He Got Game Page #3

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
2,233 Views


when I speak this

Mentally strong to keep this hit

and my speech is given

Now listen from the beginnin'

till I reach the endin'

My short story's winnin'

and keep the beat spinnin'

You know the name, P.E.

You know the game, P.E.

We ain't for the fame

We for the change

Word is Bond, I wake up every day

wit' my game face on

You know the name, P.E.

You know the game, P.E.

We ain't for the fame

We for the change

Word is Bond, I wake up every day

wit' my game face on

We back harder than ever

Follow my lead

Through the fast lane

in the game

This is Mr. Shuttlesworth.

His key?

You ain't ready to get it, I don't

know why they keep askin' for it

Is this guy gonna mean

any trouble?

Nah, he's not

gonna mean any trouble.

If you somewhat sure

Hip-hop's like a chess game

Discussing the war, strategize

Move like masterminds

- So where y'all stayin' at?

- Marriott, mid-town Manhattan.

That's what I figured. Why aren't

I stayin' down there with y'all?

Only place

on Coney lsland, my man.

Why waste all that valuable time

commuting back and forth...

when you can walk

to see your son right from here?

You also don't have a choice.

The way I see it, this is better

than your room at the hoosegow.

- This is the Ritz to you.

- I ain't mad at nobody.

You understand

what I'm sayin'?

Yeah. Yeah, this is

better than the Marriott.

Keep your hands still.

There you go.

- All right. Sit down.

- Huh?

You heard what the f*** I said.

I said sit down!

There's a couple of things

I think we better go over.

Number one:

You ain't on vacation.

You're not a free man.

In the eyes of the law,

you are still a convicted felon.

Your ass is ours.

You understand that?

- Do you?

- Yeah, I over-stand it.

- Then answer us when we speak to you.

- I understand it, over-stand it.

The sooner you do

what you gonna do,

the better it will be

for all concerned parties.

Mr. Shuttlesworth,

you are now wired.

It's a letter of intent

for your son to sign. Take it.

In here there's some money.

Get some clothing.

Toothpaste, deodorant,

personal effects, whatever have you.

Take a shower. Wash your ass.

Give me your right leg.

Just in case you get any smart ideas,

we will track you down.

And when we find you,

we will shoot you dead.

- You have to check in with us daily.

Plus, when we page you, you have to

return our call within ten minutes...

or there's gonna be

hell to pay.

Yeah. So y'all gonna be

following me everywhere I go?

No, we're not gonna

follow you.

We're gonna get you a passport,

plane ticket and a VlSA card.

Of course we're gonna be around.

What the f*** you think we're gonna do?

- So how long I got exactly?

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Spike Lee

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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