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 fun movie from 1996. It mixes real actors with animated cartoon characters. The film is a comedy about basketball star Michael Jordan and the famous Looney Tunes characters.
Joe Pytka directed the movie. Ivan Reitman, Joe Medjuck, and Daniel Goldberg produced it. The movie won a Grammy Award in 1998. This was for the song "I Believe I Can Fly" by R. Kelly. A new movie called Space Jam: A New Legacy came out in 2021. It stars current NBA player LeBron James.
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Meet the Cast of Space Jam
This movie features a mix of real actors and talented voice actors. They bring the story to life.
Live-Action Stars
These actors play real people in the movie.
- Michael Jordan plays a version of himself.
- Bill Murray also plays himself.
- Wayne Knight plays Stan Podolak.
- Thom Barry plays James Jordan, Michael Jordan's father.
- Theresa Randle plays Juanita Jordan.
- Manner Washington plays Jeffrey Jordan.
- Eric Gordon plays Marcus Jordan.
- Penny Bae Bridges plays Jasmine Jordan.
Voice Actors and Cartoon Characters
These actors give voices to your favorite cartoon characters.
- Billy West voices Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd.
- Dee Bradley Baker voices Daffy Duck, The Tasmanian Devil, and Toro.
- Danny DeVito voices Mister Swackhammer.
- Bob Bergen voices Hubie and Bertie, Marvin the Martian, Porky Pig, and Tweety.
- Bill Farmer voices Sylvester, Yosemite Sam, and Foghorn Leghorn.
- June Foray voices Granny and Witch Hazel.
- Kath Soucie voices Lola Bunny.
- Maurice LaMarche voices 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
