie" Miles (Derek Luke) who gets seriously injured (Miles tore his ACL, missed the playoffs, and had a limp for the rest of his life). When this happens, sports radios are flooded with calls for his resignation. Miles' once-arrogant attitude vanishes as he sees his once promising chance of playing big-time college football disappear and starts to question his future after he notices his not-so promising academic standing. Recuperating on his parents' veranda he observes the refuse collectors doing their rounds and gets a glimpse of a somewhat different future he could now face; he bursts into tears. Quarterback Mike Winchell (Lucas Black) struggles with being able to play consistently. Fullback Don Billingsley (Garrett Hedlund) has a rocky relationship with his alcoholic and abusive father (Tim McGraw). Billingsley silently endures the abuse from his father, who won a state championship at Permian only to find himself unable to get into college and stuck working a dead-end job. Third-string running back Chris Comer (Lee Thompson Young), who takes the spot of Miles after his injury, attempts to get rid of his fear of being hit and getting injured, especially when the player who last occupied his spot suffered a season ending injury. His obsession with fame and recognition also comes at a high price that he is at first not ready to pay. Safety Brian Chavez (Jay Hernandez) is easily the second smartest player on the team, and the most confident in his future after high school football. One of the themes of the movie depicts the coach as a father-type figure for the players.
Coach Gaines triumphs and struggles with winning football games and connecting with his players a number of times during their tremulous season. His job depends on the Panthers making the playoffs, and his team is in a three-way tie with two other teams at the end of the regular season. Under Texas rules for ties, the tiebreaker is a coin-toss. Permian gets a spot. Meanwhile, after he drunkenly throws away his championship ring, Don Billingsley's father breaks down and confesses his failures in life cause him to push his son as harshly as he does, pointing out that he wants his son to at least have one big moment of triumph before becoming like his dad. The team make it to the finals, where they narrowly lose against a powerhouse Dallas high school team. The movie ends with the coach removing the departing seniors from the depth chart on his wall. Notably, the depth chart has "Case" at quarterback. This refers to Permian's real-life backup quarterback in 1988, Stoney Case, who would go on to lead Permian, along with Chris Comer, to the 5A state title the following year, and still later made it to the NFL. The final scene consists of Winchell throwing a football to a bunch of pee-wees playing pick-up football before leaving with Billingsley and Chavez.
Bissinger followed the team for the entire 1988 season, which culminated in a loss in the State semifinals against Carter High School from Dallas, who eventually went on to win the championship game but would have their title stripped for playing an ineligible player. However, the book also deals with — or alludes to — a number of secondary political and social issues existing in Odessa, all of which share ties to the Permian Panthers football team. These include socioeconomic disparity; racism; segregation (and desegregation); and poverty.
The coach, Gary Gaines (Billy Bob Thornton), is constantly in the hot seat. Tied to the successes and failure of the coach and the team in general are the conflicts the players struggle with on and off the gridiron. The coach overuses his star player and running back James "Boobie" Miles (Derek Luke) who gets seriously injured (Miles tore his ACL, missed the playoffs, and had a limp for the rest of his life). When this happens, sports radios are flooded with calls for his resignation. Miles' once-arrogant attitude vanishes as he sees his once promising chance of playing big-time college football disappear and starts to question his future after he notices his not-so promising academic standing. Recuperating on his parents' veranda he observes the refuse collectors doing their rounds and gets a glimpse of a somewhat different future he could now face; he bursts into tears. Quarterback Mike Winchell (Lucas Black) struggles with being able to play consistently. Fullback Don Billingsley (Garrett Hedlund) has a rocky relationship with his alcoholic and abusive father (Tim McGraw). Billingsley silently endures the abuse from his father, who won a state championship at Permian only to find himself unable to get into college and stuck working a dead-end job. Third-string running back Chris Comer (Lee Thompson Young), who takes the spot of Miles after his injury, attempts to get rid of his fear of being hit and getting injured, especially when the player who last occupied his spot suffered a season ending injury. His obsession with fame and recognition also comes at a high price that he is at first not ready to pay. Safety Brian Chavez (Jay Hernandez) is easily the second smartest player on the team, and the most confident in his future after high school football. One of the themes of the movie depicts the coach as a father-type figure for the players.
