39. He Got Game Got Game w/ Amanda Milius Artwork

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39. He Got Game Got Game w/ Amanda Milius

June 21, 2023 • Filthy Armenian & Glen Rockney

Spike Lee may be a doofus but HE GOT GAME (1998) is a cinematic masterpiece and possibly the best sports movie of all time. We explore why the stunt casting of Ray Allen was so historically successful, and how it was almost Kobe instead. Also Denzel's command of the paint, Rick Fox and Jim Brown's clutch spot work off the bench, the hilarious coach cameos from the sideline, and why Spike Lee's surrealistic shooting touch, wrongly characterized by sportswriters as "inaccurate," hits nothing but net.

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With the great Amanda Milius

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