Space Jam Movies

MOVIE TITLE	RELEASE DATE
1996. “Space Jam”	12 December 1996

STARRING:

Cast

•Michael Jordan as himself, an NBA shooting guard for the Chicago Bulls who retires to pursue a career in baseball.
•Brandon Hammond portrays a younger Jordan.
•Wayne Knight as Stanley "Stan" Podolak, a publicist and assistant who helps Jordan.
•Theresa Randle as Juanita Jordan, Michael's supportive wife.
•Bill Murray as himself, an actor and Jordan's friend.
•Larry Bird as himself, the Boston Celtics forward and Jordan's friend.
•Charles Barkley as himself, the Phoenix Suns power forward who gets his talent stolen by Pound.
•Patrick Ewing as himself, the New York Knicks center who gets his talent stolen by Bang.
•Shawn Bradley as himself, the Philadelphia 76ers center who gets his talent stolen by Blanko.
•Larry Johnson as himself, the Charlotte Hornets power forward who gets his talent stolen by Bupkus.
•Muggsy Bogues as himself, the Hornets point guard who gets his talent stolen by Nawt.
•Thom Barry as James R. Jordan, Sr., Michael's father.
•Penny Bae Bridges as Jasmine Jordan, Michael's daughter.
•Additionally, Dan Castellaneta and Patricia Heaton appear as basketball fans.

Voices

•Danny DeVito as Mr. Swackhammer, the proprietor of the intergalactic theme park "Moron Mountain" who seeks new attractions to save his failing business. He is the main antagonist of the film.
•Billy West as Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd
•Dee Bradley Baker as Daffy Duck, Tasmanian Devil and Toro
•Bob Bergen as Marvin the Martian, Porky Pig, Tweety Bird, Hubie and Bertie
•Bill Farmer as Foghorn Leghorn, Yosemite Sam and Sylvester the Cat
•Maurice LaMarche as Pepe Le Pew
•June Foray as Granny
•Kath Soucie as Lola Bunny, a female rabbit who plays for the Tune Squad. Lola is a new character introduced in this film.
•Frank W. Welker as Charles, Michael's pet bulldog who menaces both Bugs and Daffy when they are in Michael's house.
•Colleen Wainwright as Sniffles, a tiny mouse.
•Pound, the orange leader of the Nerdlucks, is voiced by Jocelyn Blue as a Nerdluck and Darnell Suttles as a Monstar.
•Bang, the belligerent green Nerdluck, is voiced by June Melby as a Nerdluck and Joey Camen as a Monstar.
•Bupkus, the giggly and crazy purple Nerdluck, is voiced by Catherine Reitman as a Nerdluck and Dorian Harewood as a Monstar.
•Blanko, the dim-witted and gangly blue Nerdluck, is voiced by Charity James as a Nerdluck and Steve Kehela as a Monstar.
•Nawt, the diminutive and clever red Nerdluck, is voiced by Colleen Wainwright as a Nerdluck and T. K. Carter as a Monstar.

SYNOPSIS:

In 1973, Michael Jordan is practicing basketball. His father steps out and tells him it is bedtime, but lets him make a few more shots. Jordan shoots while making several wishes like going to the University of North Carolina, playing on a championship team, joining the NBA, going on to play baseball, and successfully scores every shot. Impressed, Jordan's father jokingly asks if next he is going to wish he could fly, and Jordan turns to make one final shot.

In 1993, Jordan announces his retirement from professional basketball to follow his now deceased father's career as a baseball player. However, he is not as skilled in baseball as he was in basketball. Jordan is assigned a publicist and assistant, Stan Podolak, to make his new career less bumpy.

Elsewhere, in outer space, an intergalactic amusement park called Moron Mountain faces dwindling popularity, so its owner, Mr. Swackhammer, sends his diminutive minions, the Nerdlucks, to capture the Looney Tunes as new entertainment. The Looney Tunes live in an animated world called Looney Tunes Land hidden in the center of Earth, but ignore the Nerdlucks' threats and challenge them to a game of basketball.

The Nerdlucks steal the talents of professional basketball players Charles Barkley, Shawn Bradley, Patrick Ewing, Larry Johnson and Muggsy Bogues, leaving them incapable of playing. The Nerdlucks absorb the talent, transforming into the gigantic "Monstars" who easily intimidate and terrorize the Looney Tunes.

While playing golf with Bill Murray, Larry Bird and Stan, Jordan is sucked down a hole and is recruited by Bugs Bunny to help the Tunes win against the Monstars. Jordan at first refuses, saying he does not play basketball anymore, but changes his decision after he is insulted and humiliated by the Monstars. He then sends Bugs and Daffy Duck to his house to retrieve his basketball gear.

Meanwhile, Stan has been digging out the golf hole to find Jordan, but spots Bugs and Daffy leaping down another one and pursues them, reuniting with Jordan in the Tunes' world and joins their team, the Tune Squad. Another new recruit is Lola Bunny, a skilled basketball player whom Bugs falls in love with.

