Plot
A basketball player's father must try to convince him to go to a college so he can get a shorter sentence.
Release Year: 1998
Rating: 6.8/10 (18,504 voted)
Critic's Score: 63/100
Director:
Spike Lee
Stars: Denzel Washington, Milla Jovovich, Ray Allen
Storyline 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.
Cast: Denzel Washington
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Jake Shuttlesworth
Ray Allen
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Jesus Shuttlesworth
Milla Jovovich
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Dakota Burns
Rosario Dawson
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Lala Bonilla
Hill Harper
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Coleman 'Booger' Sykes
Zelda Harris
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Mary Shuttlesworth
Ned Beatty
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Warden Wyatt
Jim Brown
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Spivey
Joseph Lyle Taylor
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Crudup
Bill Nunn
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Uncle Bubba
Michele Shay
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Aunt Sally
Thomas Jefferson Byrd
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Sweetness
Roger Guenveur Smith
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Big Time Willie
John Turturro
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Coach Billy Sunday
Lonette McKee
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Martha Shuttlesworth
Filming Locations: Cabrini-Green Public Housing Projects, Near North Side, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Box Office Details
Budget: $25,000,000
(estimated)
Opening Weekend: $7,610,663
(USA)
(3 May 1998)
(1319 Screens)
Gross: $21,554,585
(USA)
(26 July 1998)
Technical Specs
Runtime:|
Argentina:
Did You Know?
Trivia:
Filmed in 23 days.
Quotes: Jake Shuttlesworth:
What are you studying? Mary Shuttlesworth:
Cells Jake Shuttlesworth:
Yeah, me too.
User Review
A Great Movie for Anyone Who Plays Ball at Any Level
Rating: 10/10
I recently watched this movie for the first time, and as a 19 year old
black male it spoke to me. However, I can see this being a film that
everyone can appreciate. Especially now, with Lebron James and other
upcoming HS athletes, you really see the other side of life that only
they know.
This movie detailed the life of the #1 basketball star in HS, and the
issues he deals with before he announces his plans for the future,
further complicated by his father's contingent release from jail.
A GREAT movie, don't let the votes fool you, it's not a 6.5/10, more
like 8.5.
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