Coach Gaines triumphs and struggles with winning football games and connecting with his players a number of times during their tremulous season. His job depends on the Panthers making the playoffs, and his team is in a three-way tie with two other teams at the end of the regular season. Under Texas rules for ties, the tiebreaker is a coin-toss. Permian gets a spot. Meanwhile, after he drunkenly throws away his championship ring, Don Billingsley's father breaks down and confesses his failures in life cause him to push his son as harshly as he does, pointing out that he wants his son to at least have one big moment of triumph before becoming like his dad. The team make it to the finals, where they narrowly lose against a powerhouse Dallas high school team. The movie ends with the coach removing the departing seniors from the depth chart on his wall. Notably, the depth chart has "Case" at quarterback. This refers to Permian's real-life backup quarterback in 1988, Stoney Case, who would go on to lead Permian, along with Chris Comer, to the 5A state title the following year, and still later made it to the NFL. The final scene consists of Winchell throwing a football to a bunch of pee-wees playing pick-up football before leaving with Billingsley and Chavez.
Directed by
Peter Berg
Writing credits
(WGA)
Buzz Bissinger
(book "Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream") (as H.G. Bissinger)
David Aaron Cohen
(screenplay) and
Peter Berg
(screenplay)
Cast
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
Laine Kelly...Comer's Girlfriend
Gavin Grazer...Trapper
Turk Pipkin..Skip Baldwin
Carey Windler...Dr. Rogers (as Dr. Carey Windler)
Tommy G. Kendrick...Odessa Doctor
Brad Leland...John Aubrey
Lillian Langford...Nancy Aubrey
Christian Kane...Brian
Buddy Hale...Booster
Ken Farmer...Booster
Marco Perella...Booster
Eloise DeJoria...Booster (as Eloise Dejoria)
Robert Weaver...Booster
Katherine Willis...Booster Wife
Angie Bolling...Booster Wife
Charles Sanders...Buddy's Burger Manager
Barry Sykes...Permian Play-by-Play Announcer
Clay Kennedy...Permian Color Announcer
Lewis B. Johnson...Carter Play-By-Play Announcer
J.D. Hawkins...Carter Play-By-Play Announcer
Bob Thomas...Slammin' Sammy (as B.T. Stone)
Wade L. Johnston...Coach Miller
Rick Herod...Coach McCutcheon
Paul Wright...Coach Belew (as Paul Mitchell Wright)
Julius Tennon...Coach James
Dennis Hill...Coach Harper
Timothy Walter...Coach Vonner
Robert Scott Smith...Coach Smith
Kenneth Plunk..Coach Plunk
Josh Berry...Coach Campbell
Branson Washburn...Coach Washburn
David Johnson...Coach Johnson
John Hayden...Permian Booth Coach
Chris Palmer...Permian Booth Coach
Kyle Scott Jackson...Carter Booth Coach
C. Anthony 'Charles' Jackson...Carter Booth Coach
Kippy Brown...Carter Booth Coach
Cleveland 'Chick' Harris...Carter Booth Coach
Billy Melvin Thomas...Carter Assistant Coach
Kam Hunt...Carter Assistant Coach (as Kammerin Hunt)
Roy Williams...Midland Lee Assistant Coach
Gary Mack Griffin...Midland High School Coach
Randy Brinlee...Marshall Game Referee
Dan Rankin...Cooper Game End Zone Official
Tim Crowley...Carter Game Referee
Harvey L. Jeffries...Carter Game Official
Tiki Davis...Carter Co-Captain Baird
Everett Smith...Carter Quarterback Whitaker
Ty Law...Carter Wide Receiver Graf
Christopher Dahlberg...Clancy Kent (as Chris Dahlberg)
Peter Harrell Jr....C.C. Russeau
Kevin Page...John Wilkins
Brady Coleman...Jerald McClary
Stephen Bishop...Loie Harris
Bob Richardson...Marvin Edwards
Mark Donaldson...State Trooper
Aisha Jau...Cheerleader (as Aisha Schliessler)
Evan Bernard...Drunk Driver
