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Michael Jordan, Wayne Knight, Billy West, Dee Bradley Baker, Danny DeVito ...( see more  see more... ) , Theresa Randle

Although at first glance it looks like a movie dreamed up by a marketing committee (and in some respects it probably was), Space Jam actually defies the odds against it to become a dazzling display of...( read more  read more... ) family entertainment. There's a kind of demented genius to the idea of casting NBA superstar Michael Jordan in a live-action and animated movie costarring the beloved characters from Warner Bros.' Looney Tunes cartoons. They play off each other like seasoned veterans of vaudeville, and Jordan never falls into the kind of awkward, amateurish showmanship that you might expect from a sports idol. He's comfortable in the cartoon land of his costars, who include Bugs Bunny and sexy newcomer Lola Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Elmer Fudd, Sylvester & Tweety, Speedy Gonzalez, the Tazmanian Devil, Foghorn Leghorn, and Yosemite Sam. They've all been hijacked to an outer-space amusement park run by the Nerdlucks, who strike a Faustian bargain with the Looney heroes: if Bugs and Co. can defeat the Nerdluck "Monstars" in a basketball game, they'll win back their freedom; if they lose, they'll be doomed to stay there forever as enslaved entertainers. So they kidnap Jordan as their coach and "secret weapon" while the nefarious Nerdlucks suck out the basketball skills from such stellar victims as Charles Barkley and Patrick Ewing. It all leads to reckless abandon on the basketball court, and Bill Murray pops in for some hilarious support. Combining traditional animation and computer-generated Nerdlucks with its live-action cast, Space Jam was made in the anarchic spirit of the Looney Tunes cartoons, where anything goes as long as it's funny and off-the-wall (or the ceiling, or the door, or the floor...). Technically astounding, it's also witty enough to entertain adults and kids alike. --Jeff Shannon

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PG, 1 hr. 40 min.

Directed by: Joe Pytka

Release Date: November 15, 1996

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DVD Release Date: August 27, 1997

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  • ScoopOnline
    December 4, 2009
    ScoopOnline
    This caused a headache.
  • phubbs1
    July 18, 2009
    phubbs1
    Not bad, Jordan cant act but the Looney Tunes are pretty cool here. Nice spoof moments and it looks good. The basketball match which is the center piece is actually fun stuff and Bill Murray adds a golden touch.
  • sanjurosamurai
    April 3, 2009
    sanjurosamurai
    when this film came out i was a huge jordan fanatic and im a big bill murray fan. it may be silly but i dont really care, i love it.
  • irisheyes686
    August 23, 2008
    irisheyes686
    OMG I thought this movie would forever be burned into my brain...my brother watched it so much! It's pretty good though :)
  • crackingdanio
    May 19, 2008
    crackingdanio
    its no who framed roger rabbit, but who cares its bugs bunny
  • msdiamondbeauty2u
    February 9, 2010
    msdiamondbeauty2u
    Awesome movie good choreography
  • Nazgoul
    February 5, 2010
    Nazgoul
    As a kid I liked it a lot, I'm not sure how it would hold up today !
  • rolanddelrosario1
    February 5, 2010
    rolanddelrosario1
    it would've been a funny movie until they brought in the has beens of the NBA
  • Yelverton
    February 3, 2010
    Yelverton
    If you look up the word "bad" in the dictionary, this movie is in the thesaurus.
  • footballdoc82
    January 31, 2010
    footballdoc82
    Jordan, stay in Basket ball, you belong there. Bugs gave a better preformance than you.

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January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

It's an inspired way to use, and kid, Jordan's image while at the same time updating Bugs Bunny & Company to doing battle in the multizillion-dollar animation sweepstakes. full review

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  • naumankp
    November 20, 2009
    naumankp
    Gud Movie!
  • pavacri23
    May 27, 2008
    pavacri23
    if you see it when you were a child you gonna love it
  • pavacri23
    May 27, 2008
    pavacri23
    definetly this movie isn't a lot good, but when you watched when you were a child like me reminds all your childhood. i loved this me when i was a kid.
  • shortybrooklyn
    December 23, 2007
    shortybrooklyn
    i like this movie its my all time favorite
  • kaylakayla1314
    May 23, 2007
    kaylakayla1314
    space jam is THE best movie of all time!
    ya know it!
  • luckykinz
    February 18, 2007
    luckykinz
    I love space jam because i love basketball and the movie was great. i love the cartoon characters. My favorite character is tweety bird
  • legendaryjen
    December 20, 2006
    legendaryjen
    Okay, now it is published
  • legendaryjen
    December 15, 2006
    legendaryjen
    Hey, if your interested, I just made a new Daffy Duck skin, so check it out on my page.
    It is waiting for approval.
  • FluffryGiggles
    September 19, 2006
    FluffryGiggles
    I luv the space jam song in this movie
  • hundala
    May 23, 2006
    hundala
    this movie makes an amusing combination of basketball and looney tunes with unforgettable humorous quotes
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