 LIKE
MIKE
Fourteen-year-old Calvin Cambridge spends
his days at the orphanage waiting to be adopted and shooting hoops
with his best friend. Things change when he starts to wear a pair
of sneakers that used to belong to a famous basketball player and
bear the initials M.J...
Review by David Bruce |
LIKE MIKE
(2002)
This page was created on July 18, 2002
This page was last updated on May 17, 2005
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CREDITS
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Directed
byJohn Schultz
Story
by Michael Elliot
Screenplay by Michael Elliot and Jordan Moffet
Lil' Bow Wow .... Calvin Cambridge
Morris Chestnut .... Tracey Reynolds
Jonathan Lipnicki .... Murph
Brenda Song .... Reg Stevens
Jesse Plemons .... Ox
Julius Ritter .... Marlon
Crispin Glover .... Stan Bittleman
Anne Meara .... Sister Theresa
Robert Forster .... Coach Wagner
Eugene Levy .... Frank Bernard
Roger W. Morrissey .... Marvin Joad
Timon Kyle .... Henderson
Stephen Thompson .... Smith
Alex Krilov .... Krivov
David Brown .... Jones
Peter Moret .... Sloan
Josef Cannon .... Segretti
Kingsley Nwokenbia .... Ngudu
Jesse Justice Smith Jr. .... Coltrain
Gregory L. Hall .... Schultz
Laurent Crawford .... Grant
Produced by
Teresa Caldwell .... co-producer
Jermaine Dupri .... co-producer
Garrett Grant .... co-producer
Peter Heller .... producer
Barry Josephson .... producer
Michael Mauldin .... co-producer
Adam Silver .... executive producer
Gregg Winik .... executive producer
Original music by
Da Brat (song)
Jermaine Dupri (song)
Jason Frederick (additional score)
Richard Gibbs
Kevin Kliesch (additional music)
Lil' Bow Wow (songs)
Cinematography by Shawn Maurer
Film Editing by Peter E. Berger and John Pace
MPAA:
Rated PG for brief mild language.
Runtime: 99 minutes
For rating reasons, go to FILMRATINGS.COM,
and MPAA.ORG.
Parents, please refer to PARENTALGUIDE.ORG
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TRAILERS
AND CLIPS
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CD
SOUNDTRACK
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 Like
Mike [SOUNDTRACK]
Various Artists - Soundtracks - 2002
1. Basketball - Lil Bow Wow feat. Jermaine Dupri, Fabolous & FundishaMusic
2. NBA 2K2 - R.O.C.Music
3. I Remember - TQ feat. Jagged EdgeMusic
4. Take Ya Home - Lil Bow WowMusic
5. Put Me On - MarioMusic
6. Playin' The Game - Lil Bow Wow
7. Dance With You - Solange feat. B2K
8. Can I Holla - Young Steff feat. Lil Bow Wow
9. Rule - Nas feat. Amerie
10. Hoop It Up - TCP
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SYNOPSIS
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 Making
his feature film starring debut, teen hip hop sensation, Lil' Bow
Wow portrays fourteen-year-old orphan Calvin Cambridge, who dreams
of being a famous professional basketball player. But his diminutive
stature and limited ability make this goal a far-off fantasy. Or is
it? When Calvin dons a pair of old sneakers, with the faded initials
"M.J." inscribed inside, he displays amazing hoop skills,
and leads a struggling NBA team to victory. |
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REVIEW
By David Bruce
Web Master, HollywoodJesus.com
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 EVERYONE
LIKED IT
I saw this film in Dallas Texas with a group of friends from the
New Horizon Vineyard Fellowship one Sunday afternoon. We had a great
time. This is a wonderful family film that even older teens and
adults can enjoy.
After
the film we met back at New Horizons and discussed the film over pizza.
The entire group liked the film. (Special thanks to Jeff Niems Associate
Pastor)
TO
BE LOVED
LIKE MIKE deals with issues of identity, adoption, family, and belonging.
It
reminded me of the repeated theme in the early Shirley Temple films:
a misplaced parentless child in need of a family. LIKE MIKE follows
in this tradition. And it speaks deeply to our need to belong and
to be accepted.
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 THE
HEART OF THE STORY
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 starts to wear 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." Ultimately,
despite his newfound fame and fortune, Calvin still yearns for a
family to call his own.
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 TRANSFORMATION
Morris Chestnut stars as Tracey Reynolds, Calvin's mentor on the
Knights team. The
film is also about the transformation Tracey. His relationship with
Calvin changes him from a self centered individual to a wonderful
caring family man.
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 CAMEOS
There is lots of game footage and multiple cameos from real NBA
stars like Allen Iverson and Jason Kidd. The film has bee accused
of being a self serving promotional for the NBA. I liked it anyway.
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 MUSIC
Rap star Lil' Bow Wow is impressive in his film debut, and also contributes
songs to the soundtrack. |
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 ENJOY
Although LIKE MIKE is not cinematic masterpiece, the film scores
as a good family film with important lessons about life. Enjoy.
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