While scouting the latest N.B.A. draftees to sign, Nike marketing exec Sonny Vaccaro (Matt Damon) spots former star college basketball player Michael Jordan (Damian Young) and decides he would be the best athlete to front a new shoe for them.
However, he first has to get Jordan and his ambitious mother Deloris (Viola Davis) on board. When Jordan, who preferred Adidas, stalls, Damon asks Nike designer Peter Moore (Matthew Maher) to create "the greatest basketball shoe that’s ever been made," the end result is Air Jordan — black-and-red high tops with a white midsole — and a multi-million dollar deal.
Cast: | Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Jason Bateman, Chris Messina, Matthew Maher, Marlon Wayans, Jay Mohr, Julius Tennon, Chris Tucker, Viola Davis, Damian Young |
Director: | Ben Affleck |
Studio: | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Producer(s): | Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Peter Guber, David Ellison, Jason Michael Berman, Jeff Robinov, Madison Ainley, Jesse Sisgold, Jon Weinbach |
Writer(s): | Alex Convery |