Title:
He Got Game
Released: 1998
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 136 min
Country: USA
Language: English
Tagline:
The father, the son and the holy game.
Plot
Summary: Tells the story of Jesus Shuttlesworth,
the most sought after high school basketball prospect
in the nation. Jesus and his dream to make it to the
big ranks in professional basketball are overshadowed
by his father, Jake, who is spending his life in prison
for killing Jesus' mother.
Comments:
Simply
magnificent. A smart nevertheless unforgettable tale
of a prisoner (Denzel Washington), who is offered
a chance to have his prison sentence reduced if he
can persuade his estranged and bitter son (Ray Allen),
a highly sought after college basketball recruit,
to sign a letter of intent for the governor's favorite
college in one week. Writer-director Spike Lee dishes
out a simply magnificent story of the never-ending
(and outrageous) offers that the son has presented
to him besides trying to confront his father. The
message that this movie is willing to make isn't forced,
but only displayed in such unsettling detail. Washington
is fine and Allen himself holds his ground here fairly
well.
Cast
overview:
Denzel Washington .... Jake Shuttlesworth
Ray Allen .... Jesus Shuttlesworth
Milla Jovovich .... Dakota Burns
Rosario Dawson .... Lala Bonilla
Hill Harper .... Coleman 'Booger' Sykes
Zelda Harris .... Mary Shuttlesworth
Ned Beatty .... Warden Wyatt
Jim Brown .... Spivey
Joseph Lyle Taylor .... Crudup
Bill Nunn .... Uncle Bubba
Michele Shay .... Aunt Sally
Thomas Jefferson Byrd .... Sweetness
Roger Guenveur Smith .... Big Time Willie
John Turturro .... Coach Billy Sunday
Lonette McKee .... Martha Shuttlesworth
Movie
scenes preview:
Scene #1
Scene
Description:
Milla Jovovich playing a hooker and pretending to enjoy
at as a guy has rough sex with her while she's topless.
featured
actress:
Scene #2
Scene
Description:
Men in Black II star Rosario Dawson seen from the side
as she rides a guy, and then seen topless as the guy
grabs her breasts from another view.
featured
actress:
