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Space Jam
Directed byJoe Pytka
Produced byIvan Reitman
Written byLeo Benvenuti
Steve Rudnick
Timothy Harris (screenwriter)
StarringMichael Jordan
Bugs Bunny
Wayne Knight
Bill Murray
Daffy Duck
Charles Barkley
Patrick Ewing
Shawn Bradley
Larry Johnson
Muggsy Bogues
Larry Bird
Billy West (voice)
Bob Bergen (voice)
Bill Farmer (voice)
Dee Bradley Baker (voice)
Danny DeVito (voice)
Music byJames Newton Howard
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date(s)November 15, 1996 (USA)
Running time87 minutes
LanguageEnglish
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Followed byLooney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)
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Space Jam is a 1996 American live-action/animated film starring Michael Jordan opposite Bugs Bunny (voiced by Billy West) and the rest of the Looney Tunes characters. Looney Tunes Back in Action is a 2003 Live-action/animated film that tells the story of a hapless stuntman DJ Drake (played by Brendan Fraser The year 1996 in film involved some significant events Major releases this year included Fargo, Trainspotting, The English Patient The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A live-action/animated film is a Motion picture that features a combination of real Actors or elements Live-action and animated elements typically Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17 1963 is a retired American professional Basketball player and active businessman Clyde Rabbit (uncleMrs Bugs Bunny (wifePapa Bunny (fatherMama Bunny (motherRugs Bunny William Richard "Billy" West (born on April 16, 1952 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American voice actor, known Looney Tunes is a Warner Bros Animated cartoon series which ran in many movie theatres from 1930 to 1969 It was produced by Ivan Reitman, and directed by Joe Pytka (live-action), Tony Cervone, and Bruce W. Smith (animation). Ivan Reitman (born October 27, 1946) is a Canadian film producer and director Bruce W Smith is an African-American Character animator, Film director, and Television producer, best known as the creator of Disney This film was released to movie theatres by Warner Bros. Family Entertainment on November 15, 1996. Cinemaaustraliajpg|thumb|A movie theater in Australia ]]A movie theater, movie theatre, picture theatre or cinema is a venue Warner Bros Family Entertainment is the Family film label of Warner Bros Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar)

Other voices included Bob Bergen as Porky Pig, Tweety, Hubie and Bertie and Marvin the Martian, Bill Farmer as Sylvester and Dee Bradley Baker as Daffy and Taz. Bob Bergen (born March 8, 1964 in St Louis Missouri) is an American Voice actor. Porky Pig is an animated cartoon character in the Warner Bros Hubie and Bertie are animated cartoon Mouse characters in the Warner Bros Marvin the Martian (or Marvin Martian) is a Fictional character appearing in the Looney Tunes cartoons Bill Farmer (born November 1952 is an American Voice actor and Comedian. Sylvester J Pussycat Sr, or simply Sylvester the Cat, or Sylvester is a Fictional character, a three-time Academy Award -winning Anthropomorphic Dee Bradley Baker (born August 31 1962) is an American Voice actor for multiple Animated television series, as well as Video Daffy Duck is an Animated cartoon character in the Warner Brothers Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of The Tasmanian Devil, often referred to as "Taz", is an animated cartoon character featured in the Warner Bros The Looney Tunes crew did not return to movie status afterwards until 2003 in Looney Tunes: Back in Action (the year that Michael Jordan retired for good). The year 2003 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like 2 Fast 2 Furious, The Lord of the Rings The Return Looney Tunes Back in Action is a 2003 Live-action/animated film that tells the story of a hapless stuntman DJ Drake (played by Brendan Fraser Space Jam was also converted in a pinball and a video game by Acclaim Entertainment for PC-DOS, Sega Saturn and PlayStation. Pinball is a type of coin-operated Arcade game where a player attempts to score points by manipulating one or more Metal balls on a playfield inside a Glass A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. Acclaim Entertainment was an American Video game developer and publisher. A personal computer ( PC) is any Computer whose original sales price size and capabilities make it useful for individuals and which is intended to be operated DOS, short for "Disk Operating System" is a shorthand term for several closely related Operating systems that dominated the IBM PC compatible market The is a 32-bit Video game console that was first released on November 22 1994 in Japan, May 11 1995 in North America The PlayStation (abbreviated PS, PSone, PS1, or informally as PSX) is a 32-bit fifth generation Video game console The film includes Looney Tunes such as: Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Sylvester, Tweety, Marvin the Martian, Foghorn Leghorn, Taz, Wile E. Coyote, Roadrunner, Porky Pig, Elmer Fudd, Yosemite Sam, Pepe LePew, Speedy Gonzales, Granny and Lola Bunny. Clyde Rabbit (uncleMrs Bugs Bunny (wifePapa Bunny (fatherMama Bunny (motherRugs Bunny Marvin the Martian (or Marvin Martian) is a Fictional character appearing in the Looney Tunes cartoons The roadrunners are two species of Bird in the genus Geococcyx of the Cuckoo family Cuculidae native to North and Elmer J Fudd is a fictional Cartoon character and one of the most famous Looney Tunes characters Yosemite Sam is an animated cartoon character in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons produced by Pepé Le Pew is an Academy Award -winning Fictional character in the Warner Bros Speedy Gonzales, "the fastest mouse in all Mexico " is an animated cartoon Mouse from the Warner Brothers Looney Tunes Lola Bunny is a Cartoon character from Warner Bros Studios and unlike other Looney Tunes she was created after the creation of the Tiny Toon characters

