Michael Jordan to the Max (2000)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Directors:

Don Kempf
James D. Stern

Writer:

Jonathan Hock (writer)

Release Date:

5 May 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary | Sport

Tagline:

Up close some heroes get even bigger.

Plot Keywords:

Michael Jordan | Basketball Player | Basketball | Chicago Bulls | IMAX

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Michael Jordan	...	Himself
Phil Jackson	...	Himself
Doug Collins	...	Himself
Bob Greene	...	Himself
Bob Costas	...	Himself
Dean Smith	...	Himself
Deloris Jordan	...	Herself
Fred Lynch	...	Himself
Walter Iooss Jr.	...	Himself
Bill Murray	...	Himself
Laurence Fishburne	...	Narrator (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
David Falk	...	Himself
Ken Griffey Jr.	...	Himself
Johnny Kerr	...	Himself (as Johnny 'Red' Kerr)
Steve Kerr	...	Himself
Spike Lee	...	Himself
Willie Mays	...	Himself
Stan Musial	...	Himself
Jack Ramsay	...	Himself
Ahmad Rashad	...	Himself
Pat Riley	...	Himself

Runtime:

46 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.44 : 1

Certification:

New Zealand:G | Spain:T

Company:

Giant Screen Films

Goofs:

Factual errors: When the film starts showing a few highlights of Game 3 of the NBA Finals, one of the clips is of Michael Jordan doing a side-to-side (right side of the hoop to the left side of it) reverse move and scoring. This is a move that he did in Game 2 of the 1997 NBA Finals, more than a year earlier. Although the Bulls are playing the Utah Jazz in the same instance, this documentary is supposed to be based on the 1998 season.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2000-05-13)" (2000)

Soundtrack:

Super Bon Bon

Great Homage to the World's All-Time Greatest Athlete.

"Michael Jordan to the Max" was an Omnimax documentary detailing the superstar's final championship run with the NBA's Chicago Bulls at the end of the 1998 season. Interviews and amazing archive coverage makes this an entertaining and vastly interesting viewing experience. Truly the film does lose a little luster on a non-Omnimax screen, but overall the production is first class all the way with intriguing interviews and cinematography adding to the movie's superiority. If you want to see a good Michael Jordan flick avoid "Space Jam" and watch this twice instead. Laurence Fishburne narrates this must for all fans of the international sports icon. 4.5 out of 5 stars.