He Got Game

"The father, the son and the holy game."

May 1 1998 R 2h 16m
Drama, Sport

A basketball player's father must try to convince him to go to a college so he can get a shorter prison sentence.

Plot

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

Spike Lee

Directed by

Spike Lee

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Touchstone Pictures, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks

Languages

English

Awards

10 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
52,949
Average Rating
6.9 out of 10
Metascore
64
Popularity
NA