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Plot

Aliens called Nerdlucks arrive on Earth to capture the Looney Tunes characters and take them back to Moron Mountain, an outer space theme park belonging to their boss, Mr. Looney Tunes is a Warner Bros Animated cartoon series which ran in many movie theatres from 1930 to 1969 Swackhammer, voiced by Danny DeVito as the theme park is in need of a new attraction. Daniel Michael DeVito Jr (born November 17 1944 is an American Actor, director and producer, who first gained prominence for his portrayal Bugs Bunny convinces the aliens that the Looney Tunes must be allowed to defend themselves. Clyde Rabbit (uncleMrs Bugs Bunny (wifePapa Bunny (fatherMama Bunny (motherRugs Bunny Looney Tunes is a Warner Bros Animated cartoon series which ran in many movie theatres from 1930 to 1969 Since the aliens are very short the Looney Tunes challenge them to a basketball game. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m

After viewing a reel on Basketball and finding out about the NBA, the aliens steal the talent of 5 NBA stars (Charles Barkley, Patrick Ewing, Muggsy Bogues, Larry Johnson and Shawn Bradley) and use it to transform themselves into the tall and muscular Monstars. Charles Wade Barkley (born February 20 1963 is an American retired professional Basketball player Patrick Aloysius Ewing (born August 5 1962 is an American retired Hall of Fame Basketball player and current assistant coach for the National Basketball Tyrone Curtis Bogues (born January 9 1965, in Baltimore Maryland) better known as Muggsy Bogues, is a retired American professional Larry Demetric Johnson (born March 14, 1969 in Tyler Texas) is a retired American Basketball player who spent his professional Shawn Paul Bradley (born March 22, 1972) is a retired American 7 ft 6 in (2 Fortunately, the Monstars haven't stolen the talent of Michael Jordan because he has retired from basketball to pursue a career in baseball (and play golf) (which was a real-life event). Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17 1963 is a retired American professional Basketball player and active businessman Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each Bugs Bunny gets Jordan to help them in their basketball game. After a hardened battle and despite taking several casualties (Bugs Bunny himself gets injured in the process) and with the timely arrival of Bill Murray, The Looney Tunes manage to win the game and their freedom. Swackhammer berates the Monstars for losing, but then they realize that since they're no longer smaller than him, they don't have to put up with his bullying anymore. They launch Swackhammer into space, and give back the stolen skills through the basketball they got it from, becoming Nerdlucks again. The Nerdlucks ask Bugs Bunny a request to stay in Looney Tune land, to which Daffy and Bugs reluctantly agree. Michael Jordan then gives back the talent where the "bad players" touch the ball and become normal again. Michael Jordan then decides to return to basketball, mirroring his real-life return.

