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Medium shot Mann Chinese Theatre marquee with zoom out to reveal theatre exterior2. Closeup movie poster3. Closeup top of theatre with pan down to cheerleaders on red carpet4. Camera cutaway5. Billy Bob...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eAPTN Los Angeles\u003cbr/\u003e6th October 2004\u003cbr/\u003e1. Medium shot Mann Chinese Theatre marquee with zoom out to reveal theatre exterior\u003cbr/\u003e2. Closeup movie poster\u003cbr/\u003e3. Closeup top of theatre with pan down to cheerleaders on red carpet\u003cbr/\u003e4. Camera cutaway\u003cbr/\u003e5. Billy Bob Thornton poses for photographers\u003cbr/\u003e6. Wide shot red carpet\u003cbr/\u003e7. Medium shot Billy Bob Thornton speaking to reporter\u003cbr/\u003e8. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin and English) Billy Bob Thornton/Actor (Mandarin, acknowledging viewers in Asia:)\u003cbr/\u003e\"Ni hao.\" (English thereafter:) \"It's a story about sports, about high-school football, and the obsession with it in the United States and the way that people deal with the sport, as a part of their lives: as a social event, as a political event. And how they handle their joys and their dreams and their successes and their failures and their traumas.\"\u003cbr/\u003eUniversal Studios\u003cbr/\u003e9.  Film clip: \"Friday Night Lights\"\u003cbr/\u003eLos Angeles, Ca. 6 October 2004\u003cbr/\u003e10. Set-up shot: Tim McGraw and Faith Hill\u003cbr/\u003e11. SOUNDBITE (English) Tim McGraw/Singer-Actor: \u003cbr/\u003e\"Well, I play a guy who's an alcoholic, an abusive father, verbally abusive, especially. And he's just a guy who's a lost soul, his life has never developed the way he wanted it to develop. He was a high-school star himself, and he just isn't a happy person.\"\u003cbr/\u003eUniversal Studios\u003cbr/\u003e12.  Film clip: \"Friday Night Lights\"\u003cbr/\u003eLos Angeles, Ca. 6 October 2004\u003cbr/\u003e13. SOUNDBITE (English) Faith Hill/Singer-Actor (on husband McGraw's portrayal of a troubled soul):\u003cbr/\u003e\"It wasn't him. So, I totally separated the two. It was difficult to watch someone so destructive on screen. But he did incredible. I mean incredible job. I didn't think of him. I don't see that kind of person in him.\"\u003cbr/\u003eUniversal Studios\u003cbr/\u003e14. Behind-the-scenes/b-roll of Thornton throwing football\u003cbr/\u003eLos Angeles, Ca. 6 October 2004\u003cbr/\u003e15. SOUNDBITE (English) Thornton (comparing American-football to European-football fanaticism):\u003cbr/\u003e\"I mean, the way England is, the British Isles and Italy and France  and all those companies...countries -- whatever the hell they are. Uh, that soccer fever is the same here with football.\" \u003cbr/\u003e16. SOUNDBITE (English) Goldberg/Professional Wrestler (on American football):\u003cbr/\u003e\"You know what? It's kind of like a religion. You know, when a male kid is popped out in the states, he either wants to play baseball, basketball or football. Now, in high school, parents are extremely serious about athletics, and they instil that in their kids, therefore moulding them for the rest of their lives and setting their priorities.\"\u003cbr/\u003eUniversal Studios\u003cbr/\u003e17. Film clip: \"Friday Night Lights\"\u003cbr/\u003eLos Angeles, Ca. 6 October 2004\u003cbr/\u003e18. SOUNDBITE (English) Debbie Matenopoulos/TV Host (on the film's international potential):\u003cbr/\u003e\"This movie is gonna play, because it's not just about football. It's about so much more: It's about family. It's about the kids' struggle in a small town in America. It's about people that are fanatics about something, And they believe so much. They believe in a coach, they believe in the power of the team. And if you like football, you'll love the movie. And if you don't like football . . . \" Arthel Neville/TV Host: \" . . . you'll love it, too.\"\u003cbr/\u003eFile footage\u003cbr/\u003e19. Hollywood Walk of Fame stars\u003cbr/\u003eLos Angeles, Ca. 6 October 2004\u003cbr/\u003e20. SOUNDBITE (English) Thornton (on receiving a Hollywood Walk of Fame star):\u003cbr/\u003e\"The first thing I thought when they gave me a star on the Walk of Fame? You'd think it would be, like, 'Oh my god! This is fantastic.' My first thought was, 'Am I that f**kin' old?