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He Got Game is a 1998 American sports drama film written, produced and directed by Spike Lee and starring Denzel Washington and Ray Allen. The film revolves around Jake Shuttlesworth (Denzel Washington), father of the top-ranked basketball prospect in the country, Jesus Shuttlesworth (Ray Allen). Jake, in prison for killing his wife, is released on parole for a week by the state's governor to persuade his son to play for the governor's alma mater in exchange for a reduced prison sentence. The film mainly focuses on racial issues in basketball industry and general American society.

About
Jake Shuttleworth (Denzel Washington) has spent the last six years in prison after accidentally killing his wife during a violent domestic dispute, leaving his son, star basketball prospect Jesus Shuttleworth (Ray Allen), to fend for himself. One day, the prison warden (Ned Beatty) approaches Jake with an unusual offer: He'll be given a week of parole to convince Jesus to attend the governor's alma mater, with the promise of a shortened sentence if he succeeds.

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 * Denzel Washington as Jake Shuttlesworth
 * Ray Allen as Jesus Shuttlesworth
 * Jade Yorker as Jesus Shuttlesworth (age 12)
 * Milla Jovovich as Dakota Barns
 * John Turturro as Coach Billy Sunday
 * Rosario Dawson as Lala Bonilla
 * Jim Brown as Spivey
 * Joseph Lyle Taylor as Crudup
 * Hill Harper as Coleman "Booger" Sykes
 * Shortee Reed as Coleman "Booger" Sykes (age 12)
 * Zelda Harris as Mary Shuttlesworth
 * Quinn Harris as Mary Shuttlesworth (age 6)
 * Ned Beatty as Warden Marcel Wyatt
 * Bill Nunn as Uncle Bubba
 * Michele Shay as Aunt Sally
 * Thomas Jefferson Byrd as "Sweetness"
 * Roger Guenveur Smith as Willie "Big Time Willie"
 * Lonette McKee as Martha Shuttlesworth
 * Travis Best as Sip
 * Walter McCarty as Mance
 * Kim Director as Lynn
 * Lori Rom as June
 * Felicia Finley as Molly
 * John Wallace as Lonnie
 * Rick Fox as Chick Deagan
 * Leonard Roberts as D'Andre Mackey
 * Jennifer Esposito as Ms. Janus
 * Chasey Lain as Buffy
 * Jill Kelly as Suzie
 * Al Palagonia as Dom Pagnotti
 * Arthur J. Nascarella as Coach Cincotta


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