Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream
by H. G. Bissingerliterary work· published 1990
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Return once again to the timeless account of 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 play football, this West Texas town becomes a place where dreams can come true.
Adaptations (2)
Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream has been adapted 2 times, across film and television series, from 2004 to 2006. The most recent is Friday Night Lights (2006).
Friday Night Lights2004 · film · 118 min · dir. Peter Berg · IMDb ↗A small, turbulent town in Texas obsesses over their high school football team to an unhealthy degree. When the star tailback, Boobie Miles, is seriously injured during the first game of the season, all hope is lost, and the town's dormant social problems begin to flare up. It is left to the inspiring abilities of new coach Gary Gaines to instill in the other team members -- and, by proxy, the town itself -- a sense of self-respect and honor.
Friday Night Lights2006 · television series · 44 min · IMDb ↗IMDb8.7The trials and triumphs of life in the small town of Dillon, Texas, where high school football is everything.
