Space Jam
- Release Date
- November 15, 1996
- Director
- Joe Pytka
- Cast
- Michael Jordan , Wayne Knight , Theresa Randle , Manner Washington , Eric Gordon , Penny Bae Bridges
- Runtime
- 88
- Main Genre
- Animation
- Writers
- Leo Benvenuti , Steve Rudnick , Timothy Harris , Herschel Weingrod
- Tagline
- Get ready to jam
Summary
Swackhammer, an evil alien theme park owner, needs a new attraction at Moron Mountain. When his gang, the Nerdlucks, heads to Earth to kidnap Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes, Bugs challenges them to a basketball game to determine their fate. The aliens agree, but they steal the powers of NBA basketball players, including Larry Bird and Charles Barkley -- so Bugs gets some help from superstar Michael Jordan.
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