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He Got Game ()

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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 sentence.
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Jake Shuttlesworth
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Jesus Shuttlesworth
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Dakota Burns
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Lala Bonilla
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Coleman 'Booger' Sykes
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Mary Shuttlesworth
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Warden Wyatt
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Spivey
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Crudup
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Uncle Bubba
Michele Shay ...
Aunt Sally
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Sweetness
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Big Time Willie
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Coach Billy Sunday
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Martha Shuttlesworth
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Coach Cincotta
Travis Best ...
Sip
Walter McCarty ...
Mance
John Wallace ...
Lonnie
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Chick Deagan
Al Palagonia ...
Dom Pagnotti
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D'Andre Mackey
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Prison Guard Books
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Prison Guard Burwell
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Jesus Shuttleshworth (Age 12) (as Jade Yorker)
Shortee Red ...
Booger (Age 12)
Quinn Harris ...
Mary Shuttlesworth (Age 6)
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Dean Smith
Lute Olson ...
Lute Olson
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John Chaney
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John Thompson
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Roy Williams
Nolan Richardson ...
Nolan Richardson
Denny Crum ...
Denny Crum
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Tom Davis
Clem Haskins ...
Clem Haskins
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George Karl
Jim Boeheim ...
Jim Boeheim
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Rick Pitino (as Richard Pitino)
Bobby Cremins ...
Bobby Cremins (as Robert 'Bobby' Cremins)
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Dick Vitale
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Bill Walton
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Shaquille O'Neal
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Reggie Miller
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Charles Barkley
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Scottie Pippen
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Michael Jordan
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Robin Roberts
Gus Johnson ...
PSAL Announcer
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TV Announcer
Ray Clay ...
Tech U Announcer
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Doctor Cone
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Clerk In Motel
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Sneaker Clerk
Ciara A. Shields ...
Mary's Friend
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'I Love You' Leech (as a different name)
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'I Love You' Leech
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'I Love You' Leech (as Dionne D. Phillips)
Gary Frith ...
'I Love You' Leech
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'I Love You' Leech
Harry Philippe ...
'I Love You' Leech
Kelli-Lin McMillan ...
'I Love You' Leech
Lamar Tookes ...
'I Love You' Leech
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Man With Gat
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Female In Sex Montage
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The John
Alonzo Scales ...
Goose
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June
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Lynn
Felicia Finley ...
Molly
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Buffy (as Tiffany Jones)
Jill Kelly ...
Suzie
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Ms. Janus
Anthony T. Paige ...
Correctional Officer (as Tony Paige)
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Young Girl
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Basketball Player in Opening Montage (uncredited)
Fred Benjamin ...
Grady High School Rival Basketball Player (uncredited)
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Agent's Daughter (uncredited)
Mel City ...
Playground Kid (uncredited)
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Corrections Officer (uncredited)
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Self - Basketball Player in Opening Montage (uncredited)
James McKnight ...
I Love You Leech (uncredited)
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Reporter in Gym (uncredited)
Wil Smith ...
Bus Passenger (uncredited)

Directed by

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Spike Lee

Written by

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Spike Lee ... (written by)

Produced by

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Sonya Burres ... supervising producer
Jon Kilik ... producer
Spike Lee ... producer

Cinematography by

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Malik Hassan Sayeed ... director of photography

Editing by

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Barry Alexander Brown

Editorial Department

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Miles Ferguson ... post-production coordinator
Allyson C. Johnson ... assistant editor
Arthur Schlenger ... assistant editor

Casting By

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Aisha Coley

Production Design by

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Wynn Thomas

Art Direction by

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David Stein

Set Decoration by

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Carolyn Cartwright

Costume Design by

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Sandra Hernandez

Production Management

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Jon Kilik ... unit production manager
Mike Phillips ... production supervisor
Miguel Ángel Poveda ... post-production supervisor
Karen L. Thorson ... post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Mike Ellis ... first assistant director
Sarah Gyllenstierna ... second second assistant director
Tracey Hinds ... second assistant director
Laurie Jackson ... second second assistant director

Art Department

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Gillian Albinski ... key property assistant: North Carolina (as Gillian V. Albinski)
Anthony Baldasare ... key propman
Lauren Doner ... scenic artist
Rochelle Edelson ... camera scenic artist
Jeffrey L. Glave ... scenic artist
Jonathan Graham ... key construction grip
Erik Knight ... art department coordinator
Byron K. Lovelace ... set dresser
Nick Miller ... construction coordinator
Joan Winters ... graphic designer
Douglas G. Young ... props assistant: North Carolina
Keven Lock ... scenic artist (uncredited)
Rosalie Russino ... scenic artist (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Alek Bromke ... adr recording assistant: Toronto
Allan Byer ... production sound mixer
Richard Calistan ... adr mixer: Toronto
Tim J. Carroll ... consultant: Dolby Digital
Benjamin Cheah ... supervising foley editor
Marko A. Costanzo ... foley artist
Tom Fleischman ... re-recording mixer
Jeff Formosa ... sound editor
Annette Kudrak ... adr editor
Kevin Lee ... supervising sound editor
Blake Leyh ... sound effects editor
Kimberly R. McCord-Wilson ... first assistant sound editor (as Kimberly R. McCord)
Michael Miller ... adr mixer
Mathew Price ... production sound mixer
Will Ralston ... foley editor (as Jennifer Ralston)
Kay Denmark ... adr boom operator (uncredited)
Mark DeSimone ... adr mixer (uncredited)
Jay Peck ... foley artist (uncredited)
Neil Riha ... boom operator (uncredited)
Alex Soto ... assistant sound editor (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Randall Balsmeyer ... visual effects supervisor
Daniel Leung ... digital artist
Matt McDonald ... digital compositor
Gray Miller ... title animator (uncredited)

