Friday Night Lights

A Town, a Team, and a Dream

Recommended by Brian Grazer, and 1 others. See all reviews

Ranked #2 in NFL, Ranked #4 in Footballsee more rankings.

Return once again to the enduring account of life in the Mojo lane, to the Permian Panthers of Odessa -- the winningest high school football team in Texas history. Odessa is not known to be a town big on dreams, but the Panthers help keep the hopes and dreams of this small, dusty town going. Socially and racially divided, its fragile economy follows the treacherous boom-bust path of the oil business.In bad times, the unemployment rate barrels out of control; in good times, its murder rate skyrockets. But every Friday night from September to December, when the Permian High School Panthers...
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Brian Grazer About the fragility of what it’s like to grow up as a young boy – 15, 16, 17 years old. (Source)


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