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Directed by | John Schultz |
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Story by | Michael Elliot |
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Cinematography | Shawn Maurer |
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Music by | Richard Gibbs |
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Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $30 million[1] |
Box office | $62.3 million[1] |
Like Mike is a 2002 American sports comedy film directed by John Schultz and written by Michael Elliot and Jordan Moffet. Starring Lil' Bow Wow, Morris Chestnut, Jonathan Lipnicki, Brenda Song, Robert Forster, Crispin Glover, and Eugene Levy, the film follows an orphan who gets basketball talents after finding an old pair of sneakers that once belonged to Michael Jordan.
It was produced by NBA Productions, and features cameo appearances by NBA players. The film was released on July 3, 2002, by 20th Century Fox, three years after Jordan left the Chicago Bulls, one year before Jordan retired for the third (and last) time from the NBA, and during his playing career with the Washington Wizards (Jordan's first retirement was 1993).
Like Mike received mixed reviews from critics. In later years, the film became a fan favorite among basketball fans.[2]
This film, co-starring Brenda Song was released just 5 days after her previous film Get a Clue premiered on Disney Channel.