Is a captivating, engaging, and expressive work inspired from the making of the motion picture of the same name, featuring basketball icon and a cast of charming Looney Tunes personalities. It is a collection of enthusiasm and charm, bold in expression and passionate in both it's lyrical quality and amazing variety of artists, bringing forth a broad landscape of musical style and form. Opens up the jam with the universally appealing single 'Fly Like an Eagle.' Addresses the listeners and a generation of youth about the satisfaction of being a winner, and the mood of the song creates a great sense of belief in oneself, energizing one to genuinely work to accomplish and be a meaningful success in life.
Create more electricity with an anthem perfect for game play with the song entitled 'Space Jam.' , and collaborate as rap virtuosos to create a blend of soulful grooves and thought-provoking lyrics in 'Hit 'Em High.' Provides the album's moment of wonder and enthusiasm, helping everybody 'find their smile again.' Lights up her promise to be there for you, and lay her life on the line with 'For You I Will.' A song of faith and optimism, it's perfect for the happy couple during this movie night date at the theatre. Shake it up with a scintillating jam about the one you admire even though which you don't know his name, proclaiming 'boy you turn me upside down.'
Sparks up this work with a percussive electric dance tune perfect for your neighboring dance club. 'Keep your head up high/Give my a love a try/I'm giving you all that I've got/My love is free' is a happy and hopeful message. And get the groove on with melodic blend of romance and comedy. Lifts up the spirits and melts the heart with this hopeful ballad of trust and a promising future in 'I Turn to You.' Introduces and into the mix with 'All of My Days,' a mix of hip-hop, expressive rap, and honest melodic harmonies. Light up the track with a big-band-oriented, jazz rock fusion feel, featuring guest artist in the '70s dance hit 'That's the Way (I Like It).' Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd put an exclamation point on this fun-filled listening experience with splendor in 'Buggin'.'
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Running time88 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBudget$80 millionBox office$230.4 millionSpace Jam is a 1996 American directed. Starring, the film presents a of what happened between Jordan's from the in 1993 and his in 1995, in which he is enlisted by the to help them win their freedom in a basketball match against the Monstars working for Mr. Swackhammer, the ruthless owner of the intergalactic amusement park Moron Mountain who seeks to enslave the Looney Tunes as his newest attractions.Released theatrically by on November 15, 1996, Space Jam received largely mixed reviews from critics but was a box office success, opening at No. 1 in the North American box office and grossing over $230 million worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing basketball film of all time.A sequel, titled and starring, is scheduled for release on July 16, 2021. Contents.Plot In 1973, a young tells that he wants to go to to play in the championship team, then go to the.
A compilation of highlights from Jordan's basketball career from his years to his years with the, is followed by an excerpt from the 1993 press conference in which Jordan announced his retirement from professional basketball, to pursue a career in baseball, in which Jordan is popular, but less skilled. Meanwhile, in outer space, the Moron Mountain faces decline.
Its owner, Mr. Swackhammer, sends his diminutive minions, the Nerdlucks, to Earth to abduct the as a new attraction. Upon the Nerdlucks' arrival, and the other Looney Tunes take advantage of the Nerdlucks' small stature and challenge them to a game of basketball. Through a cursory course on the definition of basketball, the Nerdlucks learn that the sport's best players are employed by the NBA, and accept the proposal. After stealing the talents of NBA players, and, the Nerdlucks transform themselves into the large, muscular and talented Monstars, which prompts Bugs to seek professional aid.While with and and his personal assistant, Stan Podolack, Jordan is suddenly lassoed down a hole and into the Looney Tunes' world.
Bugs explains the situation to Jordan, whom hope is placed on as one of the best basketball players in the world. Although Jordan is initially reluctant, he agrees to play after a confrontation with the Monstars insults his pride. He sends Bugs and Daffy back to his house to obtain his basketball gear, where Stan sees them and follows them back to Loony Tune land, where Michael reluctantly agrees to let him help. Meanwhile, the sudden incapacity of the five NBA players leads to worldwide panic that results in the NBA season ending early. They try to restore their skills through practice, hospitalization, therapy and prayer, but to no avail. On the day of the match, the Monstars dominate the first half, sinking the Looney Tunes' morale. Stan overhears about how the Monstars obtained their talent and informs Jordan.
Bugs and Jordan rally the team and dominate the third quarter using old-school gags. During a timeout, Jordan raises the stakes with Swackhammer: a win by the Looney Tunes would require the Monstars returning their stolen talents while a win by the Monstars would earn Swackhammer Jordan as a new attraction for his amusement park.With ten seconds left in the game, the Looney Tunes are down by one point, and one player, due to most of them being injured from the Monstars' rough playing. Bill Murray shows up in a surprise move, and is recruited to fill the spot. In the final seconds, Murray pulls off some impressive moves to help Jordan gain the ball, Jordan jumps for a dunk shot but is grabbed by the Monstars and pulled back. Remembering a remark from Bugs that cartoon physics apply to him, he extends his arm and scores the winning points, making the Looney Tunes the winner of the match.
Seeing the Monstars being reprimanded by Swackhammer, Jordan helps them realize that they only listened to him because they were smaller. The Monstars encase Swackhammer in a rocket and send him back to his amusement park. Giving up their stolen talent, the Nerdlucks are recruited into the Looney Tunes ensemble and drop off Jordan at his next baseball game. Later, Jordan visits the incapacitated basketball players and returns their talent, to which the players provoke a reluctant Jordan into participating in a three-on-three match.
