Directed by Peter Berg Written by Buzz Bissinger   David Aaron Cohen   Peter Berg   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 Jackson ... Carter Booth Coach (as C. Anthony 'Charles' Jackson) 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 Timothy F. Crowley ... Carter Game Referee (as Tim Crowley) 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 J. Mark Donaldson ... State Trooper (as Mark Donaldson) Aisha Schliessler ... Cheerleader 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 Terry Dale 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 Gurie Sheffield ... Football Player Olivia Young ... High school student and party guest Uncredited Cast Lance Aaron ... Backup Quaterback #11 Charan Andreas ... Jake the Flag Boy Stacy Lynn Austin ... Cheerleader Crystal Brown-Tatum ... Sideline Journalist Dan Burkarth ... WalMart Buyer Gene Burns ... State Trooper Joseph T. Campos ... Football Player Jason Carroll ... Back Up QB D.J. Castillo ... High School Student Robert M. Clark ... Burger Joint Customer Erik Collins ... Reporter Catherine Cooper ... Football Player's Mom Colby Crain ... Student Kimberly Ensey ... Rocker Chick Laura Evans ... Daphne Girl Todd Falcon ... Paramedic Mark Falvo ... Reporter Terry Funk ... Fan Russell Wayne Groves ... Football Player Ashley Hallford ... Football Player's Girlfriend Holly Hargrave ... Tiffany, Waitress at Buddy Burger Restaurant Hiawatha Henry ... On-Field Reporter Nathaniel Holt ... Football Player #83 Lee Irving ... Gibson - Odessa Alumnus Sharri Jones ... Hottie with Boobie Miles Tiffany Lang ... Customer Tex Marshall ... Unnamed Team Fan&Trucker / Diner Ric Mendoza ... Airport Employee Hugo Perez ... Janitor James Harold Pollard ... Assistant Coach Clint Quintero ... Security Guard Hasaan Rasheed ... Football Player Angela Rawna ... Carter Parent James Edward Shippy ... Football Player Bobby Shue ... Football Fan Cassandra L. Small ... Carter Parent Jason Starritt ... Extra Gary Vaught ... Football Official C. Jo Vela ... Onfield Reporter Sonny Villarreal ... Parker Stephen Weatherford ... Paramedic Mark A. White ... Permian Panthers Fan Jimmy Willden ... Football Player #5 John Wirt ... Highway Patrolman Jacqueline Wright ... Walmart Crowd Heath Young ... Football Fan / Reporter / Student Terri Zee ... Angry Fan Produced by Sarah Aubrey   David Bernardi   John Cameron   Robert Graf   Brian Grazer   David Hudgins   Jim Whitaker   Original Music by Explosions in the Sky Brian Reitzell David Torn

Additional Info Premiere: October 06, 2004 Theatrical Release: October 08, 2004 DVD Release: January 18, 2005 Blu-ray Release: January 06, 2009 Countries: Distributor: Universal Studios Websites: Production Companies Universal Pictures (presents) Imagine Entertainment (presents) Friday Night Lights LLC MDBF Filmgesellschaft mbH & Company KG Distributors Universal Pictures   (2004) (USA) (theatrical) National Broadcasting Company (NBC)   (2009) (USA) (TV) Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)   (2005) (USA) (DVD) Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)   (2009) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) Rating Stats Overall Rating 7.2 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #2,112 / 20,886 Site Ranking #2,108 Coffee And Cigarettes (2003) #2,109 The Secret Life Of Pets 2 (2019) #2,110 The Hills Have Eyes II (2007) #2,111 The Frozen Ground (2013) #2,112 Friday Night Lights (2004) #2,113 The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (2009) #2,114 Batman: Under The Red Hood (2010) #2,115 Black Snake Moan (2006) #2,116 Lolita (1997)