He Got Game (1998)
| Release Date | 01 May 1998 |
| Budget | $25,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $22,000,000 |
| Tagline | The father, the son and the holy game. |
| Genre | Drama, Sport |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Cabrini-Green Public Housing Projects, Near North Side, Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby Digital, SDDS |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Urban Drama, Sports Drama |
| Themes | Fathers and Sons, Basketball Players, Inner City Blues |
| Tones | Forceful, Gritty, Passionate, Reflective, Stylized, Bittersweet |
| Tags | Basketball, College, Convict, Father, Parent/child Relationship, Prostitute/prostitution, Son |
He Got Game is a 1998 sports-drama film written and directed by Spike Lee. It stars Denzel Washington as Jake Shuttlesworth, a prison inmate convicted for murdering his wife. The father of the top-ranked basketball prospect in the country, Jesus Shuttlesworth (played by NBA star Ray Allen), Jake is released on parole for a week by the state's governor in order to persuade his son to play for the governor's alma mater in exchange for a heavily-reduced prison sentence.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Joseph Lyle Taylor
Crudup
Michele Shay
Aunt Sally
Travis Best
Sip
Walter McCarty
Mance
John Wallace
Lonnie
Al Palagonia
Dom Pagnotti
Saul Stein
Prison Guard Books
Ron C. Jones
Prison Guard Burwell
Shortee Red
Booger
Quinn Harris
Mary Shuttlesworth
John Chaney
Himself
John Thompson
Himself
Nolan Richardson
Himself
Denny Crum
Himself
Tom Davis
Himself
Clem Haskins
Himself
Gus Johnson
PSAL Announcer
Ray Clay
Tech U Announcer
Avery Glymph
Sneaker Clerk
Ciara A. Shields
Mary's Friend
Linque Ayoung
'I Love You' Leech
Angela Meryl
'I Love You' Leech
Dionne Phillips
'I Love You' Leech
Gary Frith
'I Love You' Leech
Harry Philippe
'I Love You' Leech
Kelli-Lin McMillan
'I Love You' Leech
Lamar Tookes
'I Love You' Leech
Mark Breland
Man With Gat
Alonzo Scales
Goose
Felicia Finley
Molly
Anthony T. Paige
Correctional Officer
Daphna Cardinale
Agent's Daughter
William Gates
Himself - Basketball Player in Opening Montage
Director
Writer
Producer
Sonya Burres
supervising producer
Jon Kilik
producer
Cinematographer
Ellen Kuras
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Malik Hassan Sayeed
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Editor
Barry Alexander Brown
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Casting Director
Aisha Coley
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Production Designer
Wynn Thomas
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Art Director
David Stein
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Set Decorator
Carolyn Cartwright
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Costume Designer
Sandra Hernandez
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Production Manager
Jon Kilik
unit production manager
Mike Phillips
production supervisor
Karen L. Thorson
post-production supervisor
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mike Ellis
first assistant director
Sarah Gyllenstierna
second second assistant director
Tracey Hinds
second assistant director
Laurie Jackson
second second assistant director
Art Department
Gillian V. Albinski
key property assistant: North Carolina
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
Rosalie Russino
scenic artist
Sound Department
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
Mark DeSimone
adr mixer: TV version, adr engineer
Tom Fleischman
sound 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
Michael Miller
adr mixer
Mathew Price
production sound mixer, sound
Jennifer Ralston
foley editor
Jay Peck
foley artist
Visual Effects
Randall Balsmeyer
visual effects supervisor
Daniel Leung
digital artist
Matt McDonald
digital compositor
Stunts
Lisa France
stunt double: Lonette McKee
Manny Siverio
stunt coordinator
Jeff Ward
stunt coordinator
Camera and Electrical Department
Robert M. Andres
key grip
Michael Burke
gaffer: New York
Steve Calalang
additional second assistant camera
Matt Chubet
grip
Xiomara Comrie
assistant camera
Lamont Crawford
key dolly grip
Sean Fairburn
camera operator
Ben D. Griffith Jr.
key grip: second unit
Edward 'Gooch' Gutierrez
key grip: Los Angeles
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
director of photography: second unit, camera operator: "b" camera
Reinhart 'Rayteam' Peschke
gaffer
Leigh Rathner
second assistant camera
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
Casting Department
Winsome Sinclair
extras casting
Theron Smith
extras casting associate
Alpha Tyler
casting assistant
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sandi Figueroa
wardrobe supervisor
David F. Zambrana
assistant costume designer
Editorial Department
Miles Ferguson
post-production coordinator
Allyson C. Johnson
assistant editor
Arthur Schlenger
assistant editor
Music Department
Kathy Nelson
executive in charge of music: Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group
Alex Steyermark
music supervisor
Maisie Weissman
music editor
Transportation Department
Neil Castles Jr.
driver
Mike Easter
transportation co-captain
Bobby Marsh
driver
John Rice Sr.
transportation captain
Other Crew
Cynthia Abrams
script supervisor: second unit
Stephen Andrzejewski
location manager: Chicago
David Bausch
production secretary
Al Cerullo
helicopter pilot
Paulette D. Clark
pre-production coordinator
Cliff Duane Cochran
production assistant
Colin Cumberbatch
assistant production coordinator
Charlynne J. Hopson
location scout
Alan Jones
production assistant
Jason Lampkin
staff: 40 Acres
Cinqué Lee
video archivist
Jennifer Martinez
production assistant: edit room
Keegan Martin
production assistant
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
Carmen Rodríguez
accounting assistant
Vernon Rodriquez
parking assistant
Gregory Routt
assistant location manager
Monica Ruiz-Ziegler
location production assistant
Geoffrey Ryan
location manager: North Carolina second unit
Evelyn Santana
publicist
Beth Tyler
script supervisor
Al Valentine
location manager
Sammy Verni
location assistant
Ithiell Yisrael
production assistant
Peter Kelley
dialogue coach: Rick Fox
Nelson Pereyra
production assistant
John Verni
location assistant
Production Company
40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks
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Touchstone Pictures
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Distributor
Buena Vista Pictures
Cine Video Corporation (CVC) S.r.l.
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Kinowelt Filmverleih
The Klock Worx Company Ltd.
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Opening Distribution
Miscellaneous
Def Jam Recordings
soundtrack
Sony Classical
score album
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