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Format: DVD
Dec 2002
Rated PG
Recording Mode: (unknown)
100 min.
Color
Extra Info: Checkpoint
UPC: 024543057048 |
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Details
Movie Description
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. 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.
Film Notes
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case - Checkpoint
Dual Side - Dual Layer
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Stereo Surround - French
Stereo Surround - Spanish
Side 1
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - 1. John Schultz - Director, lil' Bow Wow - Star, Jonathan Lipnicki - Star
Featurete - 1. OFF THE HOOK
Side 2
Full Frame - 1.33
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - 1. John Schultz - Director, lil' Bow Wow - Star, Jonathan Lipnicki - Star
Deleted Scenes (3 with Commentary)
Featurette - 1. MAKING OF LIKE MIKE
Music Video - 1. "Basketball" by lil' Bow Wow
Theatrical Release: July 3, 2002.
Industry Reviews
"...[Lil' Bow Wow] is confident and relaxed on the screen, engaging, and has good moves on the basketball court..."
Chicago Sun-Times - p.44 - Roger Ebert
"...[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..."
Sight and Sound - p.50 - Matthew Leyland
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