Spike Lee's tale of basketball and fathers and sons, He Got Game, comes to DVD with a widescreen transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. The English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital 5.1. There are no subtitles, but the soundtrack is closed-captioned. Supplemental materials include the theatrical trailer. This is a bare-bones release from Disney/Buena Vista, but it does offer strong picture and excellent sound quality.
Spike gives his perspective of a generational era of potential prospects with talent and aspirations who have grown up in an unprivileged urban demographic. Then he shows the obstacles and decisions that they may be faced with on a daily bases in rout to reaching there full potential.