PRESS RELEASES
"I feel like I just tasted a piece of Americana , complete with all the fixings. Surely a delight for all football fans." - CBS Sportsline.com
HART SHARP VIDEO CELEBRATES AMERICA 'S UNWAVERING LOVE OF HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL IN THE DVD RELEASE
FRIDAY NIGHTS IN AMERICA
Rushing Into Stores On January 25, 2005, This Thrilling Celebration of High School Football Boasts An Explosive Playbook of Bonus Features.
New York, January 2005 - Experience the incredible phenomena surrounding America 's obsession with High School Football as Hart Sharp Video releases the documentary Friday Nights In America onto DVD. Filmed with the same passionate spirit as Friday Night Lights , Friday Nights In America examines this rabid fanaticism for the ultimate American sport. Friday Nights In America will be available January 25, 2005 on DVD for the suggested retail price of $9.99.
To best exemplify the nation's love for high school gridiron action, the film focuses on a select handful of communities across the U.S and spotlights the stories behind the players and the love each town exudes for their team. Hailed by ESPN.com as, ""A Must-See Film for anyone who ever played the game, or wished they had," Friday Nights in America boasts exciting bonus features that take viewers behind the lines of the nation's favorite fall obsession.
SYNOPSIS: More people attend high school football games than all pro and college games combined. Through this captivating DVD, viewers will embark on a fascinating journey to discover why these games remain America 's most popular event. Is it just a small town phenomenon? Why do so many fans attach so much of their identities to the fate of their home team? How do these games manage to blur the lines between color, wealth, age and gender? From the prairies of West Texas, to the cotton fields of Georgia , from abandoned steel mill towns in West Pennsylvania to affluent Concord , California and the number one team in the nation, Friday Nights In America goes behind-the-scenes to uncover the magic of Friday night spectacle.
DVD Special Features
- Producers Picks
- How to Handle the Pressure to Win at Permian
- Bonus footage from Western PA , Pahokee, De La Salle and Permian
ABOUT HART SHARP VIDEO: Hart Sharp Video was founded in 2003 by Joe Amodei to develop, acquire, market and distribute home video and DVD product in the feature film, special interest and sports categories. Some of Hart Sharp Video's releases slated for 2005 include; Yankeeography - Volume Three featuring baseball heroes Joe DiMaggio, Catfish Hunter, Bobby Murcer, Reggie Jackson, Goose Gossage and Jorge Posada; Skinned Deep featuring one of the most unapologetic of killers and is destined to become a new horror icon and the extraordinary sports documentary The Number 2 Car Collector's Special Edition featuring one of NASCAR's most charismatic individuals, Rusty Wallace. For more information please visitwww.hartsharpvideo.com .
Lynne Hillman, Hart Sharp Video
(917) 847-2918
Lynne Hillman [lynne.hillman@hartsharpvideo.com]
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