Denzel Washington and Mila Jovovich
Denzel Washington plays the role of Jake Shuttlesworth, the father of Jesus Shuttlesworth, the most highly recruited high school basketball prospect, in the sports drama film He Got Game, which was released in 1998. He has also recently been released from jail for the accidental death of his dear wife.
Because his relationship with his son is strained, he chooses to stay in a run-down motel, where he meets and begins a romantic relationship with Dakota Barns, a troubled woman portrayed by Milla Jovovich. Milla Jovovich was only 22 years old when the film was released, whereas Denzel was 43 years old at the time.