\"\u003cbr/\u003eUniversal Studios\u003cbr/\u003e21.  Full trailer: \"Friday Night Lights\"\u003cbr/\u003eThere seemed to be more athletes than movie stars on the red carpet. But it was, indeed, a movie premiere. \"Friday Night Lights\" portrays the no-guts no-glory world of American high-school football -- for better and for worse.\u003cbr/\u003eNoted star Billy Bob Thornton: \u003cbr/\u003e\"It's a story about sports, about high-school football, and the obsession with it in the United States and the way that people deal with the sport, as a part of their lives: as a social event, as a political event. And how they handle their joys and their dreams and their successes and their failures and their traumas.\"\u003cbr/\u003eBased on H.G. Bissinger's prize-winning book, the fact-based film chronicles the entire 1988 season of the Permian High Panthers of Odessa, Texas.\u003cbr/\u003eOscar-winning Thornton, the son of a real-life American-football coach, seems a natural for his role. But country-music superstar Tim McGraw may be logging a breakthrough performance in a role light years away from his good-guy persona.\u003cbr/\u003e\"Well, I play a guy who's an alcoholic, an abusive father, verbally abusive, especially,\" McGraw said. \"And he's just a guy who's a lost soul, his life has never developed the way he wanted it to develop. He was a high-school star himself, and he just isn't a happy person.\"\u003cbr/\u003eMcGraw has received some strong early reviews for his work. And his supporters include none other than his superstar wife, singer Faith Hill. \"It wasn't him,\" she explained. \"So, I totally separated the two. It was difficult to watch someone so destructive on screen. But he did incredible. I mean incredible job. I didn't think of him. I don't see that kind of person in him.\"  \u003cbr/\u003eThough American football has enjoyed only spotty success outside the states, Thornton said viewers worldwide should be able to relate to the themes of players, fans and fanaticism:\u003cbr/\u003e\"I mean, the way England is, the British Isles and Italy and France and all those companies...uh, countries...whatever the hell they are. Uh, that soccer fever is the same here with football.\" \u003cbr/\u003eGoldberg, the professional wrestler, said American football is \"kind of like a religion. You know, when a male kid is popped out in the states, he either wants to play baseball, basketball or football. Now, in high school, parents are extremely serious about athletics, and they instil that in their kids, therefore moulding them for the rest of their lives and setting their priorities.\"\u003cbr/\u003ePopular American TV host Debbie Matenopoulos predicted the film will find success wherever it's shown:\u003cbr/\u003e\"This movie is gonna play, because it's not just about football. It's about so much more: It's about family. It's about the kids' struggle in a small town in America. It's about people that are fanatics about something, And they believe so much. They believe in a coach, they believe in the power of the team. And if you like football, you'll love the movie. And if you don't like football . . . \" \u003cbr/\u003eMatenopoulos' fellow TV host Arthel Neville injected, \" . . . you'll love it, too.\"\u003cbr/\u003eThe premiere was held just steps away from where Thornton will receive his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame tomorrow morning (7 October 2004). \u003cbr/\u003e\"Friday Night Lights\" debuts in North American theatres this weekend.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='action-container flex justify-between'\u003e\n\u003cbutton aria-expanded='false' aria-label='Read more description' class='rp-full-description' type='button'\u003e\n\u003ci class='fai fa-solid fa-align-left'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\u003cspan id='read_more'\u003eRead More\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/button\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-report'\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-labelledby='resource-details-heading' class='rp-info-section'\u003e\n\u003ch2 class='title' id='resource-details-heading'\u003eResource 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