Rutherford Cravens...Kansas Wesleyan Recruiter
Wayne Hanawalt...Kansas Wesleyan Recruiter
Brian Thornton..Recruiter
Sam Austin...Recruiter
Mark Nutter...Recruiter
Jeff Gibbs...Journalist Jim
Richard Dillard...Reporter
Robert Flores...Reporter
Terrence Parks...Skip Baldwin's Cameraman (as Terry Parks)
Talon Smith...Young Kid
Taylor Sawyers...Young Kid
Bradley Lisman...Young Kid
Richard Nance...Buzzard
Aaron Babino...Football Player
Dean Baldwin...Football Player
Ben Bronson...Football Player
Sunny Byrd...Football Player
John Clark...Football Player
Bobby Doherty...Football Player
Chris Fisher...Football Player
Cedric Foster...Football Player
Corey Hargers...Football Player
Tavis Harvey...Football Player
Deshaun Hill...Football Player
Ryan Jacobs...Football Player
Nick Jester...Football Player
Mike Jones...Football Player
Tyrone Jones...Football Player
Mark Llewellyn...Football Player
Jon Luke...Football Player
O.J. McClintock...Football Player
Robert Van...Football Player (as Robert Nguyen)
Joseph Norman...Football Player
Dewayne Patmon..Football Player
Everick Rawls...Football Player
Brett Robin...Football Player
Steven Rogers...Football Player
Ray Ross...Football Player
Chad L. Stevens...Football Player
Travis Thompson...Football Player
Matt Trissel...Football Player
Brandon Tully...Football Player
Darrick Wallace...Football Player
John Wirt...Highway Patrolman
Lance Aaron...Backup Quaterback #11 (uncredited)
Stacy Lynn Austin...Cheerleader (uncredited)
Crystal Brown-Tatum...Sideline Journalist (uncredited)
Dan Burkarth...WalMart Buyer (uncredited)
Gene Burns...State Trooper (uncredited)
Joseph Thomas Campos...Football Player (uncredited)
Jason Carroll...Back Up QB (uncredited)
D.J. Castillo...High School Student (uncredited)
Robert M. Clark...Burger Joint Customer (uncredited)
Erik Collins..Reporter (uncredited)
Colby Crain...Student (uncredited)
Kimberly Ensey...Rocker Chick (uncredited)
Laura Evans...Daphne Girl (uncredited)
Todd Falcon...Paramedic (uncredited)
Terry Funk...Fan (uncredited)
Russell Wayne Groves..Football Player (uncredited)
Ashley Hallford...Football Player's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Holly Hargrave...Tiffany, Waitress at Buddy Burger Restaurant (uncredited)
Nathaniel Holt...Football Player #83 (uncredited)
Lee Irving...Gibson - Odessa Alumnus (uncredited)
Sharri Jones...Hottie with Boobie Miles (uncredited)
Ripley Lowe...Angry Booster (uncredited)
Tex Marshall...Unnamed Team Fan&Trucker / Diner (uncredited)
Frank Mendoza...Airport Employee (uncredited)
Hugo Perez...Janitor (uncredited)
James Pollard...Assistant Coach (uncredited)
Clint Quintero...Security Guard (uncredited)
Angela Rawna...Carter Parent (uncredited)
James Edward Shippy...Football Player (uncredited)
Cassandra L. Small...Carter Parent (uncredited)
Gary Vaught...Football Official (uncredited)
C. Jo Vela...Onfield Reporter (uncredited)
Sonny Villarreal...Parker (uncredited)
Stephen Weatherford...Paramedic (uncredited)
Mark A. White...Permian Panthers Fan (uncredited)
Jimmy Willden...Football Player #5 (uncredited)
Terri Zee...Angry Fan (uncredited)
Produced by
Sarah Aubrey....associate producer
David Bernardi....associate producer
John Cameron....executive producer
Robert Graf....co-producer
Brian Grazer....producer
David Hudgins....co-executive producer
James Whitaker...executive producer
Original Music by
Explosions in the Sky
Brian Reitzell
David Torn
Cinematography by
Tobias A. Schliessler
(director of photography) (as Tobias Schliessler)
Film Editing by
Gabrielle Fasulo
(documentary segment)
Colby Parker Jr.
