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Like Mike is a 2002 American comedy fantasy film directed by John Schultz. The cast includes Bow Wow, Morris Chestnut, Jonathan Lipnicki, and Robert Forster. The movie focuses on the sport of basketball and was originally produced in English. Production companies involved include 20th Century Fox, Heller Highwater Productions, NBA Entertainment, Josephson Entertainment, and Like Mike Productions.
The film has a runtime of 99 minutes and was released in 2002. It had a budget of 30,000,000 and generated revenue of 62,300,000. Distribution was handled by 20th Century Studios, Netflix, and Disney+, with availability in video on demand format. It is part of the Like Mike Collection and was followed by Like Mike 2: Streetball.
Critical reception included a review score of 57%, a 5.6 out of 10 rating, and a 47 out of 100 score. IMDb lists the rating as 5.5. The tagline for the film is "Think like Mike, achieve like Mike, be like Mike." Richard Gibbs served as the composer, and Peter E. Berger was the film editor.
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Film · TMDB
6.1Calvin and his friends, who all live in an orphanage, find old shoes with the faded letters MJ connected to a powerline. One stormy night, they go to get the shoes when Calvin and the shoes are struck by lightning. Calvin now has unbelievable basketball powers and has the chance to play for the NBA.
Cast
- Shad Moss as Calvin Cambridge
- Morris Chestnut as Tracey Reynolds
- Jonathan Lipnicki as Murph
- Anne Meara as Sister Theresa
- Jesse Plemons as Ox
- Brenda Song as Reg Stevens
Themes
- bet
- lightning
- sports
- orphanage
- bullying
- basketball
- los angeles, california
- national basketball association (nba)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- fantasy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Followed by
- Like Mike 2: Streetball
- Director
- John Schultz
- Cast member
- Stephen Thompson
- Composer
- Richard Gibbs
- Duration
- 100
- FilmAffinity ID
- 897572
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Sport
- basketball
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- publication date
- 2002-12-12
- film editor
- Peter E. Berger
- title
- Like Mike
- distributed by
- 20th Century Studios
- review score
- 47/100
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