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Space Jam

Michael Jordan, Wayne Knight, Billy West, Dee Bradley Baker, Danny DeVito

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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  • 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
  • powerofmylove
    April 17, 2008
    powerofmylove
    I thought this was a very cute movie great for kids and young adults and just plane old Looney fans.
  • nascarguy55
    December 30, 2009
    nascarguy55
    I have seen it and it was so cool
  • masterchef2171
    December 29, 2009
    masterchef2171
    i love wildly the coyote
  • snowgurlz90
    December 29, 2009
    snowgurlz90
    Yeah, i like diz muve..it was juz so cartoon..!
  • timnp61478
    December 29, 2009
    timnp61478
    I might not like basketball, but if you like the looney toons like I do... You'd root for them to win anyday on the basketball court!
  • lauraabarca88
    December 28, 2009
    lauraabarca88
    nothing will be like roger rabbits
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