Directed by Michael Waxman Written by Peter Berg   Buzz Bissinger   David Hudgins   Cast Kyle Chandler ... Eric Taylor Connie Britton ... Tami Taylor Aimee Teegarden ... Julie Taylor Michael B. Jordan ... Vince Howard Jurnee Smollett ... Jess Merriweather Matt Lauria ... Luke Cafferty Dora Madison ... Becky Sproles (as Madison Burge) Grey Damon ... Hastings Ruckle Taylor Kitsch ... Tim Riggins Jesse Plemons ... Landry Clarke Brad Leland ... Buddy Garrity Derek Phillips ... Billy Riggins Lorraine Toussaint ... Bird Merriweather Stacey Oristano ... Mindy Riggins Russell DeGrazier ... Coach Stan Traub Troy Anthony Hogan ... Principal Burnwell (as Troy Hogan) Aaron Spivey-Sorrells ... Coach Spivey (as Aaron L. Spivey-Sorrells) Louanne Stephens ... Mrs. Saracen Lee Stringer ... Bull Sproles Stephanie Hunt ... Devin Boland Lamarcus Tinker ... Dallas Tinker Timothy F. Crowley ... Coach Crowley Lynn Blackburn ... Laurel Sachs Heather Kafka ... Doreen Sproles James Hansen Prince ... Frank Lakey Caleb Landry Jones ... Jimmy Adler (as Caleb Jones) Josh Levi ... Darius Merriweather (as Joshua Bolden) Isaac Smith ... Caleb Merriweather John Charles Quary ... Andre Merriweather Madilyn Landry ... Gracie Belle Taylor (as Madilyn Elizabeth Landry) Kris Mikes ... Lions Player Patrick Massett ... Willie Gault David Cowgill ... Slammin' Sammy Angela Bennett ... Mean Lady Rommel Sulit ... Teacher #2 Julin ... Kandee (as Julin Jean) Uncredited Cast Steve Cauley ... East Dillon Faculty Steve Crenshaw ... Croft Coach Lisa Husberg ... Opposing Team Cheerleader John Christian Love ... Lions Football Player Katelyn Merricks ... Sister of Football Player Mar Omega ... Metal Band - Guitar Produced by Sarah Aubrey   Peter Berg   Nan Bernstein Freed   John Cameron   Bridget Carpenter   Kerry Ehrin   Ron Fitzgerald   Brian Grazer   David Hudgins   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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