Movies / Space Jam (1996)
Runtime: 88 min
Genres: Adventure Animation Comedy Family Sci-Fi Sport
Languages: English
Countries: USA
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 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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Joe Pytka | ... |
Writers (4) | Credit |
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Herschel Weingrod | (written by) |
Leo Benvenuti | (written by) & |
Steve Rudnick | (written by) and |
Timothy Harris | (written by) & |
Composers (1) | Credit |
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James Newton Howard | ... |
Editors (1) | Credit |
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Sheldon Kahn | ... |
Cinematographers (1) | Credit |
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Michael Chapman | (director of photography) |
Actors (77) | Credit |
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A.C. Green | Himself |
Ahmad Rashad | Himself |
Albert Hague | Psychiatrist |
Alonzo Mourning | Himself |
Amy Chance | Photographer (uncredited) |
Andre Rosey Brown | Umpire (as Rosey Brown) |
Anthony Miller | Himself |
Barbara Anne Klein | Police Officer (uncredited) |
Bean Miller | Player #3 |
Bebe Drake | Jordan Housekeeper |
Bill Farmer | Sylvester / Yosemite Sam / Foghorn Leghorn (voice) |
Bill Murray | Himself |
Billy West | Bugs Bunny / Elmer Fudd (voice) |
Bob Bergen | Bert / Herbie / Marvin the Martian / Porky Pig / Tweety (voice) |
Brad William Henke | Stars Catcher (as Brad Henke) |
Brandon Hammond | Michael Jordan - 10 Years Old |
Catherine Reitman | Nerdluck Bupkus (voice) |
Cedric Ceballos | Himself |
Charity James | Nerdluck Blanko (voice) |
Charles Barkley | Himself |
Charles Hoyes | Baron's Catcher |
Charles Oakley | Himself |
Colleen Wainwright | Nerdluck Nawt / Sniffles (voice) |
Connie Ray | Owner's Girlfriend |
Dan Castellaneta | Male Fan |
Danny Ainge | Himself |
Danny DeVito | Swackhammer (voice) |
Darnell Suttles | Monstar Pound (voice) (as M. Darnell Suttles) |
David Ursin | Charlotte Coach |
Dee Bradley Baker | Daffy Duck / Tazmanian Devil / Bull (voice) |
Del Harris | Himself |
Derek Harper | Himself |
Dorian Harewood | Monstar Bupkus (voice) |
Douglas Robert Jackson | Commissioner |
Dylan Tucker | Baron Baseball Player (uncredited) |
Eric Gordon | Marcus Jordan |
Frank Welker | Charles the Dog (voice) (as Frank W. Welker) |
James O'Donnell | NBA Referee |
Jeff Malone | Himself |
Jim Rome | Himself |
Jim Wise | Police Assistant (uncredited) |
Jocelyn Blue | Nerdluck Pound (voice) |
Joe Bays | Baron's Coach |
Joey Camen | Monstar Bang (voice) |
John Roselius | Baron's Manager |
June Foray | Granny (voice) |
June Melby | Nerdluck Bang (voice) |
Kath Soucie | Lola Bunny (voice) |
Kelly Vint | Little League Girl |
Kent Kasper | Team Doctor (uncredited) |
Larry Bird | Himself |
Larry Johnson | Himself |
Linda Lutz | Female Seer |
Luke Torres | Player #1 |
Manner Washington | Jeffery Jordan (as Manner 'Mooky' Washington) |
Maurice LaMarche | Pepe Le Pew (voice) |
Mel Blanc | Daffy Duck on TV (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited) |
Michael Alaimo | Doctor |
Michael Jordan | Himself |
Michael Ray Clark | Baron Baseball Player (uncredited) |
Michael Rothhaar | Reporter (uncredited) |
Nicky McCrimmon | Basketball Girl |
Patricia Heaton | Woman Fan |
Patrick Ewing | Himself |
Paul Westphal | Himself |
Penny Bae Bridges | Jasmine Jordan |
Sharone Wright | Himself |
Shawn Bradley | Himself |
Steve Kehela | Monstar Blanko / Announcer (voice) |
Steven Shenbaum | Player #2 |
Theresa Randle | Juanita Jordan |
Thom Barry | James Jordan |
T.K. Carter | Monstar Nawt (voice) (as TK Carter) |
Tyrone Bogues | Himself (as Muggsy Bogues) |
Vlade Divac | Himself |
Wayne Knight | Stan Podolak |
William G. Schilling | Golfer |