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Space Jam

Play trailer 1:07 Poster for Space Jam PG Released Nov 15, 1996 1h 27m Kids & Family Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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Swackhammer (Danny DeVito), an evil alien theme park owner, needs a new attraction at Moron Mountain. When his gang, the Nerdlucks, heads to Earth to kidnap Bugs Bunny (Billy West) and the Looney Tunes, Bugs challenges them to a basketball game to determine their fate. The aliens agree, but they steal the powers of NBA basketball players, including Larry Bird (Larry Bird) and Charles Barkley (Charles Barkley) -- so Bugs gets some help from superstar Michael Jordan (Michael Jordan).
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While it's no slam dunk, Space Jam's silly, Looney Toons-laden slapstick and vivid animation will leave younger viewers satisfied -- though accompanying adults may be more annoyed than entertained.

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Ryan Gilbey Independent (UK) Space Jam is nothing if not a product made by men who gauge a film's success by how many soft toys it spawns. Mar 22, 2019 Full Review Jay Boyar Orlando Sentinel This isn't Looney Tunes, it's Sloppy Tunes. Mar 22, 2019 Full Review Richard Corliss TIME Magazine The movie could have been a gleaming showcase for cartoon wit. Instead it's an 87-minute commercial peddling sainthood for Michael Jordan. Mar 22, 2019 Full Review Branyan Towe Loud and Clear Reviews Space Jam is quite the ride, and a mostly good one at that, with its insane story, blending of live action and animation, and great soundtrack Rated: 3/5 Jul 29, 2024 Full Review Rob Gonsalves Rob's Movie Vault It’s a stroke of evil marketing genius. Rated: D Sep 1, 2022 Full Review Sheila Reid Women in the Life Imagine a movie with Michael Jordan acting alongside Tweety, Bugs... and a few other Warner Brothers characters. Then imagine paying seven dollars to watch them play basketball. If you can't imagine it, consider yourself blessed and skip this one. May 16, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Tom Hughes Since my childhood days, I have wishing to see this movie at a theater, but today was my lucky day to have my wish come true. Boy, it was nice to see a movie from the late 1990's in this decade, especially with a combination of live-action and animation put together. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/27/22 Full Review Danelle O Comedy was great! Basketball game and graphics were amazing. Movie was family oriented! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/21/21 Full Review William B I've always loved this movie and that won't change. A classic masterpiece Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 10/11/24 Full Review Yehonatan Yisrael H Weird and wacky, but also fun Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/29/24 Full Review Vince J You know what the problem with Hollywood is? They make s***. Unbelievable, unremarkable s***. Now I'm not some grungy wannabe filmmaker that's searching for existentialism through a haze of bong smoke or something. No, it's easy to pick apart bad acting, short-sighted directing, and a purely moronic stringing together of words that many of the studios term as "prose". No, I'm talking about the lack of realism. Realism; not a pervasive element in today's modern American cinematic vision. Take Dog Day Afternoon, for example. Arguably Pacino's best work, short of Scarface and Godfather Part 1, of course. Masterpiece of directing, easily Lumet's best. The cinematography, the acting, the screenplay, all top-notch. But... they didn't push the envelope. Now what if in Dog Day, Sonny wanted to get away with it, REALLY wanted to get away with it? What if - now here's the tricky part - what if he started killing hostages right away? No mercy, no quarter. "Meet our demands or the pretty blonde in the bellbottoms gets it the back of the head." Bam, splat! What, still no bus? Come on! How many innocent victims splattered across a window would it take to have the city reverse its policy on hostage situations? And this is 1976; there's no CNN, there's no CNBC, there's no internet! Now fast forward to today, present time, same situation. How quickly would the modern media make a frenzy over this? In a matter of hours, it'd be biggest story from Boston to Budapest! Ten hostages die, twenty, thirty; bam bam, right after another, all caught in high-def, computer-enhanced, color corrected. You can practically taste the brain matter. All for what? A bus, a plane? A couple of million dollars that's federally insured? I don't think so. Just a thought. I mean, it's not within the realm of conventional cinema... but what if? Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 07/15/24 Full Review Ian S simply the greatest cartoon/live action movie about basketball ever. plus, an absolute classic Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/16/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Swackhammer (Danny DeVito), an evil alien theme park owner, needs a new attraction at Moron Mountain. When his gang, the Nerdlucks, heads to Earth to kidnap Bugs Bunny (Billy West) and the Looney Tunes, Bugs challenges them to a basketball game to determine their fate. The aliens agree, but they steal the powers of NBA basketball players, including Larry Bird (Larry Bird) and Charles Barkley (Charles Barkley) -- so Bugs gets some help from superstar Michael Jordan (Michael Jordan).
Director
Joe Pytka
Producer
Ivan Reitman, Joe Medjuck, Daniel Goldberg
Screenwriter
Leo Benvenuti, Steve Rudnick
Distributor
Warner Home Vídeo, Warner Bros.
Production Co
Warner Brothers, Northern Lights Entertainment
Rating
PG
Genre
Kids & Family, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 15, 1996, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 15, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA)
$90.4M
Runtime
1h 27m
Sound Mix
Surround
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