Susan Rash
David Rosenbloom
Casting by
Janet Hirshenson
Jane Jenkins
Production Design by
Sharon Seymour
Art Direction by
Peter Borck
Set Decoration by
Carla Curry
Costume Design by
Susan Matheson
Makeup Department
Troy Breeding....head makeup artist
Jacenda Burkett....second makeup artist
Chelsea Carpenter....hair stylist (as Chelsey M. Carpenter)
Carol F. Doran....wig stylist
Becki Drake....key makeup artist
Lynne K. Eagan...makeup artist: Mr. Thornton and Mr. McGraw (as Lynne Eagan)
Melissa Forney....key hair stylist
Roxie Hodenfield....hair department head (as Roxie Norman)
Charmaine Richards....hair stylist
Melizah Schmidt....hair stylist
Janet Tallent-Dickson....additional makeup artist
Joani Yarbrough....hair stylist: Mr. Thornton and Mr. McGraw
Charles Yusko....hair stylist (as Charles E. Yusko)
Carol F. Doran....wig maker (uncredited)
Production Management
Karen Ruth Getchell....production supervisor
Peter Oillataguerre....executive in charge of production
Lisa Rodgers....post-production supervisor
John G. Scotti....unit production manager: second unit
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Allan Graf....second unit director
Eric Heffron....first assistant director
Michael J. Moore....second assistant director (as Michael Moore)
David K. Riebel....second second assistant director (as David Riebel)
Roberta Riordan....second second assistant director: second unit
Amy Schmidt....second assistant director: second unit
John G. Scotti....first assistant director: second unit
Marvin Williams....additional second assistant director
Art Department
Steve Allen....carpenter
Marc Baird....storyboard artist
Ronn Basquette....set designer
Amy Bell....assistant props
Brad Blei....set dresser
Richard K. Buoen....storyboard artist
Lance Cheatham....set dresser
Dirk Clark....carpenter
Dennis Collins....painter
Jack Colmenero....set dresser
April Crump....set dresser
Craig Denham....graphic designer
Patricia Dillon....draper
Douglas Fox....property master
William F. Gambill....stand-by painter: reshoots
L. Sonia Garcia....stand-by painter
Erick Garibay....assistant property master: second unit
Erick Garibay....assistant props
Shellie Gillespie....art department coordinator
Juliet Guimont...scenic artist
Ellen Lampl....graphic designer
Christopher Martin....lead greens
David Menefee....shop foreman
King Orba....property master: second unit (as Mark Wallace)
Jorge Paris....art department assistant
Shane Patrick....set dresser
Virle S. Reid....property master: second unit
Virle S. Reid....set dresser
Steve Sawhill....lead man
Marvin Schroeder....props
Charles Seale....construction gangboss
Randy Severs....general foreman
Rob Simons....set designer
Corissa Smith....scenic artist
Michael P. Sweeney....assistant property master
Gabriella Villarreal....assistant set decorator
Tom Ward....construction coordinator
Michael Wilks....on-set dresser
Gary Wimmer....lead scenic
Koen Wooten....set dresser
Forest Myers....propmaker (uncredited)
Sound Department
Kyle Alexander....post-production sound assistant
C. Douglas Cameron....boom operator: additional photography
Jeremiah Clifton....adr engineer
Lawrence L. Commans....boom operator
David O. Daniel....sound mixer: second unit
Thadd Day....second boom operator
Yann Delpuech....sound designer
Yann Delpuech....sound effects editor
Derrick Espino....sound production assistant
Robert Grieve....adr editor
Eric Harwood....sound recordist