Many major and minor characters from Looney Tunes shorts make appearances in the movie, and are even joined by Lola Bunny, a female hare that acts as Bugs' love interest. Lola Bunny is a Cartoon character from Warner Bros Studios and unlike other Looney Tunes she was created after the creation of the Tiny Toon characters

Notable cameos include Wayne Knight (as Michael's new manager, Stan), Bill Murray (as himself, but mistaken by Swackhammer in the movie for Dan Aykroyd), Jim Rome, Larry Bird and Scottie Pippen. Wayne Knight (born August 7, 1955) is an American comedic Actor, perhaps best known for his roles as Newman in the ManaGeR ( MGR) is a graphical Window system. The MGR server provides a builtin Window manager and windowed graphics Terminal emulation on color For the British actor see Billy Murray (actor. William James "Bill" Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an Daniel Edward "Dan" Aykroyd, CM (born July 1, 1952) is an Academy Award -nominated and Emmy Award -winning Canadian-American Jim Rome (born James Phillip Rome October 14, 1953) is an Larry Joe Bird (born December 7 1956 is a retired American NBA Basketball player widely considered as one of the best players of all time and one of the top Scottie Maurice Pippen (born September 25 1965 is an American retired Professional Basketball player who played in the National Basketball

The movie ends after the credits with Bugs, Porky, Daffy, the Nerdlucks and Michael saying the famous quote "That's All Folks".

Reception

Further information: Space Jam (soundtrack)

Space Jam had mixed critical response. Space Jam Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture is the original soundtrack album of the 1996 film of the same name starring Michael Jordan Notable critic Roger Ebert gave Space Jam an enthusiastic "thumbs up," which Gene Siskel also gave the film although his zeal was more subdued. Roger Joseph Ebert (iːbɝt born June 18, 1942) is an American film critic and Screenwriter. Eugene "Gene" Kal Siskel ( January 26, 1946 &ndash February 20, 1999) was an American Film critic. Leonard Maltin also gave the film a positive review. Leonard Maltin (born December 18, 1950) is an American Film critic and Film Historian. Some critics compared it unfavorably to Who Framed Roger Rabbit, a popular film in which cartoon characters (including The Looney Tunes) and live-action humans coexisted in the same film as well. Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a 1988 Live-action/animated film produced by Amblin Entertainment and The Walt Disney Company (released [1] Those who liked the film praised the visual effects, which were groundbreaking at the time. The film's soundtrack was popular and highly praised, and it served as a high point for musical artist R. Kelly, whose song "I Believe I Can Fly" became a hit after it was featured on the film's soundtrack. Robert Sylvester Kelly (born January 8, 1967) better known by his Stage name R "I Believe I Can Fly" is a 1996 song by R&B singer R Kelly. Other notable musical numbers appearing in the film include a cover of "Fly Like an Eagle" (by Seal), "Hit 'Em High (The Monstars' Anthem)" (by B-Real, Coolio, Method Man, LL Cool J, and Busta Rhymes), "Basketball Jones" (by Chris Rock & Barry White), and "For You I Will" (by Monica). " Fly Like an Eagle " is a song written by Steve Miller for the album Fly Like an Eagle. Sealhenry Olusegun Olumide Adelo Samuel (born February 19, 1963 in Paddington, London) is a British soul Singer and " Hit 'Em High (The Monstars' Anthem " is a 1996 Hip-Hop song sung by B-Real, Busta Rhymes, Coolio, LL Cool J, and Method Louis Freese, better known by his Stage name B-Real, is a rapper of Mexican and Afro-Cuban heritage Artis Leon Ivey Jr (born August 1 1963 better known by his Stage name Coolio, is a Grammy Award -winning American Rapper and ---- Clifford Smith (born April 1, 1971) better known by his Stage name Method Man, is an American hip hop artist, James Todd Smith (born January 14 1968 better known as LL Cool J, is an American Rapper and actor Trevor George Smith Jr, (born May 20 1972 better known as Busta Rhymes, is an American actor and Musician of Jamaican descent " Basketball Jones featuring Tyrone Shoelaces " is a song by Cheech and Chong that first appeared on the 1973 album Los Cochinos. Christopher Julius Rock III (born February 7, 1965) is an American Comedian, Actor, Screenwriter, Television Barry Eugene White (born Barrence Eugene Carter, &ndash) was an American Record producer, Songwriter and Singer. " For You I Will " is a pop ballad written by Diane Warren and performed by Monica. Monica Denise Arnold (born October 24 1980) professionally known as Monica, is an American R&B Singer, Songwriter The movie's theme song was performed by the Quad City DJ's. Quad City DJ's is the Music artist and producer duo of CC Lemonhead (Nathaniel Orange and Jay Ski (Johnny McGowan

Box Office

Despite mixed reviews, Space Jam was a box office success. In its opening weekend, it grossed US$27,528,529 in the United States. At the end of its running, it grossed $90,418,342 in the United States and $230,418,342 worldwide.

