He Got Game Page #12

Synopsis: 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.
Genre: Drama, Sport
Director(s): Spike Lee
Production: Buena Vista
  10 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.9
Metacritic:
63
Rotten Tomatoes:
80%
R
Year:
1998
136 min
2,569 Views


he was goin' 'cause I was half-asleep.

- Nah, I haven't seen him.

- You sure?

- I haven't seen him.

- Okay.

Okay. He's waitin' for you?

- He's my big brother.

- He's your big brother?

Oh, okay. Yeah.

Yeah, I can see the resemblance.

- What are y'all? Dominican? Cuban?

- No.

- Borinquen, baby, thank you.

- Borinquen. Yeah, whatever.

- So, like, listen, Layla--

- Lala.

- Whatever.

- That's my name.

Whatever they payin' you,

I can do better than that.

Pay whom what? You ain't got

no real money anyway anyhow.

You ain't got to say that to me.

School's out. You know what I'm sayin'?

Here's what I'm sayin'.

We can help each other, all right?

You ain't got to play games with me.

Just listen to me for a second.

We can help each other.

If we work together, we can both get

what we want. You know what I'm sayin'?

Look, I don't know who you

been talking to or who you think I am,

but I'm the only one here who really,

really cares about Jesus.

- Is that right?

- Yes.

- Why don't you help me then,

since you really care about him?

- No.

What you need to do is let go of my arm.

Let go of my arm!

- No disrespect. No disrespect.

- Thank you.

I think you heard

what she's saying.

Look, son, why don't you--

What you got there, a Range Rover?

- "Son"?

- Why don't you get in your Range Rover.

- You ain't my pops.

- Don't be trying to blow up the spot!

I'm not trying

to disrespect you--

Huh? I didn't hear what you said.

- What you say?

- D'Andre!

- You can't talk now, huh?

Are you okay?

D'And-- D'Andre?

What do you want, what do you need

What will you find

Don't be afraid, don't fall asleep

Open your mind

I hope this rhyme gets you in time

in space, come to a different place

Will you hear spiritual lyrical

knowledge in your face to face

Like welfare In these rappers' lyrics

they need health care

Does KRS represent heaven

Hell, yeah

Let me take you elsewhere where

you stand is a curse there for sure

Unless you're mature, grow up

If you're immature

then you live in sinister

- Booger. Booger, what's happenin'?

- Hey, hey.

- How you doin', man? You all right?

- Yeah, I'm all right.

- Everything's good?

- Ah, you know, it's all right.

- Yeah. Seen my son?

- No, I ain't seen him.

- You ain't seen him?

- I ain't seen him.

Lyin' motherf***er.

You've seen him. Where he at?

- You're lyin', n*gger. Where's he at?

- I'm not lyin', Uncle Jake.

Yeah, all the times you ever been

up eatin' in my motherfuckin' house.

- Where is he at?

- I talked to him yesterday.

- Where'd he say he was goin'?

- Yo, yo! Balloons. Two for a dollar.

- Get the f*** outta here.

- Let go. You're hurting my--

All right. I'm sorry.

You want some of this here?

My bad. It's my bad.

You all right? You straight?

- You got some money?

- No. No.

Public Enemy on the disk

Unstoppable

Runnin' the game Chuck and Kris

- These are good!

- Mm-hmm.

-I can eat 20 of these.

-Unstoppable Public Enemy on the disk

Unstoppable

You don't wanna take the risk

- Hey, Jake.

- Hey.

- How's it goin', my man?

- Oh, good, good.

That's good.

You want a hot dog?

Uh, naw, naw. Yo, uh, Borinquen,

give me one of them orange joints.

- Okay, you got it.

- Yeah, it's, uh--

Not as fast as I expected, but it's

all gonna work out; I feel that.

When's your son

comin' back into town?

Y'all heard about that?

Oh, yeah,

the whole world heard about that.

- Look, I need some money.

- Mm-hmm.

You know, an advance or something

like that? I'm broke.

I hope you're not lookin' to buy no

plane, train or bus ticket outta here.

-Naw, nothin' like that.

-You're tryin' to pull a fast one on us?

- It's just I met a friend.

- Female friend?

A female friend, and I'd like to take

her someplace other than Nathan's.

Invite her up for one of them grilled

cheese sandwiches and orange soda.

Now, I know you haven't fell...

for that broken-down 'ho

you been messin' around with.

- What is a "'ho"?

Is that like a gardening tool?

- 'Ho, man. Whore.

B*tch that sells p*ssy.

Right, Jake?

She ain't no b*tch and she ain't no 'ho.

The lady's name is Dakota. Dakota.

All right, Jake.

You don't have to get defensive.

We know you've been locked up

five and a half years. P*ssy is p*ssy.

That's some

hard sh*t, my man, you know?

No poontang

in five and a half years.

I know you ain't been out

messin' around with them little boys.

- I ain't messin' with no little boys.

- Nobody tossed your salad?

Ain't nobody did

a motherfuckin' thing.

- I read in prison...

- I didn't engage in no

homosexual activities.

- that the guy who's doin' it--

- Y'all gonna give me the money?

Not the guy who's gettin' it up the

old kazoo, but the guy who's doin' it,

he doesn't consider himself

to be a f*ggot.

- Crudup.

- You think that's true?

Crudup. Just make sure

she's clean, my man.

That could be some dirty-ass p*ssy.

Go and knock yourself out.

Thank you.

It's all the film thing,

baby. It's all the film thing.

You see what I'm sayin'?

Lights, camera, action!

All right, Sweetness.

Here we go, baby.

- I'm makin' you some money tonight.

- Hey, baby.

How much for a blow job?

You wanna go for a ride?

You wanna have some fun?

- I wanna get my swerve on.

- Wanna go out?

Hey, baby,

you wanna party with me tonight?

This is my last 20 bucks.

You take that $20

back to your wife, honey.

This is your mama you're talkin' to.

Come here, baby.

- Dakota.

- What about you?

- What?

- Let's get outta here.

- Will you beat it. Damn!

- Let's get outta here.

- You are bad for business, okay?

- I got money, all right?

Let's get outta here.

Hey! What's

in the bag, all right?

Man!

Take a seat right there.

Yeah, huh?

Come on. Sit down.

Thanks.

Some of this right there.

For the lady...

and for the man.

- Mm, thanks.

- And for the boys upstate.

- Hey, don't waste it.

- Sh*t, they need it.

- Cheers.

- Cheers.

So, um...

I like talking to you and all,

but don't let that fool you, you know.

There's no free p*ssy

around here, no freebies.

Sweetness will have my ass.

How much?

How much you wanna spend?

The whole shot.

How long have you

been locked up?

2,213 days.

That's six years,

23 days...

in the State.

Wow.

How many tricks you turn

in that time?

- All I count is the money.

- Yeah?

Why don't you

just pretend like--

Iike you mean it

or something?

- I'm a good actress.

- Are you?

Yeah.

Why don't you

take that wig off...

and be real for a minute.

I guess that's a requirement

of the job, huh? Right?

To be a good actress?

Act like it

means something?

Hmm?

Stand up.

Naw, wait, wait, wait,

wait, wait, wait.

Mmm.

Go slow.

It's a long time,

you know?

Mmm.

Two thousand.

Oh, damn.

Hey, look, why don't we

take this on over there.

Oh!

It's okay.

- It's okay.

- Sorry, l--

No. Nothin'

to be sorry about.

It's been a long time.

Anyway, we got all night.

I'm turning the meter off.

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Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee is an American film director, producer, writer, and actor. His production company, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, has produced over 35 films since 1983. more…

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