Space Jam

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Space Jam

PG

Released Nov 15, 1996

1h 27m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Adventure

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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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Critics Consensus

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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Quentin Curtis

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Here we have the reliance on special effects, the mixture of cheap moralising and confected mythology that passes for a plot, the triumph of merchandising over art.

Apr 22, 2025

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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

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Jay Boyar

Orlando Sentinel

This isn't Looney Tunes, it's Sloppy Tunes.

Mar 22, 2019

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Quentin Falk

Sunday Mirror (UK)

Not even state-of-the-art technology can stop this vanity project turning into a shameless parade of product placement and backslapping -- not to say endless high fives.

Rated: 2/5

Apr 22, 2025

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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

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Rob Gonsalves

Rob's Movie Vault

It’s a stroke of evil marketing genius.

Rated: D

Sep 1, 2022

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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

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Danelle O

Comedy was great! Basketball game and graphics were amazing. Movie was family oriented!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/21/21

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Corey J

Do I know people hate this movie and think it's the worst thing they have ever seen? Yes. Do I know people question how this can be one of my all-time favorite movies? Yes. Do I care? No. I'm of the right age for this movie to be viewed as an all-time classic. It's so fun, had the Looney Tunes and Michael Jordan and plenty of other basketball stars. Billy Murray is a legend because of this movie. He was so hilarious. The music is amazing. This movie was everything I wanted as a 7-year-old and it continues to be everything I want as an adult.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/07/25

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James C

I Really don't like this movie. The story makes no sense what so ever. The prequel Space Jam a New Legacy is so much better and it got no respect since everyone hated LeBron James' acting when Michael Jordan got some respect even though his acting was just as bad. 1 star 10%

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

08/01/25

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Jacopo D

È un film che i bambini amano e che anche da grande ci sei affezionato al massimo, divertente al massimo.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/22/25

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Grant B.

I’m a huge Looney Tunes fan and love what they did with Micheal Jordan and the looney tunes

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/12/25

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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, Adventure
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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