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Rankkaa peliä

Original title: He Got Game
  • 19981998
  • SS
  • 2h 16m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
48K
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Denzel Washington in Rankkaa peliä (1998)
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DramaSport

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

IMDb RATING
6.9/10
48K
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  • Director
    • Spike Lee
  • Writer
    • Spike Lee
  • Stars
    • Denzel Washington
    • Milla Jovovich
    • Ray Allen
  • Director
    • Spike Lee
  • Writer
    • Spike Lee
  • Stars
    • Denzel Washington
    • Milla Jovovich
    • Ray Allen
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 142User reviews
    • 58Critic reviews
    • 64Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 10 nominations

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    Denzel Washington and Ray Allen in Rankkaa peliä (1998)
    Denzel Washington and Ray Allen in Rankkaa peliä (1998)
    Ray Allen in Rankkaa peliä (1998)
    Denzel Washington and Ray Allen in Rankkaa peliä (1998)
    Denzel Washington in Rankkaa peliä (1998)
    Milla Jovovich, Denzel Washington, and Ray Allen in Rankkaa peliä (1998)
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    Denzel Washington and Ray Allen in Rankkaa peliä (1998)
    Ray Allen in Rankkaa peliä (1998)
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    Top cast

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    Denzel Washington
    Denzel Washington
    • Jake Shuttlesworth
    Milla Jovovich
    Milla Jovovich
    • Dakota Burns
    Ray Allen
    Ray Allen
    • Jesus Shuttlesworth
    Rosario Dawson
    Rosario Dawson
    • Lala Bonilla
    Hill Harper
    Hill Harper
    • Coleman 'Booger' Sykes
    Zelda Harris
    Zelda Harris
    • Mary Shuttlesworth
    Ned Beatty
    Ned Beatty
    • Warden Wyatt
    Jim Brown
    Jim Brown
    • Spivey
    Joseph Lyle Taylor
    Joseph Lyle Taylor
    • Crudup
    Bill Nunn
    Bill Nunn
    • Uncle Bubba
    Michele Shay
    • Aunt Sally
    Thomas Jefferson Byrd
    Thomas Jefferson Byrd
    • Sweetness
    Roger Guenveur Smith
    Roger Guenveur Smith
    • Big Time Willie
    John Turturro
    John Turturro
    • Coach Billy Sunday
    Lonette McKee
    Lonette McKee
    • Martha Shuttlesworth
    Arthur J. Nascarella
    Arthur J. Nascarella
    • Coach Cincotta
    Travis Best
    • Sip
    Walter McCarty
    • Mance
    • Director
      • Spike Lee
    • Writer
      • Spike Lee
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Spike Lee originally wanted Kobe Bryant to play the part of Jesus Shuttlesworth. While Kobe liked the script, and the idea of working with Spike, he had just finished his rookie year in the NBA (the 1996-97), and had shot several airballs in a brutal playoff loss by the Lakers to the Utah Jazz, and planned a workout program that would help him maintain his strength through the longer NBA seasons (a major adjustment, as Kobe went straight from high school to the pros). So he told Spike the summer of 1997 was too important to spend time making the film, and Spike promptly sought out Ray Allen, who quickly accepted the lead role.
    • Quotes

      Jesus Shuttlesworth: Basketball is like poetry in motion, cross the guy to the left, take him back to the right, he's fallin' back, then just J right in his face. Then you look at him and say, "What?"

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: The Object of My Affection/Paulie/Nightwatch/Suicide Kings/Wild Man Blues/Chinese Box (1998)
    • Soundtracks
      John Henry
      Performed by London Symphony Orchestra

      Aaron Copland, Conductor

      Written by Aaron Copland

      The Aaron Copland Fund for Music, Inc., Copyright Owner

      Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., Solo Publisher

      Courtesy of Sony Classical

    User reviews142

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    Featured review
    8/10
    A fascinating performance by Denzel Washington in a solid film.
    Denzel Washington has one of his greatest charcaters in Jake Shuttlesworth in this compelling film by Spike Lee. Jake is a man serving a life sentence for the accidental murder of his wife during a domestic dispute. The dispute centered around Jake's aggressive coaching of his young son Jesus who he is obsessed with turning into a basketball star. As the film opens we learn that Jesus (effectively played by Ray Allen) has indeed become a high school basketball star and is being now aggressively pursued by University teams and commercial agents. In a somewhat fanciful, yet unfortunately believable plot device the Governor promises Jake early release from prison if he can convince his son to go to Big State. Much of this film is amazingly well executed my only regret comes around some of the gender politics of the film (many of the female characters are underdeveloped and/or cartoonishly stereotyped). This is particularly unfortunate because the film has so much to say about the intersections of patriarchy/economic injustice/racism that I wish Spike Lee could have been a little more consistent with his development of the women characters (one notable exception is a brilliantly realized performance by Milla Javovich as a prostitute that rooms next to Jake). This said the film is still an important accomplishment and should be seen.
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    • Rigor
    • Nov 4, 1998

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    • What high school are the basketball scenes shot in?
    • Where is the Abraham Lincoln High School located?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 1, 1998 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • He Got Game
    • Filming locations
      • Cabrini-Green Public Housing Projects, Near North Side, Chicago, Illinois, USA
    • Production companies
      • Touchstone Pictures
      • 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $25,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $21,567,853
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $7,610,663
      • May 3, 1998
    • Gross worldwide
      • $21,567,853
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 16 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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