He got game / Touchstone Pictures ; a 40 Acres and A Mule Filmworks production ; produced by John Kilik and Spike Lee ; written and directed by Spike Lee.

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With promises of a reduced sentence, a man is granted temporary release from state prison in order to persuade the nation's top college basketball recruit, his estranged son, to play ball for the Governor's alma mater. But just as the son faces intense pressures and irresistible temptations contempl...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Touchstone Pictures
Forty Acres & a Mule Filmworks
Touchstone Home Video (Firm)
Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)
Image Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Kilik, Jon
Lee, Spike
Washington, Denzel, 1954-
Allen, Ray, 1975-
Jovovich, Milla
Dawson, Rosario
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Published: [United States] : Burbank, Calif. : Touchstone Home Video ; Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [1998]
Subjects:
Films for the hearing impaired.
Basketball > Drama.
Sports films.
Feature films.
Genre:
Drama.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (approximately 136 min.) : sound, color ; 12 in.
Format: Video DVD
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Summary:
With promises of a reduced sentence, a man is granted temporary release from state prison in order to persuade the nation's top college basketball recruit, his estranged son, to play ball for the Governor's alma mater. But just as the son faces intense pressures and irresistible temptations contemplating his big decision, the father is also forced to consider not only what's best for himself but what's best for his son.
Note:"A Spike Lee joint."
"Licensed and distributed by Image Entertainment"--Container.
Videodisc release of the 1998 motion picture.
Widescreen format; "presented in its original theatrical aspect ratio, approximately 1.85:1"--Container.
Dolby digital stereo.
Recorded on sides 1-3 only.
Container includes synopsis, credits, and chapter index.
"13565 AS."
Videorecording.
Call Number:PN1995.9.B29 H4 1998 Video (12 inch) disc
Audience:
MPAA rating: R.
Credits:Director of photography, Malik Hassan Sayeed ; editor, Barry Alexander Brown ; music, Aaron Copland ; songs, Public Enemy.
System Details:Laser optical extended play format (CLV).
Cast:
Denzel Washington, Ray Allen, Milla Jovovich, Rosario Dawson.