Main article:The sold enough albums to be certified as 6-times Platinum. It also served as a high point for musical artist, whose song ' not only was a hit, but earned him two Grammy Awards. Other tracks included a cover of 's ' (by ), ' (by, and ), ' (by & ), ' (by ), ' (by ) and ' (by ). The film's title song was performed by the.There was also an original scoring soundtrack featured most of the scores from the movie, except the main Merrie Melodies Theme itself.Release released Space Jam through its division on November 15, 1996.The film made its cable television premiere on on March 14, 1999, while it made its network television premiere on 's on November 14, 1999.
Home media released the film on, and on March 11, 1997. The VHS tape was reprinted and re-released through Warner Home Video's catalog promotions: The Warner Bros.
75th Anniversary Celebration (1998), Century Collection (1999), Century 2000 (2000) and Warner Spotlight (2001). The film was re-released on DVD on July 25, 2000. On October 28, 2003, the film was released as a 2-disc, special-edition DVD including newly made extras such as a commentary track and a featurette.
On October 2, 2007, Space Jam for Video for was released. On November 6, 2007, Space Jam was featured as one of four films in Warner Home Video's 4-Film Favorites: Family Comedies collection DVD (the other three being —which was released seven years after Space Jam, and ). On February 8, 2011, the first disc of the previous 2-disc edition was released by itself in a film-only edition DVD and on October 4, the film was released for the first time in widescreen HD on which, save for an hour of classic Looney Tunes shorts, ported over all the extras from the 2003 2-disc edition DVD.A double DVD and Blu-ray release, paired with Looney Tunes: Back in Action, was released on June 7, 2016.On November 15, 2016, Warner Bros. Released another Space Jam Blu-ray to commemorate the film's 20th anniversary.Merchandise Space Jam later expanded into a which includes comics, video games and merchandise. The Space Jam franchise is estimated to have generated $6 billion in total revenue. Comics The film was adapted into a published by through their imprint 'Warner Bros Reading' that published the 'Looney Tunes', 'Tiny Toon Adventures', 'Animaniacs' and 'Pinky & The Brain' monthly comic books. The special issue was written by David Cody Weiss and drawn by Leonardo Batic.
Video games A by, a for the, and by, and a handheld game by were released based on the film. Reception Critical response On review aggregator, the film holds a 43% approval rating based on 75 reviews, with an average rating of 5.32/10. The website's critics consensus reads, '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.' , which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 59 out of 100 based on 22 critics, indicating 'mixed or average reviews'. Audiences polled by gave the film an average grade of 'A−' on an A+ to F scale.and of the and both gave Space Jam a thumbs up, although Siskel's praise was more reserved. In his review, Ebert gave the film three-and a-half stars and noted, ' Space Jam is a happy marriage of good ideas—three films for the price of one, giving us a comic treatment of the career adventures of Michael Jordan, crossed with a Looney Tunes cartoon and some showbiz warfare. The result is delightful, a family movie in the best sense (which means the adults will enjoy it, too).'
Siskel focused much of his praise on Jordan's performance, saying, 'He wisely accepted as a first movie a script that builds nicely on his genial personality in an assortment of TV ads. The sound bites are just a little longer.' Also gave the film a positive review (three stars), stating that 'Jordan is very engaging, the vintage characters perform admirably. And the computer-generated special effects are a collective knockout.'
Of praised the film for its humor as well as the Looney Tunes' antics and Jordan's acting.Although of criticized the film's animation, she later went on to say that the film is a 'fond tribute to the Looney Tunes characters' past.' Michael Wilmington of the Chicago Tribune criticized some aspects of the film, stating, '.we don't get the co-stars' best stuff. Michael doesn't soar enough. The Looney Tunes don't pulverize us the way they did when, or were in charge.' Yet overall, he also liked the film, giving it 3 stars and saying: 'Is it cute?
Is it a crowd-pleaser? Is it classic? (Though it could have been.)' In a dismissive review, gave the film two stars and called it a 'cynical attempt to cash in on the popularity of Warner Bros. Cartoon characters and basketball player Michael Jordan, inspired by a Nike commercial.' McGurk of gave the film 2 1/2 stars, saying that 'Technical spectacle amounts to nothing without a good story.' Main article:A sequel to Space Jam was planned as early as 1997. As development began, Space Jam 2 was going to involve a new basketball competition between the Looney Tunes and a new villain named Berserk-O!
Artist was tasked with designing Berserk-O! And his henchmen.
Would have returned to direct and signed on as the animation supervisors. However, Jordan did not agree to star in a sequel, and Warner Bros. Eventually canceled plans for Space Jam 2.Several potential sequels, including Spy Jam with, that would end up becoming the basis for. Race Jam with, a golf-centered film with, and Skate Jam with were all discussed but never came to be.In February 2014, Warner Bros.
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Officially announced development of a sequel that will star. In July 2015, James and his film studio, SpringHill Entertainment, signed a deal with Warner Bros. For television, film and digital content after receiving positive reviews for his role in. By 2016, signed onto the project as director, and co-screenwriter with Andrew Dodge and Alfredo Botello. By August 2018, Lin left the project, and was hired to direct the film. In September 2018, was announced as a producer for the film. Filming would take place in California and within a of.
Prior to production, the film received $21.8 million in tax credits as a result of a new tax incentive program from the state.In February 2019, after releasing the official logo with a promotional poster, Space Jam 2 was announced to be scheduled for release on July 16, 2021. Principal photography began on June 25, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
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