Cast of NBA players

Aside from Michael Jordan, who plays the lead role, Space Jam contains a liberal amount of NBA players and coaches appearances. Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17 1963 is a retired American professional Basketball player and active businessman Retired NBA great Larry Bird plays golf with Jordan, and when the Monstars steal the NBA players' skills, they invade a game between the Phoenix Suns and the New York Knicks, causing the Knicks Patrick Ewing and the Suns Charles Barkley to make hilarious in-game mistakes. Larry Joe Bird (born December 7 1956 is a retired American NBA Basketball player widely considered as one of the best players of all time and one of the top The Phoenix Suns are a professional Basketball team based in Phoenix Arizona. Patrick Aloysius Ewing (born August 5 1962 is an American retired Hall of Fame Basketball player and current assistant coach for the National Basketball Charles Wade Barkley (born February 20 1963 is an American retired professional Basketball player In these scenes, also the Knicks Charles Oakley and Derek Harper and the Suns A.C. Green, Danny Ainge and Paul Westphal (coach) are seen. Charles Oakley (born December 18, 1963) is an American retired professional Basketball player who played power forward in the Derek Ricardo Harper (born October 13 1961 in Elberton, Georgia) is a retired American professional Basketball player Daniel (Danny Ray Ainge (born March 17, 1959 in Eugene Oregon, U Paul Westphal (born November 30, 1950) is an American former Basketball player and head coach in the NBA.

Later in the film, Ewing and Barkley are joined by the now also Larry Johnson, Muggsy Bogues (the smallest player in NBA history) and Shawn Bradley (at 7-6, one of the tallest). Larry Demetric Johnson (born March 14, 1969 in Tyler Texas) is a retired American Basketball player who spent his professional Tyrone Curtis Bogues (born January 9 1965, in Baltimore Maryland) better known as Muggsy Bogues, is a retired American professional Shawn Paul Bradley (born March 22, 1972) is a retired American 7 ft 6 in (2 Also, when the Los Angeles Lakers are trying to avoid playing basketball in fear of getting infected, Lakers Vlade Divac, Cedric Ceballos, Anthony Miller, and coach Del Harris make a short cameo. The Los Angeles Lakers are a National Basketball Association (NBA team based in Los Angeles, California. Vlade Divac ( Serbian Cyrillic: Владе Дивац, ˈvlaːdɛ ˈdiːvaʦ (born February 3 1968, in Prijepolje, Cedric Z Ceballos (born August 2 1969 in Maui Hawaii) is an American former professional Basketball player in the NBA. Anthony Miller may refer to Anthony Miller (basketball Anthony Miller (football player See also Delmer (Del William Harris (born June 18 1937 in Plainfield Indiana) is an American Basketball coach currently an assistant Similar short appearances are also made by NBA players Jeff Malone, Alonzo Mourning and Sharone Wright and TV commentators Jim Rome and Ahmad Rashad. Jeffrey Nigel Malone (born June 28, 1961 in Mobile Alabama) is a retired American professional Basketball player Alonzo Harding Mourning Jr (born February 8, 1970, in Chesapeake Virginia) is an American professional Basketball player who Sharone Addaryl Wright (born January 30 1973, in Macon Georgia) is an American professional Basketball player currently with the EiffelTowers Jim Rome (born James Phillip Rome October 14, 1953) is an Ahmad Rashād (born Robert Earl Moore November 19, 1949 in Portland, Oregon) is an Emmy award-winning sportscaster (mostly

In addition, the NBA players make several insider jokes. When Barkley prays to God to give him back his skill, he swears to stop his trash talk and no longer have affairs with Madonna, sending up his image as a tough trash talker and in reference to his own real life affair with the singer. God is the principal or sole Deity in Religions and other belief systems that worship one deity. Trash-talk is a form of boast or Insult commonly heard in competitive situations (such as Sports events Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16 1958 known as Madonna, is an American Also, Bradley contemplates becoming a missionary once again, again in reference to his own experiences as a Mormon missionary. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church is one of the most active modern practitioners of Missionary work with over 50000 full-time missionaries

Actor cast

Voice actors

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

Notes

  1. ^ "Movie Reviews: Space Jam". Retrieved on 2008-01-23. Space Jam was a 1996 video game to tie in with the film of the same name. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor
  2. ^ Memorable quotes from Space Jam at the Internet Movie Databse

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