---
title: 'He Got Game (1998)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Spike Lee'
released: '1998-05-01'
runtime_minutes: 136
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/he-got-game-1998'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0124718/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# He Got Game (1998)

1998 · 136 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

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, father of the top-ranked basketball prospect in the country, Jesus Shuttlesworth. 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Spike Lee](https://cinepixo.com/people/spike-lee)
- **Screenplay:** [Spike Lee](https://cinepixo.com/people/spike-lee)
- **Producer:** [Spike Lee](https://cinepixo.com/people/spike-lee)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Aaron Copland](https://cinepixo.com/people/aaron-copland)
- **Director of Photography:** [Malik Hassan Sayeed](https://cinepixo.com/people/malik-hassan-sayeed)
- **Editor:** [Barry Alexander Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-alexander-brown)

## Cast

- [Bill Nunn](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-nunn)
- [Jamie Hector](https://cinepixo.com/people/jamie-hector)
- [Reggie Miller](https://cinepixo.com/people/reggie-miller)
- [Zelda Harris](https://cinepixo.com/people/zelda-harris)
- [Jill Kelly](https://cinepixo.com/people/jill-kelly)
- [Rick Fox](https://cinepixo.com/people/rick-fox)
- [Michael Jordan](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-jordan)
- [John Turturro](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-turturro)
- [John Thompson](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-thompson-4)
- [Denzel Washington](https://cinepixo.com/people/denzel-washington)
- [Jennifer Esposito](https://cinepixo.com/people/jennifer-esposito)
- [Robin Roberts](https://cinepixo.com/people/robin-roberts)
- [Ray Allen](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-allen)
- [Charles Barkley](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-barkley)
- [Travis Best](https://cinepixo.com/people/travis-best)

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