Spiel des Lebens

Originaltitel: He Got Game

1998
12
2 Std. 16 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,9/10

52.535

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Denzel Washington in Spiel des Lebens (1998)

trailer wiedergeben2:11

4 Videos

89 Fotos

Basketball Coming-of-Age Teen Drama Drama Sport

Der Vater eines Basketballspielers muss versuchen, ihn davon zu überzeugen, an ein bestimmtes College zu gehen, damit er selbst eine kürzere Gefängnisstrafe erhält.Der Vater eines Basketballspielers muss versuchen, ihn davon zu überzeugen, an ein bestimmtes College zu gehen, damit er selbst eine kürzere Gefängnisstrafe erhält.Der Vater eines Basketballspielers muss versuchen, ihn davon zu überzeugen, an ein bestimmtes College zu gehen, damit er selbst eine kürzere Gefängnisstrafe erhält.

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,9/10

52.535

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Auszeichnungen
- 10 Nominierungen insgesamt

Wissenswertes
Spike Lee originally wanted Kobe Bryant to play the part of Jesus Shuttlesworth. While Bryant liked the script, and the idea of working with Lee, he had just finished his rookie year in the NBA (the 1996-97 season), and had shot several air balls in a brutal playoff loss by the Lakers to the Utah Jazz. For this reason, Bryant planned a workout program that would help him maintain his strength through the longer NBA seasons (a major adjustment, as Kobe went straight from high school to the pros). After Bryant consequently turned the movie role down, noting that the summer of 1997 was too important to spend time making the film, Lee promptly sought out Ray Allen, who quickly accepted the lead role.

Zitate
Jesus Shuttlesworth: Basketball is like poetry in motion, cross the guy to the left, take him back to the right, he's fallin' back, then just J right in his face. Then you look at him and say, "What?"

Verbindungen
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: The Object of My Affection/Paulie/Nightwatch/Suicide Kings/Wild Man Blues/Chinese Box (1998)

Soundtracks
John Henry
Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
Aaron Copland, Conductor
Written by Aaron Copland
The Aaron Copland Fund for Music, Inc., Copyright Owner
Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., Solo Publisher
Courtesy of Sony Classical

Benutzerrezensionen148

Rezension

Ausgewählte Rezension

7/10

A dark and unsettling film about basketball

It finally happened, and the movie we all thought Spike Lee would make became reality. With Lee's own little foray into the basketball world, I always wondered when he would create a story which reflected his unique views of the game. While sometimes over sensationalized, he depicted a seedy world comprised of two-faced individuals all the way down to the seedy high school coach to the professional agent. I also felt it depicted some very frank images of the cultural aspects of athletics, the sex, the money and the little freebies. While the film didn't need the story between Denzel Washington and Milla Jovovich, it was strong in most aspects. It was a bit of a change of pace for Spike Lee, considering the graininess of the film stock and the rather mundane colors. Also, Ray Allen had one of the best pro athletes-turned-actor performances in a long time.