Space Jam facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Space Jam |
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| Directed by | Joe Pytka |
| Produced by | Ivan Reitman Joe Medjuck Daniel Goldberg |
| Written by | Leo Benvenuti Steve Rudnick Timothy Harris Herschel Weingrod |
| Starring | Michael Jordan Wayne Knight Billy West Dee Bradley Baker Danny DeVito |
| Music by | James Newton Howard |
| Cinematography | Michael Chapman |
| Editing by | Sheldon Kahn |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Family Entertainment |
| Release date(s) | November 15, 1996 |
| Running time | 88 mins. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $80 million |
| Money made | $230,418,342 |
Space Jam is a 1996 live-action/animated movie comedy movie that was produced by Ivan Reitman, Joe Medjuck, and Daniel Goldberg, directed by Joe Pytka, and stars former basketball star Michael Jordan and Looney Tunes. The movie won a Grammy Award in 1998 for Best Song Written Specifically for Motion Picture or for Television for R. Kelly's "I Believe I Can Fly". A sequel titled Space Jam: A New Legacy, starring current NBA star LeBron James, is scheduled to be released in July 16, 2021.
Release Dates
Cast
Live-action
- Michael Jordan as a fictional version of himself
- Bill Murray as himself
- Wayne Knight as Stan Podolak
- Thom Barry as James Jordan, Michael Jordan's father.
- Theresa Randle as Juanita Jordan
- Manner Washington as Jeffrey Jordan
- Eric Gordon as Marcus Jordan
- Penny Bae Bridges as Jasmine Jordan
Voices
- Billy West as Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd
- Dee Bradley Baker as Daffy Duck, The Tasmanian Devil, and Toro
- Danny DeVito as Mister Swackhammer
- Bob Bergen as Hubie and Bertie, Marvin the Martian, Porky Pig, and Tweety
- Bill Farmer as Sylvester, Yosemite Sam, and Foghorn Leghorn
- June Foray as Granny, and Witch Hazel
- Kath Soucie as Lola Bunny
- Maurice LaMarche as Pepé Le Pew
Images for kids
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Space Jam producer Ivan Reitman in 2011. A conversation between him and a Nike executive sparked the idea of a film starring Michael Jordan and Bugs Bunny.
See also
In Spanish: Space Jam para niños
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