Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment Host
the World Premiere of 'Friday Night Lights'
Wednesday, October 6 at Grauman's Chinese Theater
Tuesday September 28, 7:58 pm ET 

WHAT: The world premiere screening of "FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS," Imagine
Entertainment's motion picture adaptation of H.G. Bissinger's
prize-winning book chronicling the entire 1988 season of the
Permian High Panthers of Odessa, Texas. 

     WHO:    "FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS" cast members Billy Bob Thornton, Tim
             McGraw, Derek Luke, Jay Hernandez, Lucas Black, Garrett Hedlund,
             Lee Thompson Young, Lee Jackson, Grover Coulson, Connie Britton
             and Connie Cooper; screenwriter/director Peter Berg; Oscar(R)-
             winning producer Brian Grazer; screenwriter David Aaron Cohen;
             the book's author, H.G. 'Buzz' Bissinger; and 1988 Permian
             Panther team members Don Billingsley, Brian Chavez, Chris Comer,
             Lee Jackson, James 'Boobie' Miles and Mike Winchell.

             Plus, additional celebrity and sports guests including Lara Flynn
             Boyle, Nick Cannon, Terry Crews, Danny DeVito, commentator Rich
             Eisen, softball Gold Medallist Lisa Fernandez, Lauren Graham,
             Carla Gugino, Djimon Hounsou, Jimmy Kimmel, volleyball Gold
             Medallist Misty May, softball Gold Medallist Jessica Mendoza,
             Tara Reid, Antonio Sabato, Jr., Seann William Scott, Jada Pinkett
             Smith, Florida Marlins' Matt Treanor, Marlon Wayans, Shawn
             Wayans, Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, Rob Zombie and many others.

     WHERE:  Grauman's Chinese Theater
             6925 Hollywood Boulevard

     WHEN:   Wednesday, October 6, 2004
             5:30 PM  Press Call Time
             6:30 PM  Celebrity Arrivals
             7:30 PM  Screening Begins

          "FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS" opens in theaters across the country
                          on Friday, October 8, 2004