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Reviews Counted:288

Fresh:87

Rotten:201

Average Rating:4.0/10

Consensus: A pleasant and innocuous diversion for kids, but adults may have trouble sitting through the movie's predictable plotlines and schmaltz.

Rated: PG [See Full Rating] for brief mild language

Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Jul 3, 2002 Wide

Box Office: $51,362,626

Synopsis: 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... 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. [More]

Starring: Lil Bow Wow, Morris Chestnut, Jonathan Lipnicki, Brenda Song

Starring: Lil Bow Wow, Morris Chestnut, Jonathan Lipnicki, Brenda Song, Eugene Levy, Crispin Glover, Robert Forster, Anne Meara, Chris Webber, Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Kidd, Steve Nash, David Robinson, Allen Iverson

Director: John Schultz

Director: John Schultz
Screenwriter: Michael Elliott, Jordan Moffet
Producer: Barry Josephson, Peter Heller
Composer: Richard Gibbs
Studio: 20th Century Fox

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