Hope comes alive on Friday nights
A drama that chronicles the entire 1988 season of the Permian High Panthers of Odessa, Texas, with football players, coaches, mothers, fathers, pastors, boosters, fans and families struggling with ongoing personal conflicts while the team fights for a state championship. In a city where economic uncertainty has eroded the spirit of its inhabitants, nearly everyone seeks comfort in the religion of the Friday night ritual, where the unfulfilled dreams of an entire community are shifted onto the shoulder pads of a team of high-school athletes.
MPAA: Rated PG-13 for thematic issues, sexual content, language, some teen drinking and rough sports action.
Principal Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Lucas Black, Garrett Hedlund, and Derek Luke
Director: Peter Berg
Coach Gaines encourages Mike to truly make something of himself and not let his alcoholic mother bring him down.
Themes: Encouragement, Carpe Diem, Potential, Self-Esteem, Counseling, Greatness, Admonish, Bondage, Accomplishment
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Star running back Boobie Miles is informed by his doctor that he can no longer play football because of his knee.
Themes: Disbelief, Injury, Delusion, Anger, Ignorance, Irrational, Truth, Denial, Distrust
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As his lethargic team is getting pummeled in the championship game begins, Coach Gaines tells his team to wake up and get their heads in the game.
Themes: Focus, Teamwork, Opponent, Tenacity, Perseverance, Coaching, Effort, Confidence, Determination
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Coach Gaines gives a riveting halftime speech, in what likely will be his teams last game as football players, to cherish the moment.
Themes: Coaching, Leadership, Encouragement, Perfection, Prayer, Teamwork, Brotherhood, Unity, Solidarity
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The Panthers fall inches short of winning the state championship in the final seconds and are left to console each other after the defeat.
Themes: Failure, Losing, Teamwork, Defeat, Winning, Dignity, Pride, Crucible, Heartbreak
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