Space Jam (1996)
Directed by Joe Pytka
With their freedom on the line, the Looney Tunes seek the help of NBA superstar Michael Jordan to win a basketball game against a team of moronic aliens.
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Indeed, "Space Jam" could make its most profound impact if it was juxtaposed with the outrageous, utterly guileless stereotypes of Warners' most notorious cartoon, 1943's "Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs."
If you're old enough to relish your encounters with such classic shorts as What's Opera, Doc? or Duck Dodgers in the 24 1/2 Century, then Space Jam is little more than a feeble extension.
"Who Framed Roger Rabbit" meets "Hoosiers"!
The idea behind Space Jam is simple: to resuscitate the Looney Tunes characters in a big way—and on the back of Robert Zemeckis' 1988 hit live-action-animation hybrid Who Framed Roger Rabbit—by pairing the likes of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck with Michael Jordan.
The co-stars do interact, but not to the extent that the live actors and toons mixed it up the vastly superior "Who Framed Roger Rabbit."
That said, Space Jam still is a technical marvel -- the best blend of reality and paint since Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
But "Space Jam," produced by Ivan ("Ghostbusters") Reitman and directed by Joe Pytka, doesn�t have the unforgettable pizazz of "Who Framed Roger Rabbit," which used human-toon interaction to more imaginative advantage.
But "Space Jam," produced by Ivan ("Ghostbusters") Reitman and directed by Joe Pytka, doesn�t have the unforgettable pizazz of "Who Framed Roger Rabbit," which used human-toon interaction to more imaginative advantage.