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Space Jam (1996)
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Reviews Counted:43
Fresh:16
Rotten:27
Average Rating:5.2/10
Runtime: 88 mins
Genre: Childrens
Synopsis: "Space Jam" marks the film debut of basketball legend Michael Jordan, who plays himself opposite some rather "colorful" co-stars... When the Looney Tunes bunch are kidnapped to another planet by... "Space Jam" marks the film debut of basketball legend Michael Jordan, who plays himself opposite some rather "colorful" co-stars... When the Looney Tunes bunch are kidnapped to another planet by the dastardly Swackhammer, Bugs Bunny challenges them to a basketball game to win their freedom. But when the hulking opposing team, the Monstars, sap the talent from such popular hoopsters as Patrick Ewing and Charles Barkley, the Looney Tuners realize they're in deep trouble. In response, they enlist the aid of Michael Jordan, who trains and later joins the squad. It's gonna be a wild 'n wacky, high flyin', slam-dunk of a game -- with everything at stake for Bugs and company. Can "Air" Jordan lead them to a victory? [More]
Starring: Michael Jordan, Bugs Bunny, Wayne Knight, Bill Murray
Starring: Michael Jordan, Bugs Bunny, Wayne Knight, Bill Murray, Danny DeVito, Charles Barkley, Patrick Ewing, Muggsy Bogues, Larry Johnson, Shawn Bradley
Director: Joe Pytka
Director: Joe Pytka
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Reviews for Space Jam
A cynical attempt to cash in on the popularity of Warner Bros. cartoon characters and basketball player Michael Jordan, inspired by a Nike commercial.
Visually, it's a mess: the attempts to blend 2- and 3-D animation with live-action and computer-generated images produce scenes that are fuzzier than the storyline.
In basketball terms, Space Jam is more akin to the 'garbage time' that concludes lopsided games, when reckless playing is no substitute for the real thing.
Why do we have to have jokes about spitting and flatulence and other vulgarisms in a movie aimed at children?
Pitiful live-action/animation mix proves only that MJ can't act and that Coca Cola can peddle its advertising to children in the form of a 90-minute sham.
What delights is the interaction between Jordan and our favorite cartoon characters. Appearances by Larry Bird and Bill Murray add nice touches, too.
This movie, which could just as easily be called The Michael Jordan Worship Show, plays like a 90-minute homage to His Airness, selling his every virtue.
This film was made very quickly by animation standards, and the haste shows.
Space Jam is harmless kiddie fare, but it may not be every adult's idea of a good time.
The movie's undermining flaw is its lack of screen magic (and first-rate cartoon gags) that Who Framed Roger Rabbit had throughout.
O erro mais grave dos roteiristas foi confundir a identidade do verdadeiro astro do filme: a história deveria girar em torno de Pernalonga, e não de Michael Jordan.
No matter if you’re a basketball fan, a cartoon fan, or a movie fan, Space Jam offers little that will excite you or involve you. You’d get more excitement watching a local pick-up game.
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