"It's like a madhouse," Randy Ham said. Ham is the book manager at Hastings Books, Music and Video, 3897 E. 42nd St. "I haven't seen a release this big since the last Harry Potter book. I really have not seen a movie release this big." - from the Odessa American. Here's more:
"It's going really good," said Orlando Spencer, executive team leader for hard lines at Target Store, 3909 E. 42nd St. "A lot of people are really interested in it. It's a really good seller."
Like other stores, Target ordered plenty of extra copies to accommodate the Odessa crowds. "We knew it was going to be big," Spencer said.
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Shelly Rodriguez, a manager at Video One, 2760 N. Grandview Ave., said the store allowed people to pre-order the DVD, in effect, reserving it. For those who didn't, there aren't any left.
In fact, the movie was even selling well in Midland, which was vilified in the movie. [emphasis added]
"The sale is going great," said Kimberly Hoelle, the assistant store leader at Hastings, 3111 W. Cuthbert Ave in Midland.
I can't speak for every Midlander, but I loved it! You can see my review here. Heck, I might even break down and buy a DVD player so I can see all that extra stuff they put on those DVDs.
Coach Gaines Returns to Odessa
And finally, coach Gary Gaines, who was played by Billy Bob Thornton in the movie, will return to Odessa. It's a story book ending. After a long absence, he's returning to Odessa to serve as athletic director for the Ector County Independent School District. What symmetry. What a beautiful ending for the story. You can't make this stuff up. Good luck, coach Gaines. We all wish you the very best.
[To see the complete collection of postings at this weblog about the movie, which includes extensive behind the scenes reports on the making of the movie along with photos, click Friday Night Lights.]
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