Space Jam

1996 "Get ready to jam."
6.5| 1h28m| PG| en| More Info
Released: 15 November 1996 Released
Producted By: Warner Bros. Family Entertainment
Country: United States of America
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Official Website: https://spacejam.com
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With their freedom on the line, the Looney Tunes seek the help of NBA superstar Michael Jordon to win a basketball game against a team of moronic aliens.

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Osmosis Iron Don't overthink this and it is a great fun ride! It has a plot involving aliens, Michael Jordan, Looney Tunes and Bill Murray having a great basketball match for heaven's sake! The animated and human characters mesh well, jokes are mostly funny and unlike Shaq, Jordan can actually act! One of the movies I can and have watched over and over again over the years and it never fails to put a smile on my face! Definition of "dumb fun".
Minahzur Rahman I remember watching this film as a child – it was good when you first see it. When you see it for the second time though, the film looks ordinary, and ordinary it is. The story lacked interest: anyone could've came up with that story. The only good thing about the film was the basketball game itself which sadly happened right towards the end. Everything else leading up to it was lacklustre. Another good thing about the film was how the Looney Tunes characters interacted with the real world, and with real people, but everything else felt boring despite the introduction of Bug's new girl.
GravityLoudHouseLover1 Space Jam is Good Movie from my childhood But Not one of my favorite Movies . The Movie is about Michael Jordan teaming up with the Looney Tunes vs the Space aliens. The Movie stars Michael Jordan as Himself, Wayne Knight as Stan Podolak, Bill West as Bugs Bunny, Dee Bradley Baker as Daffy Duck, Danny Devito Mr Swackhammer, and Bill Murray as Himself. This Movie came out the year 1996 which was the year I was Born. Anyway this also the first of Lola Bunny in the Looney Tunes Franchise. The Movie has a cameo from Bill Murray. Anyway I do like Space Jam. Anyway I give Space Jam a 10/10 stars. Anyway See Guys Later
Steve Pulaski NOTE: This film was recommended to me by Ryan Clevenger for "Steve Pulaski Sees It." Living in Illinois, Space Jam is a film that hits the tender spots of the last two generations; one generation that got to experience Michael Jordan's unfathomable legacy as arguably the greatest basketball player who ever lived, and the other, mine, that reflects on his legacy through highlights and documentaries to keep the memory of such an all-star alive. Jordan's legacy didn't stop at on-court talent, as he was one of the most marketed athletes of his time and helped popularize the NBA, let alone the Chicago Bulls, on a previously unforeseen international level.If we remove the nostalgia factor from Space Jam, which is a very difficult thing to do by the way, then the film serves as Jordan's versatility. After retiring from the NBA at a relatively young age to pursue a career in baseball, Jordan only became more of a fascinating person, in addition to someone with impeccable charisma. Space Jam exists as a response to Jordan's departure from the NBA to the MLB, as the Looney Tune gang of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tweety Bird, Sylvester the Cat, Porky Pig, and Lola Bunny all call Jordan out of retirement when they challenge a group of intergalactic invaders from "Moron Mountain" to a basketball game in exchange for the planet.The Looney Tunes thing this will be an easy win, until the aliens from Moron Mountain, who are relatively puny in size and strength, find a way to steal the talents of star basketball players like Charles Barkley and Larry Johnson and become the "Monstars" of the court. Meanwhile, Jordan agrees to play for the Looney Tunes team, but it takes all of the five minutes of practice to show that the team is disproportionately talented towards Jordan. As a result, the team indulges in some aggressive training tactics to beat the Monstars and save the planet.As an amalgamation of live-action and animation, especially in an age where Pixar was coming on the scene and traditional animation was soon to be phased out, Space Jam is bright and vivid. The real-life characters of Michael Jordan, Wayne Knight, who has an amusing role, like he always does, Larry Bird, and even Bill Murray's interactions with the animated characters of Bugs Bunny and the like in a convincing, believable manner. The result is a beautifully colored and nicely executed mix of whimsy.Because both worlds of reality and animation are explored here, Space Jam has the luxury of being a film that can go beyond traditional boundaries of a sports film, and the Looney Tunes are no better characters to incite such zaniness. The animated bunch are quick-witted and ecstatic, and Jordan is clearly doing this for fun and excitement rather than a phoned-in project or another endorsement. Had Space Jam been more of a lackluster cash-in, sports fans and Jordan fans would've seen it from a mile away and dismissed the film immediately. However, because everyone involved recognizes what a zany project this is, they don't try to fight the lunacy, but instead, play along, and that provides us, the audience, with a wickedly entertaining stride into a lively sports film that is so fun you almost, almost miss the clichéd underdog element.Starring: Michael Jordan, Wayne Knight, Bill Murray, and Larry Bird. Directed by: Joe Pytka.