He Got Game

He Got Game
He Got Game
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Spike Lee
Written by	Spike Lee
Produced by	Jon Kilik; Spike Lee;
Starring	Denzel Washington; Ray Allen; Milla Jovovich;
Cinematography	Malik Hassan Sayeed
Edited by	Barry Alexander Brown
Production; companies	Touchstone Pictures; 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks;
Distributed by	Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release dates	April 25, 1998 (New York City); May 1, 1998 (United States);
Running time	136 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$25 million
Box office	$22.4 million

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.