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Like Mike
2002
Fourteen-year-old Calvin Cambridge (Lil' Bow Wow) spends his days at the orphanage waiting to be adopted and shooting hoops with his best friend Murph (Jonathan Lipnicki). When he puts on a pair of sneakers that used to belong to a famous basketball player and bear the initials M.J.--ostensibly those of basketball legend .. Read more
| Starring | Lil Bow Wow, Morris Chestnut, Jonathan Lipnicki, Crispin Glover |
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| Director | John Schultz |
| Genres | Comedy, Family |
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Like Mike
Fourteen-year-old Calvin Cambridge (Lil' Bow Wow) spends his days at the orphanage waiting to be adopted and shooting hoops with his best friend Murph (Jonathan Lipnicki). When he puts on a pair of sneakers that used to belong to a famous basketball player and bear the initials M.J.--ostensibly those of basketball legend Michael Jordan--Calvin's wildest dreams begin to come true. The 4'8" teenager is suddenly an unstoppable force on the basketball court and soon finds himself an indispensable member of the LA Knights, a floundering NBA team. As long as Calvin has his magic sneakers, he believes he can do anything and be "like Mike." But despite his newfound fame and fortune, Calvin still yearns for a family to call his own. Morris Chestnut stars as Tracey Reynolds, Calvin's mentor on the Knights team; and Crispin Glover is sufficiently creepy as Bittleman, the greedy head of the orphanage. Basketball fans will love the game footage and multiple cameos from real NBA stars like Allen Iverson and Jason Kidd. Rap star Lil' Bow Wow is impressive in his film debut, and also contributes songs to the soundtrack.
| Starring | Lil Bow Wow, Morris Chestnut, Jonathan Lipnicki, Crispin Glover, Robert Forster, Eugene Levy, Anne Meara, Brenda Song |
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| Director | John Schultz |
| Studio | 20TH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 36 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Comedy, Family |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: Croatian, Czech, Danish, Finnish, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish, Turkish |
| Released | DVD: 12 May 2003 Production year: 2002 |
| Format | DVD |
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Mixing sports action, fantasy and broad comedy with only a small amount of sentimentality, this likeable children's flick stars pubescent rapper Lil' Bow Wow as Calvin Cambridge, an orphan who longs to be a basketball star. He look set to achieve his dream when the pair of trainers he is wearing (that he believes once belonged to Michael Jordan) are struck by a handy bolt of lightning, transforming him into an on-court whizz. As Calvin sets off on the road to NBA stardom, the film piles on the clichés, with his evil guardian (a typically offbeat Crispin Glover) seeking to exploit him then palm him off to an unsuitable family. The movie redeems itself, however, with its light, playful tone; a bright, colourful look and a winning central turn from Lil' Bow Wow.
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"...[Lil Bow Wow is] a rare pre-adult performer who manages to hold the spotlight without seeming precocious....Director John Schultz keeps the tone light and playful..."
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Cool kids film even i enjoyed it!
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