Craig Henighan....co-supervising sound editor
Richard Jory....ProTools engineer
Richard Jory....assistant sound engineer
Richard Jory....sound recordist
Darren King....dialogue editor
Gregory King....sound re-recording mixer
Gregory King....supervising sound editor
E. Niles Klein....sound editorial technical consultant
Rick Kline....sound re-recording mixer
Goro Koyama....foley artist
Jim MacMorran....additional adr recordist
Andy Malcolm....foley artist
Anna Malkin....foley recording assistant
Tim Nagle....adr engineer
Barbara Noren....sound production assistant
Whit Norris....sound mixer
Hari Ryatt....foley editor
Joel Shryack....co-supervising sound editor
Scott Solan....boom operator
Greg Steele....adr mixer
Tom Sturgis....second boom operator
Tom Sturgis....sound utility
Meg Taylor....first assistant sound editor
Mark Weingarten....sound mixer
Don White....foley recording mixer
Dan Yale....foley supervisor
Peter Berg
Writing credits
(WGA)
Buzz Bissinger
(book "Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream") (as H.G. Bissinger)
David Aaron Cohen
(screenplay) and
Peter Berg
(screenplay)
Cast
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
Laine Kelly...Comer's Girlfriend
Gavin Grazer...Trapper
Turk Pipkin..Skip Baldwin
Carey Windler...Dr. Rogers (as Dr. Carey Windler)
Tommy G. Kendrick...Odessa Doctor
Brad Leland...John Aubrey
Lillian Langford...Nancy Aubrey
Christian Kane...Brian
Buddy Hale...Booster
Ken Farmer...Booster
Marco Perella...Booster
Eloise DeJoria...Booster (as Eloise Dejoria)
Robert Weaver...Booster
Katherine Willis...Booster Wife
Angie Bolling...Booster Wife
Charles Sanders...Buddy's Burger Manager
Barry Sykes...Permian Play-by-Play Announcer
Clay Kennedy...Permian Color Announcer
Lewis B. Johnson...Carter Play-By-Play Announcer
J.D. Hawkins...Carter Play-By-Play Announcer
Bob Thomas...Slammin' Sammy (as B.T. Stone)
Wade L. Johnston...Coach Miller
Rick Herod...Coach McCutcheon
Paul Wright...Coach Belew (as Paul Mitchell Wright)
Julius Tennon...Coach James
Dennis Hill...Coach Harper
Timothy Walter...Coach Vonner
Robert Scott Smith...Coach Smith
Kenneth Plunk..Coach Plunk
Josh Berry...Coach Campbell
Branson Washburn...Coach Washburn
David Johnson...Coach Johnson
John Hayden...Permian Booth Coach
Chris Palmer...Permian Booth Coach
Kyle Scott Jackson...Carter Booth Coach
C. Anthony 'Charles' Jackson...Carter Booth Coach
Kippy Brown...Carter Booth Coach
Cleveland 'Chick' Harris...Carter Booth Coach
Billy Melvin Thomas...Carter Assistant Coach
Kam Hunt...Carter Assistant Coach (as Kammerin Hunt)
Roy Williams...Midland Lee Assistant Coach
Gary Mack Griffin...Midland High School Coach
Randy Brinlee...Marshall Game Referee
Dan Rankin...Cooper Game End Zone Official
Tim Crowley...Carter Game Referee
Harvey L. Jeffries...Carter Game Official
Tiki Davis...Carter Co-Captain Baird
Everett Smith...Carter Quarterback Whitaker
Ty Law...Carter Wide Receiver Graf
Christopher Dahlberg...Clancy Kent (as Chris Dahlberg)
Peter Harrell Jr....C.C. Russeau
Kevin Page...John Wilkins
Brady Coleman...Jerald McClary
Stephen Bishop...Loie Harris
Bob Richardson...Marvin Edwards
Mark Donaldson...State Trooper
Aisha Jau...Cheerleader (as Aisha Schliessler)
Evan Bernard...Drunk Driver
Rutherford Cravens...Kansas Wesleyan Recruiter
Wayne Hanawalt...Kansas Wesleyan Recruiter
Brian Thornton..Recruiter
Sam Austin...Recruiter
Mark Nutter...Recruiter
