Directed by Michael Waxman Written by Peter Berg   Buzz Bissinger   Derek Santos Olson   Cast Kyle Chandler ... Eric Taylor Connie Britton ... Tami Taylor Taylor Kitsch ... Tim Riggins Jesse Plemons ... Landry Clarke Aimee Teegarden ... Julie Taylor Michael B. Jordan ... Vince Howard Jurnee Smollett ... Jess Merriweather Matt Lauria ... Luke Cafferty Brad Leland ... Buddy Garrity Steve Harris ... Vernon Merriweather Dora Madison ... Becky Sproles (as Madison Burge) Derek Phillips ... Billy Riggins Russell DeGrazier ... Coach Stan Traub Stacey Oristano ... Mindy Riggins Lamarcus Tinker ... Dallas Tinker Stephanie Hunt ... Devin Boland Timothy F. Crowley ... Coach Crowley Ernest James ... Calvin Brown Angela Rawna ... Regina Little Danny James Hunter ... Deacon Floyd Malone Lawrence Varnado ... Mo Hall Laurel Penn ... Janisse Desiree McKinney ... Chante Isaac Smith ... Caleb Merriweather Josh Levi ... Darius Merriweather (as Joshua Bolden) John Charles Quary ... Andre Merriweather Kathleen Griffith ... Margaret Cafferty David Cowgill ... Slammin' Sammy Patrick Massett ... Willie Gault Dee Nelson ... Marci Jennifer Savidge ... Admissions Counselor P.J. Ramos ... Bernardo Nadine Mozon ... Professor Paulson Bert Kinyon ... Dr. Cooney Caleb Landry Jones ... Jimmy Adler (as Caleb Jones) Cindy Creekmore ... Missy Aubrey Everett Sifuentes ... Station Manager Davis Tucker ... Store Manager Mark S. Cartier ... Professor Uncredited Cast Rob Adams ... Coach Reeves Randy Coy ... Panther Booster Steven Dziobak ... Linebacker Valerie Finch ... Football Fan John Christian Love ... Lions Player Colin Punchard ... Leon Davis Ryan Daniel Rodriguez ... Lions Player Air Saturn ... Lions Player Kevin Wesley ... Football Player #13 Alicia Witt ... Cheryl Produced by Sarah Aubrey   Peter Berg   Nan Bernstein Freed   John Cameron   Bridget Carpenter   Kerry Ehrin   Ron Fitzgerald   Brian Grazer   Rolin Jones   Jason Katims   Cindy Kerber   Patrick Massett   David Nevins   Chad Savage   Karen Wacker   Michael Waxman   John Zinman   Original Music by Bennett Salvay W.G. Snuffy Walden

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