Stunts

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Lisa France ... stunt double: Lonette McKee
Manny Siverio ... stunt coordinator
Jeff Ward ... stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

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Robert M. Andres ... key grip
Kelly R. Borisy ... dolly grip
Michael F. Burke ... gaffer: New York (as Michael Burke)
Steve Calalang ... additional second assistant camera
Brian Carmichael ... video operator
Matt Chubet ... grip
Xiomara Comrie ... assistant camera
Stephen Consentino ... steadicam operator
Lamont Crawford ... key dolly grip
Sean Fairburn ... camera operator
Ben D. Griffith Jr. ... key grip: second unit
Edward 'Gooch' Gutierrez ... key grip: Los Angeles
Ellen Kuras ... camera operator: Chicago / director of photography: Chicago
Cinqué Lee ... videographer
Rick Marroquin ... grip
Geary McLeod ... camera operator
John Merrick ... key grip: North Carolina
Jim Miller ... key rigging grip
David Norris ... aerial director of photography
Phil Oetiker ... camera operator: "b" camera / director of photography: second unit
Reinhart 'Rayteam' Peschke ... gaffer
Noah Prince ... best boy/electric
Leigh Rathner ... second assistant camera
Chris Skutch ... best boy grip
Jonas Steadman ... steadicam focus puller
Arthur Szefer ... assistant camera
Jeffery J. Tufano ... director of photography: second unit
Craig Vaccaro ... best boy rigging grip
Susanna Virtanen ... co-first assistant camera
Don Cornett ... photo-sonics camera technician (uncredited)
Kelly Rubottom ... dolly grip (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Winsome Sinclair ... extras casting
Theron Smith ... extras casting associate
Alpha Tyler ... casting assistant
Mel City ... extras casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Mindy Gantt Bass ... costumer
Sandi Figueroa ... wardrobe supervisor
Paul A. Simmons Jr. ... wardrobe supervisor
David F. Zambrana ... assistant costume designer / Costume Department Coordinator (uncredited)

Location Management

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Stephen Andrzejewski ... location manager: Chicago
Charlynne J. Hopson ... location scout
Gaston Pierre ... location assistant
Gregory Routt ... assistant location manager
Monica Ruiz-Ziegler ... location production assistant
Geoffrey Ryan ... location manager: North Carolina second unit
Al Valentine ... location manager
Sammy Verni ... location assistant
John Verni ... location assistant (uncredited)

Music Department

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Scott Hardkiss ... composer: additional music
Kathy Nelson ... executive in charge of music: Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group
Alex Steyermark ... music supervisor
Maisie Weissman ... music editor
Mike De Saulles ... violinist (uncredited)
Jean Demery ... general music supervisor (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Cynthia Abrams ... script supervisor: second unit
Elisabeth Rose Tyler ... script supervisor (as Beth Tyler)

Transportation Department

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Neil Castles Jr. ... driver
Mike Easter ... transportation co-captain
Todd Luckey ... driver
Bobby Marsh ... driver
John Rice Sr. ... transportation captain

Additional Crew

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David Bausch ... production secretary
Jackie Bazan ... publicist / unit publicist
Amy Carter ... first assistant production accountant
Al Cerullo ... helicopter pilot
Paulette D. Clark ... pre-production coordinator
Cliff Duane Cochran ... production assistant
Colin Cumberbatch ... assistant production coordinator
Alan Jones ... production assistant
Jason Lampkin ... staff: 40 Acres
Cinqué Lee ... video archivist
Keegan Martin ... production assistant
Jennifer Martinez ... production assistant: edit room
LeRoy McCarthy ... intern
Earl Monroe ... technical advisor
Rafael Osorio ... set production assistant
Kelley Pate ... assistant: Mr. Sayeed
Mike Phillips ... production accountant
Michael A. Pinckney ... production assistant
Michael K. Reynolds ... assistant chef
Vernon Rodriquez ... parking assistant
Carmen Rodríguez ... accounting assistant
Evelyn Santana ... unit publicist
Ithiell Yisrael ... production assistant
Randall Balsmeyer ... title designer (uncredited)
Mimi Everett ... title designer (uncredited)
Traci Hainsworth ... production resources (uncredited)
Cobette Harper ... fitness trainer (uncredited)
Peter Kelley ... dialogue coach: Rick Fox (uncredited)
Coati Mundi ... adr voice (uncredited)
Nelson Pereyra ... production assistant (uncredited)

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Marc Perman ... special thanks
Crew believed to be complete

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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. Written by Anonymous

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Taglines The father, the son and the holy game. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Last Game (Japan, English title)
  • Spiel des Lebens (Germany)
  • Spike Lee's Spiel des Lebens (Germany)
  • Una mala jugada (Spain)
  • No perdonarás (Mexico)
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Runtime
  • 136 min
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Box Office

Budget $25,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $7,610,663, 03 May 1998

Did You Know?

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Trivia Spike Lee originally wanted Kobe Bryant to play the part of Jesus Shuttlesworth. While Bryant liked the script, and the idea of working with Lee, he had just finished his rookie year in the NBA (the 1996-97 season), and had shot several air balls in a brutal playoff loss by the Lakers to the Utah Jazz. For this reason, Bryant planned a workout program that would help him maintain his strength through the longer NBA seasons (a major adjustment, as Kobe went straight from high school to the pros). After Bryant consequently turned the movie role down, noting that the summer of 1997 was too important to spend time making the film, Lee promptly sought out Ray Allen, who quickly accepted the lead role. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in The Object of My Affection/Paulie/Nightwatch/Suicide Kings/Wild Man Blues/Chinese Box (1998). See more »
Soundtracks John Henry See more »
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?"
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