Jeff Gibbs...Journalist Jim
Richard Dillard...Reporter
Robert Flores...Reporter
Terrence Parks...Skip Baldwin's Cameraman (as Terry Parks)
Talon Smith...Young Kid
Taylor Sawyers...Young Kid
Bradley Lisman...Young Kid
Richard Nance...Buzzard
Aaron Babino...Football Player
Dean Baldwin...Football Player
Ben Bronson...Football Player
Sunny Byrd...Football Player
John Clark...Football Player
Bobby Doherty...Football Player
Chris Fisher...Football Player
Cedric Foster...Football Player
Corey Hargers...Football Player
Tavis Harvey...Football Player
Deshaun Hill...Football Player
Ryan Jacobs...Football Player
Nick Jester...Football Player
Mike Jones...Football Player
Tyrone Jones...Football Player
Mark Llewellyn...Football Player
Jon Luke...Football Player
O.J. McClintock...Football Player
Robert Van...Football Player (as Robert Nguyen)
Joseph Norman...Football Player
Dewayne Patmon..Football Player
Everick Rawls...Football Player
Brett Robin...Football Player
Steven Rogers...Football Player
Ray Ross...Football Player
Chad L. Stevens...Football Player
Travis Thompson...Football Player
Matt Trissel...Football Player
Brandon Tully...Football Player
Darrick Wallace...Football Player
John Wirt...Highway Patrolman
Lance Aaron...Backup Quaterback #11 (uncredited)
Stacy Lynn Austin...Cheerleader (uncredited)
Crystal Brown-Tatum...Sideline Journalist (uncredited)
Dan Burkarth...WalMart Buyer (uncredited)
Gene Burns...State Trooper (uncredited)
Joseph Thomas Campos...Football Player (uncredited)
Jason Carroll...Back Up QB (uncredited)
D.J. Castillo...High School Student (uncredited)
Robert M. Clark...Burger Joint Customer (uncredited)
Erik Collins..Reporter (uncredited)
Colby Crain...Student (uncredited)
Kimberly Ensey...Rocker Chick (uncredited)
Laura Evans...Daphne Girl (uncredited)
Todd Falcon...Paramedic (uncredited)
Terry Funk...Fan (uncredited)
Russell Wayne Groves..Football Player (uncredited)
Ashley Hallford...Football Player's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Holly Hargrave...Tiffany, Waitress at Buddy Burger Restaurant (uncredited)
Nathaniel Holt...Football Player #83 (uncredited)
Lee Irving...Gibson - Odessa Alumnus (uncredited)
Sharri Jones...Hottie with Boobie Miles (uncredited)
Ripley Lowe...Angry Booster (uncredited)
Tex Marshall...Unnamed Team Fan&Trucker / Diner (uncredited)
Frank Mendoza...Airport Employee (uncredited)
Hugo Perez...Janitor (uncredited)
James Pollard...Assistant Coach (uncredited)
Clint Quintero...Security Guard (uncredited)
Angela Rawna...Carter Parent (uncredited)
James Edward Shippy...Football Player (uncredited)
Cassandra L. Small...Carter Parent (uncredited)
Gary Vaught...Football Official (uncredited)
C. Jo Vela...Onfield Reporter (uncredited)
Sonny Villarreal...Parker (uncredited)
Stephen Weatherford...Paramedic (uncredited)
Mark A. White...Permian Panthers Fan (uncredited)
Jimmy Willden...Football Player #5 (uncredited)
Terri Zee...Angry Fan (uncredited)
Produced by
Sarah Aubrey....associate producer
David Bernardi....associate producer
John Cameron....executive producer
Robert Graf....co-producer
Brian Grazer....producer
David Hudgins....co-executive producer
James Whitaker...executive producer
Original Music by
Explosions in the Sky
Brian Reitzell
David Torn
Cinematography by
Tobias A. Schliessler
(director of photography) (as Tobias Schliessler)
Film Editing by
Gabrielle Fasulo
(documentary segment)
Colby Parker Jr.
