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LOCATION:301 Chicon\,Austin\, \,Austin\, TX\, 78702
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SUMMARY:He Got Game
DESCRIPTION:Programmed as part of Graham Cumberbatch’s Black Is Not a Genre series\, this late Nineties entry in the Spike Lee & Denzel Washington artistic collaboration found the director looking to make a sports flick that defied common cliches. Washington plays Jake Shuttlesworth\, the imprisoned father of a rising high school basketball star named Jesus\, whose college decision becomes Jake’s one chance at a reduced sentence. But tensions are high between the father and son as their complicated past makes building a future seem impossible. Many NBA players were considered for the role of son Jesus\, including the late Kobe Bryant\, as Lee said “I don’t think there’s an actor today that could’ve exhibited the skills to look like he could be the best high school athlete.” Ultimately\, the part went to Ray Allen\, who got the offer from Lee during halftime at a Bucks vs. Knicks game. &#8\;– James Scott
LOCATION;ALTREP="https://calendar.austinchronicle.com/location/hyperreal-film-club-11835144":Hyperreal Film Club @ 301 Chicon\,Austin\,TX  78702
CATEGORIES:Film
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