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Directed, written, and produced by \u003cstrong data-start=\"277\" data-end=\"290\"\u003eSpike Lee\u003c\/strong\u003e, the film stars \u003cstrong data-start=\"307\" data-end=\"328\"\u003eDenzel Washington\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"330\" data-end=\"343\"\u003eRay Allen\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"345\" data-end=\"363\"\u003eMilla Jovovich\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"369\" data-end=\"387\"\u003eRosario Dawson\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"390\" data-end=\"606\"\u003eA powerful Japanese release poster for one of Spike Lee’s major late-1990s films, this design combines sports-drama intensity with a warm, atmospheric colour palette and a striking central image of Denzel Washington.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"608\" data-end=\"998\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"608\" data-end=\"627\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"627\" data-end=\"630\"\u003eReleased in \u003cstrong data-start=\"642\" data-end=\"650\"\u003e1998\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"652\" data-end=\"667\"\u003eHe Got Game\u003c\/strong\u003e follows \u003cstrong data-start=\"676\" data-end=\"698\"\u003eJake Shuttlesworth\u003c\/strong\u003e, a prison inmate temporarily released for one week by the state governor. 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