He Got Game

"The father, the son and the holy game."

1998 2h 16m EN

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 828

Drama

Synopsis

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A basketball player's father must try to convince him to go to a college so he can get a shorter prison sentence.

“The father, the son and the holy game.”

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Cast

Denzel Washington
Jake Shuttlesworth
Ray Allen
Jesus Shuttlesworth
Rosario Dawson
Lala Bonilla
Milla Jovovich
Dakota Burns
Hill Harper
Coleman "Booger" Sykes
Ned Beatty
Warden Wyatt
Jim Brown
Spivey
Joseph Lyle Taylor
Crudup

Credits

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Director: Spike Lee
Writers: Spike Lee
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Earned back only 86% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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28 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Spike Lee, shot by Ellen Kuras. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Barry Alexander Brown shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Denzel Washington and Ray Allen and Rosario Dawson carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The father, the son and the holy game.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0124718 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Spike Lee directs. Ellen Kuras behind the camera. Barry Alexander Brown cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 86% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
228 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Spike Lee, shot by Ellen Kuras. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Barry Alexander Brown shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Denzel Washington and Ray Allen and Rosario Dawson carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "The father, the son and the holy game.".
7IMDB entry: tt0124718 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 17 themes, including "prison", "parent child relationship", "forgiveness", "homicide".
9Released under 16 different titles around the world.