He Got Game
by Spike Lee
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Actor: Denzel Washington, Hill Harper, Milla Jovovich, Ray Allen, Rosario DawsonDirector: Spike Lee
Brand: Team Marketing
Cinematographer: Ellen Kuras
Cinematographer: Malik Hassan Sayeed
Producer: Spike Lee
Writer: Spike Lee
Editor: Barry Alexander Brown
Producer: Jon Kilik
Producer: Sonya Burres
DVD: 2 Layers, Region Code 0
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Published), Dolby Digital 5.1; Spanish (Published)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Letterboxed, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Letterbox, 1.85:1
Running Time: 136 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1998-11-10
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Product features:
- Classic DVD
- Exclusive interviews, highlights, and behind the scenes coverage
- DVD's main menu allow you to jump directly to the action
- Presented in full-screen digital video
DVD Reviews of He Got Game
DVD Review: NEVER RECEIVED DVD
Summary: 1 Stars
I ordered HE Got Game - they sent the wrong DVD - I emailed them and never got a response!!!! I think they may send whatever dvd they want to get rid of. Still waiting for my DVD!!!!!!!!!!!DVD Review: Excellent Movie
Summary: 5 Stars
This inspirational, strong, sad, and uplifting story reflects life in brooklyn, and it is just so good. I am a huge spike lee fan and this is one of his top 5 in my mind, incredible. I Love this Movie!DVD Review: Great Movie
Summary: 5 Stars
Denzel delivers a great performance, that is different from his other classic roles. Denzel plays Jake Shuttlesworth, father of Jesus, (played by NBA great Ray Allen). The movie is phenomenal, a must see. DVD Review: Best Soundtrack Ever
Summary: 2 Stars
Other than Denzel Washington's performance, the movie is horrible, 1 star quality. However, I bump it up to 2 stars for the movie score...it's amazing. This movie introduced me to Aaron Copland and I was blown away. Spike Lee does a fantastic job incorporating Copland's music into the film, without it I would of walked out of the theatre. The film is worth watching just to hear Coplands music in the backdrop.He Got Game Go buy this soundtrack.DVD Review: An Amazing Story of Father & Son
Summary: 5 Stars
He Got Game hit home for me, because I don't have a father in my life. As an aspring filmaker I always have dreams that my father will come back at a crucial point in my life as Denzel did to Ray in this movie. This a movie that every father and son should see. The cinematography, script and acting are all top notch. One of Spike's best films since Clockers.
Description of He Got Game
Academy Award(R)-winner Denzel Washington (Best Actor, 2001, TRAINING DAY) stars in this must-see story about a convict given one shot at a second chance to be a father! With promises of a reduced sentence, Jake Shuttlesworth (Washington) is granted temporary release from state prison in order to persuade the nation's top basketball recruit ... his estranged son, Jesus (Ray Allen of NBA's Milwaukee Bucks), to play ball for the governor's alma mater! But just as Jesus faces intense pressures and irresistible temptations contemplating his big decision, Jake is also forced to consider not only what's best for himself ... but what's best for his son! With a groundbreaking soundtrack by the legendary Public Enemy -- plus great cameos from John Turturro and basketball personalities Dick Vitale, John Thompson, Dean Smith, and more, HE GOT GAME is a critically acclaimed hit you don't want to miss!As a filmmaker and passionate fan of basketball, Spike Lee was the perfect director for this ambitious and heartfelt sports drama, which brought out the best in both Lee and his well-chosen cast. In his third film for Lee, Denzel Washington plays Jake Shuttlesworth, who is in prison for the manslaughter of his wife. His estranged son Jesus (well played by Milwaukee Bucks basketball player Ray Allen) is the nation's best high school basketball star, and Jake receives a compelling offer from the state's governor: If Jake can convince Jesus to sign a letter of intent to attend Big State University, the governor will reduce his sentence. Lee turns this back-room bargain into a fascinating examination of capitalism in college and professional sports, but the film also works as the moving story of a father's desperate attempt to regain his son's respect. Lee handles the basketball angle with an insider's awareness, and takes a few stylistic risks (including a memorable final image) that pay off with considerable emotional effect. He Got Game fully explores the visual poetry of basketball and the greed that fuels this particular vision of the American dream, but Lee never loses sight of the sport's inherent beauty, or the higher priorities of redemption and family that form the solid foundation of this exceptional film. --Jeff Shannon
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