LIKE MIKE (2002)
(On The Set /
Promo / Screen Caps)
Official Synopsis
Fourteen-year-old, hoops-loving Calvin Cambridge (Lil Bow Wow) has a
dream: to be a famous basketball player - to mix it up among the NBA's
greatest. But in a game dominated by giants with unparalleled athletic
abilities, Calvin's diminutive stature and limited skills, make this a
far-off fantasy. Or is it? After he laces up a mysterious pair of old
sneakers inscribed with the faded initials 'MJ', Calvin makes the leap
from playground hijinks to NBA stardom... hitting 25-foot jumpers,
making behind-the-back passes and slamming home devastating dunks. Along
the way, Calvin teaches his incredulous All-Star roommate and team-mates
a few non-hoops-related lessons.
Cast
Bow Wow ... Calvin Cambridge
Jonathan Lipnicki ... Murph
Morris Chestnut ... Tracey Reynolds
Brenda Song ... Reg Stevens
Jesse Plemons ... Ox
Crispin Glover ... Stan Bittleman
Crew
Director: John
Schultz
Executive Producer: Adam Silver, Greg Winik
Producer: Barry Josephson, Peter Heller
Co-producer: Michael Mauldin, Garret Grant, Jermaine Dupri
Trivia
The scene where Calvin, Murph and Reg collect their tickets for the
basketball game was shot on Superbowl Sunday. That's why there were so
many people about.
In the storm scene Bow Wow, Jonathan and Brenda had to wear skin colored
wet suits under their pyjamas so they didn't freeze. Jonathan said that
from afar people thought he was naked when he was just in the wetsuit.
When asked who he'd have liked to be playing the cheerleaders in the
movie Jonathan replied, "Britney Spears".
Jonathan was a klutz on the set and kept injuring himself. He got
splinters from the wall and cut his finger when Jesse (Ox) stood on his
hand. He also fractured his foot playing basketball shortly after
filming.