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.

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Film Cast:

• Coach Gary Gaines: Billy Bob Thornton
• Mike Winchell: Lucas Black
• Don Billingsley: Garrett Hedlund
• Boobie Miles: Derek Luke
• Brian Chavez: Jay Hernandez
• Ivory Christian: Lee Jackson
• Chris Comer: Lee Thompson Young
• Charles Billingsley: Tim McGraw
• L.V. Miles: Grover Coulson
• Sharon Gaines: Connie Britton
• Mrs. Winchell: Connie Cooper
• Flippy: Kasey Stevens
• Melissa: Ryanne Duzich
• Maria: Amber Heard
• Jennifer Gaines: Morgan Farris
• Comer’s Girlfriend: Laine Kelly
• Trapper: Gavin Grazer
• Skip Baldwin: Turk Pipkin
• Dr. Rogers: Carey Windler
• Odessa Doctor: Tommy G. Kendrick
• John Aubrey: Brad Leland
• Nancy Aubrey: Lillian Langford
• Brian: Christian Kane
• Booster: Buddy Hale
• Booster: Ken Farmer
• Booster: Marco Perella
• Booster: Eloise DeJoria
• Booster: Robert Weaver
• Booster Wife: Katherine Willis
• Booster Wife: Angie Bolling
• Buddy’s Burger Manager: Charles Sanders
• Permian Play-by-Play Announcer: Barry Sykes
• Permian Color Announcer: Clay Kennedy
• Carter Play-By-Play Announcer: Lewis B. Johnson
• Carter Play-By-Play Announcer: J.D. Hawkins
• Slammin’ Sammy: Bob Thomas
• Coach Miller: Wade L. Johnston
• Coach McCutcheon: Rick Herod
• Coach Belew: Paul Wright
• Coach James: Julius Tennon
• Coach Harper: Dennis Hill
• Coach Vonner: Timothy Walter
• Coach Smith: Robert Scott Smith
• Coach Plunk: Kenneth Plunk
• Coach Campbell: Josh Berry
• Coach Washburn: Branson Washburn
• Coach Johnson: David Johnson
• Permian Booth Coach: John Hayden
• Permian Booth Coach: Chris Palmer
• Carter Booth Coach: Kyle Scott Jackson
• Carter Booth Coach: C. Anthony Jackson
• Carter Booth Coach: Kippy Brown
• Carter Booth Coach: Cleveland “Chick” Harris
• Carter Assistant Coach: Billy Melvin Thomas
• Carter Assistant Coach: Kam Hunt
• Midland Lee Assistant Coach: Roy Williams
• Midland High School Coach: Gary Mack Griffin
• Marshall Game Referee: Randy Brinlee
• Cooper Game End Zone Official: Dan Rankin
• Carter Game Referee: Timothy F. Crowley
• Carter Game Official: Harvey L. Jeffries
• Carter Co-Captain Baird: Tiki Davis
• Carter Quarterback Whitaker: Everett Smith
• Carter Wide Receiver Graf: Ty Law
• Clancy Kent: Christopher Dahlberg
• C.C. Russeau: Peter Harrell Jr.
• John Wilkins: Kevin Page
• Jerald McClary: Brady Coleman
• Loie Harris: Stephen Bishop
• Marvin Edwards: Bob Richardson
• State Trooper: J. Mark Donaldson
• Cheerleader: Aisha Schliessler
• Drunk Driver: Evan Bernard
• Kansas Wesleyan Recruiter: Rutherford Cravens
• Kansas Wesleyan Recruiter: Wayne Hanawalt
• Recruiter: Brian Thornton
• Recruiter: Sam Austin
• Recruiter: Mark Nutter
• Journalist Jim: Jeff Gibbs
• Reporter: Richard Dillard
• Reporter: Robert Flores
• Skip Baldwin’s Cameraman: Terry Dale Parks
• Background Band Member: Lizzo

Film Crew:

• Screenplay: David Aaron Cohen
• Screenplay: Peter Berg
• Novel: Buzz Bissinger
• Second Unit Director: Allan Graf
• Editor: Gabrielle Fasulo
• Producer: Brian Grazer
• Associate Producer: Sarah Aubrey
• Editor: Colby Parker Jr.
• Costume Design: Susan Matheson
• Executive Producer: Jim Whitaker
• Editor: Susan Rash
• Art Direction: Peter Borck
• Editor: David Rosenbloom
• Set Decoration: Carla Curry
• Co-Executive Producer: David Hudgins
• Associate Producer: David Bernardi
• Co-Producer: Robert Graf
• Casting: Janet Hirshenson
• Production Design: Sharon Seymour
• Director of Photography: Tobias A. Schliessler
• Casting: Jane Jenkins
• Executive Producer: John Cameron
• Hairstylist: Charles Yusko
• Key Hair Stylist: Melissa Forney
• Hairstylist: Chelsea Carpenter
• Music Editor: Bryan Lawson
• Script Supervisor: Gina Grande
• Hairstylist: Charmaine Richards
• Hairstylist: Joani Yarbrough
• First Assistant Editor: Richmond Riedel
• Music Supervisor: Brian Reitzell
• Supervising Sound Editor: Joel Shryack
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Gregory King
• Costume Supervisor: Dana Kay Hart
• Supervising Sound Editor: Craig Henighan
• Hair Department Head: Roxie Hodenfield
• Makeup Artist: Lynne K. Eagan
• Makeup Department Head: Troy Breeding
• Still Photographer: Ralph Nelson Jr.
• Music Editor: Adam Milo Smalley
• Camera Operator: Chris Moseley
• Music Supervisor: Chris Tergesen
• Stunt Coordinator: Julie Krystina
• Production Supervisor: Karen Ruth Getchell
• Special Effects Coordinator: Emmet Kane
• Hairstylist: Melizah Anguiano Wheat
• Steadicam Operator: David Luckenbach
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Rick Kline
• Dialogue Editor: Darren King
• Sound Recordist: Eric Harwood
• ADR Editor: Robert Grieve

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