Anne Meara, Bow Wow, Crispin Glover

Fourteen-year-old orphan Calvin Cambridge 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 Calvi...( read more  read more... )n 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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56% liked it

96 critics

PG, 1 hr. 40 min.

Directed by: John Schultz

Release Date: July 3, 2002

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DVD Release Date: December 10, 2002

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  • September 1, 2007
    Calvin finds an old pair of trainers that enables him to play basketball.
  • July 2, 2007
    bad movie
  • July 2, 2007
    A good film, yeah right.............
  • January 18, 2007
    goofy, decent for kids i guess
  • July 6, 2007
    Cheesy and dumb.
  • November 11, 2009
    never. id never watch this crap
  • September 23, 2009
    Like "Rookie of the Year", you get what you expect, and should understand between fact and fantasy, and know that before you review or see a movie, that you would be by-partison or biast too. I Happen to know the fine line between fact and fantasy, or fiction, yet this film is ju...( read more)st a perfectly innoccent children's film. A no-brainer for parents to let thier kids watch.
  • September 1, 2009
    Bow wow is sooo cute :P
  • August 16, 2009
    Rookie of the Year on the basketball court.
  • August 10, 2009
    i dont care for sport movies. but i liked this one. it was cute

Critic Reviews


July 11, 2002
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

It's not so much a movie as a joint promotion for the National Basketball Association and teenaged rap and adolescent poster-boy Lil' Bow Wow. full review

July 3, 2002
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times

A squeaky-clean, warmhearted movie parents can send kids to without worries. full review

July 3, 2002
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

One of the summer's pleasant surprises. full review

July 3, 2002
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

The movie overcomes its lack or originality in the setup by making good use of its central idea, that a pair of sneakers could make a kid into an NBA star. full review

July 3, 2002
Ty Burr, Boston Globe

In the long, dishonorable history of quickie teen-pop exploitation, Like Mike stands out for its only partly synthetic decency. full review

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