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He Got Game

  • 1998
  • R
  • 2h 16m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
55K
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Denzel Washington in He Got Game (1998)
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BasketballComing-of-AgeTeen DramaDramaSport

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

  • Director
    • Spike Lee
  • Writer
    • Spike Lee
  • Stars
    • Denzel Washington
    • Milla Jovovich
    • Ray Allen
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    55K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Spike Lee
    • Writer
      • Spike Lee
    • Stars
      • Denzel Washington
      • Milla Jovovich
      • Ray Allen
    • 155User reviews
    • 57Critic reviews
    • 64Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 10 nominations total

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    He Got Game
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    Top Cast85

    Denzel Washington
    Denzel Washington
    • Jake Shuttlesworth
    Milla Jovovich
    Milla Jovovich
    • Dakota Burns
    Ray Allen
    Ray Allen
    • Jesus Shuttlesworth
    Rosario Dawson
    Rosario Dawson
    • Lala Bonilla
    Hill Harper
    Hill Harper
    • Coleman 'Booger' Sykes
    Zelda Harris
    Zelda Harris
    • Mary Shuttlesworth
    Ned Beatty
    Ned Beatty
    • Warden Wyatt
    Jim Brown
    Jim Brown
    • Spivey
    Joseph Lyle Taylor
    Joseph Lyle Taylor
    • Crudup
    Bill Nunn
    Bill Nunn
    • Uncle Bubba
    Michele Shay
    • Aunt Sally
    Thomas Jefferson Byrd
    Thomas Jefferson Byrd
    • Sweetness
    Roger Guenveur Smith
    Roger Guenveur Smith
    • Big Time Willie
    John Turturro
    John Turturro
    • Coach Billy Sunday
    Lonette McKee
    Lonette McKee
    • Martha Shuttlesworth
    Arthur J. Nascarella
    Arthur J. Nascarella
    • Coach Cincotta
    Travis Best
    • Sip
    Walter McCarty
    • Mance
    • Director
      • Spike Lee
    • Writer
      • Spike Lee
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    • Trivia
      For the scene where Jesus and Jake play for the letter of intent, the original script called for Jesus to win 15-0. However, Spike Lee encouraged the actors to play for real. When the contest between Ray Allen and Denzel Washington began, Washington scored four straight points as the crew whooped and applauded from the sidelines. Allen was furious, and proceeded to score ten points in a row, at which point, Lee declared Allen had won, and the scene (and game) was finished.
    • Quotes
      • Jesus Shuttlesworth: Basketball is like poetry in motion, cross the guy to the left, take him back to the right, he's fallin' back, then just J right in his face. Then you look at him and say, "What?"
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper: The Object of My Affection/Paulie/Nightwatch/Suicide Kings/Wild Man Blues/Chinese Box (1998)
    • Soundtracks
      John Henry
      Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
      Aaron Copland, Conductor
      Written by Aaron Copland
      The Aaron Copland Fund for Music, Inc., Copyright Owner
      Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., Solo Publisher
      Courtesy of Sony Classical

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    FAQ2

    • What high school are the basketball scenes shot in?
    • Where is the Abraham Lincoln High School located?

    Details

    • Release date
      • May 1, 1998 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • No perdonarás
    • Filming locations
      • Cabrini-Green Public Housing Projects, Near North Side, Chicago, Illinois, USA
    • Production companies
      • Touchstone Pictures
      • 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • $25,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $21,567,853
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $7,610,663
      • May 3, 1998
    • Gross worldwide
      • $21,567,853
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 16m(136 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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