Like Mike (2002)

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Love the Hard Way

Film.com's FREE movie of the week is "Love the Hard Way." Oscar-winner Adrien Brody and Charlotte Ayanna star in this drama about a thief who falls for a curious, beautiful young woman. As their intimacy grows, a slick cop (Pam Greer) is closing in.

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Studio: 20th Century Fox Studio: 20th Century Fox

Rating: PG

Release Date: Jul 3, 2002

Running Time: 101 mins.

Country Of Origin: United States

starring: Shad Gregory "Bow Wow" Moss, Morris Chestnut, Jonathan Lipnicki, Brenda Song, Jesse Plemons, Julius Charles Ritter, Crispin Glover, Anne Meara, Robert Forster, Eugene Levy

director: John Schultz

Like Mike

Fourteen-year-old, hoops-loving Calvin Cambridge 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 age, diminutive stature and limited skills, make this dream a far-off fantasy... Or is it? After he laces up a mysterious pair of old sneakers, inscribed with faded initials "M J," Calvin makes the leap from playground hijinks to NBA superstardom... 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 teammates a few non-hoops-related lessons.

Lil' Bow Wow is 14-year-old orphan Calvin Cambridge, who dreams of being a professional basketball player. When he dons a pair of old sneakers with the faded initials ''M.J.'' inscribed inside them, he displays amazing hoop skills that catch the attention of the NBA.

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Calvin Cambridge (played by Bow Wow) is a likeable 14-year-old kid who lives at the Chesterfield Group Home orphanage. He has two aspirations in life: One is to be adopted by a loving family modeled after the Banks from The…