Like Mike

Like Mike
Like Mike
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	John Schultz
Written by	Michael Elliot; Jordan Moffet;
Story by	Michael Elliot
Produced by	Barry Josephson; Peter Heller;
Starring	Lil' Bow Wow; Morris Chestnut; Jonathan Lipnicki; Robert Forster; Crispin Glover; Eugene Levy;
Cinematography	Shawn Maurer
Edited by	Peter E. Berger; John Pace;
Music by	Richard Gibbs
Production; companies	NBA Entertainment; Heller Highwater Productions; Josephson Entertainment;
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	July 3, 2002;
Running time	95 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$30 million
Box office	$62.3 million

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, 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]

^ ^a ^b "Like Mike (2002)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on July 8, 2019. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
^ "How Bow Wow Energized a New Generation of NBA Fans with Like Mike". Rolling Stone. July 8, 2022. Archived from the original on July 15, 2022. Retrieved July 21, 2022.

[boxofficemojo1-1] "Like Mike (2002)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on July 8, 2019. Retrieved May 25, 2015.

[2] "How Bow Wow Energized a New Generation of NBA Fans with Like Mike". Rolling Stone. July 8, 2022. Archived from the original on July 15, 2022. Retrieved July 21, 2022.

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