Susan Rash
David Rosenbloom
Casting by
Janet Hirshenson
Jane Jenkins
Production Design by
Sharon Seymour
Art Direction by
Peter Borck
Set Decoration by
Carla Curry
Costume Design by
Susan Matheson
Makeup Department
Troy Breeding....head makeup artist
Jacenda Burkett....second makeup artist
Chelsea Carpenter....hair stylist (as Chelsey M. Carpenter)
Carol F. Doran....wig stylist
Becki Drake....key makeup artist
Lynne K. Eagan...makeup artist: Mr. Thornton and Mr. McGraw (as Lynne Eagan)
Melissa Forney....key hair stylist
Roxie Hodenfield....hair department head (as Roxie Norman)
Charmaine Richards....hair stylist
Melizah Schmidt....hair stylist
Janet Tallent-Dickson....additional makeup artist
Joani Yarbrough....hair stylist: Mr. Thornton and Mr. McGraw
Charles Yusko....hair stylist (as Charles E. Yusko)
Carol F. Doran....wig maker (uncredited)
Production Management
Karen Ruth Getchell....production supervisor
Peter Oillataguerre....executive in charge of production
Lisa Rodgers....post-production supervisor
John G. Scotti....unit production manager: second unit
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Allan Graf....second unit director
Eric Heffron....first assistant director
Michael J. Moore....second assistant director (as Michael Moore)
David K. Riebel....second second assistant director (as David Riebel)
Roberta Riordan....second second assistant director: second unit
Amy Schmidt....second assistant director: second unit
John G. Scotti....first assistant director: second unit
Marvin Williams....additional second assistant director
Art Department
Steve Allen....carpenter
Marc Baird....storyboard artist
Ronn Basquette....set designer
Amy Bell....assistant props
Brad Blei....set dresser
Richard K. Buoen....storyboard artist
Lance Cheatham....set dresser
Dirk Clark....carpenter
Dennis Collins....painter
Jack Colmenero....set dresser
April Crump....set dresser
Craig Denham....graphic designer
Patricia Dillon....draper
Douglas Fox....property master
William F. Gambill....stand-by painter: reshoots
L. Sonia Garcia....stand-by painter
Erick Garibay....assistant property master: second unit
Erick Garibay....assistant props
Shellie Gillespie....art department coordinator
Juliet Guimont...scenic artist
Ellen Lampl....graphic designer
Christopher Martin....lead greens
David Menefee....shop foreman
King Orba....property master: second unit (as Mark Wallace)
Jorge Paris....art department assistant
Shane Patrick....set dresser
Virle S. Reid....property master: second unit
Virle S. Reid....set dresser
Steve Sawhill....lead man
Marvin Schroeder....props
Charles Seale....construction gangboss
Randy Severs....general foreman
Rob Simons....set designer
Corissa Smith....scenic artist
Michael P. Sweeney....assistant property master
Gabriella Villarreal....assistant set decorator
Tom Ward....construction coordinator
Michael Wilks....on-set dresser
Gary Wimmer....lead scenic
Koen Wooten....set dresser
Forest Myers....propmaker (uncredited)
Sound Department
Kyle Alexander....post-production sound assistant
C. Douglas Cameron....boom operator: additional photography
Jeremiah Clifton....adr engineer
Lawrence L. Commans....boom operator
David O. Daniel....sound mixer: second unit
Thadd Day....second boom operator
Yann Delpuech....sound designer
Yann Delpuech....sound effects editor
Derrick Espino....sound production assistant
Robert Grieve....adr editor
Eric Harwood....sound recordist
Craig Henighan....co-supervising sound editor
Richard Jory....ProTools engineer
Richard Jory....assistant sound engineer
Richard Jory....sound recordist
Darren King....dialogue editor
Gregory King....sound re-recording mixer
Gregory King....supervising sound editor
E. Niles Klein....sound editorial technical consultant
Rick Kline....sound re-recording mixer
Goro Koyama....foley artist
Jim MacMorran....additional adr recordist
Andy Malcolm....foley artist
Anna Malkin....foley recording assistant
Tim Nagle....adr engineer
Barbara Noren....sound production assistant
Whit Norris....sound mixer
Hari Ryatt....foley editor
Joel Shryack....co-supervising sound editor
Scott Solan....boom operator
Greg Steele....adr mixer
Tom Sturgis....second boom operator
Tom Sturgis....sound utility
Meg Taylor....first assistant sound editor
Mark Weingarten....sound mixer
Don White....foley recording mixer
Dan Yale....foley supervisor