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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.
Released: 2002-07-0399 minDir: John SchultzComedy, Family, FantasyBudget: $30.0MBox office: $62.3MPart of: Like Mike Collection
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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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