On the day of the match, the Monstars dominate the first half, leaving the Looney Tunes unconfident. Stan overhears a conversation between the Monstars and Swackhammer, learning of how they gained their talent and informs Jordan and the Tune Squad. Bugs and Jordan convince the rest of the Tune Squad to fight back and the first quarter of the second half allows the Tunes to catch up using old school gags and Acme weaponry. During a timeout, Jordan raises the stakes of the game with Swackhammer: a win by the Tune Squad would require the Monstars to give their stolen talents back to the NBA players, while a Monstars win would get Jordan as a new attraction.

To ensure his victory, Swackhammer has the Monstars play rough and injure all of the Tune Squad until only Jordan, Bugs, Daffy, Lola and Stan are left. Stan becomes the fifth player and manages to score, but is literally flattened by the Monstars and is removed from the court. The referee, Marvin the Martian, informs Jordan that unless the team gets a fifth player, they will have to forfeit the game, at which point Murray appears and volunteers to be the team's fifth member.

In the final seconds of the game, Jordan gains the ball and manages to use cartoon physics to extend his arm and score the winning points. Murray retires from basketball and the Monstars blast Swackhammer to the Moon in a rocket when Jordan makes them realize that, since they are no longer smaller than him, they do not have to take his abuse anymore. Jordan convinces them to give up the stolen talents, and the Looney Tunes agree to recruit the reformed Nerdlucks in their ensemble. Jordan and a recovered Stan return to the surface, the Nerdlucks dropping them off at Jordan's next baseball game.

Later on, the two visit the incapacitated basketball players and return their talent. The players invite Jordan to a three-on-three match, but when he declines, they question his loss of talent. Jordan later returns to the Chicago Bulls to resume his basketball career.

MOVIE TITLE	RELEASE DATE
2003. “Looney Tunes - Back in Action”	November 14, 2003

STARRING:

Cast

Brendan Fraser as Damian "D. J." Drake, Jr. / himself
Jenna Elfman as Kate Houghton
Steve Martin as Mr. Chairman
Heather Locklear as Dusty Tails
Joan Cusack as Mother
Timothy Dalton as Damian Drake
Bill Goldberg as Bob Smith
Don Stanton as Mr. Warner
Dan Stanton as Mr. Warner's brother
Mary Woronov as Acme VP, Bad Ideas
Marc Lawrence as Acme VP, Stating the Obvious
Ron Perlman as Acme VP, Never Learning
Robert Picardo as Acme VP, Rhetorical Questions
Bill McKinney as Acme VP, Nitpicking
Vernon Wells as Acme VP, Child Labor
George Murdock as Acme VP, Unfairly Promoted
Leo Rossi as Acme VP, Climbing to the Top
Archie Hahn as Stunt Director
Dick Miller as Security Guard (cameo)
Roger Corman as Hollywood Director (cameo)
Paula Abdul as herself (cameo)
Jeff Gordon as himself (cameo)
Matthew Lillard as himself (cameo)
Kevin McCarthy as Dr. Miles Bennell (cameo)
Peter Graves as Civil Defense Film Host (cameo, uncredited)
Michael Jordan as himself (cameo via archive footage from Space Jam)

Voices

Brendan Fraser also voiced Tasmanian Devil and Tasmanian She-Devil
Joe Alaskey as Daffy Duck, Bugs Bunny, Sylvester, Beaky Buzzard, and Mama Bear
Jeff Bennett as Foghorn Leghorn, Yosemite Sam, and Nasty Canasta
Billy West as Elmer Fudd and Peter Lorre
Eric Goldberg as Marvin the Martian, Speedy Gonzales, and Tweety
Bruce Lanoil as Pepé Le Pew
June Foray as Granny
Bob Bergen as Porky Pig
Casey Kasem as Shaggy Rogers
Frank Welker as Scooby-Doo
Danny Chambers as Cottontail Smith
Stan Freberg as Junior Bear
Will Ryan as Papa Bear
Danny Mann as Robo Dog and Spy Car
Mel Blanc as Gremlin Car (archive recordings)
Paul Julian as Road Runner (archive recordings) (uncredited)
Bill Roberts as Michigan J. Frog (archive recordings) (uncredited)
Jackie Morrow as Owl Jolson (archive recordings) (uncredited)

SYNOPSIS:

Weary of playing villainous roles in Bugs Bunny's cartoons, Daffy Duck demands his own animated film, but is instead fired by Vice President of Comedy Kate Houghton. Security guard and aspiring stuntman DJ Drake is ordered to escort Daffy from the studio; in the ensuing chase, a Batmobile demolishes the water tower, leading to DJ's dismissal. Daffy follows DJ home, where the latter receives a message from his father, actor Damian Drake, who DJ learns is a secret agent. Damian tells DJ to travel to Las Vegas, contact his associate Dusty Tails, and find the blue monkey diamond. Damian is then captured by the Acme Corporation, led by the eccentric Mr. Chairman. DJ and Daffy depart for Las Vegas.

Bugs' routines fail without Daffy. Kate is told to rehire Daffy, or face termination herself. Kate and Bugs arrive at DJ's house, where they find Damian's TVR Tuscan and use it in pursuit of DJ and Daffy. In Las Vegas, DJ and Daffy meet Dusty in a casino owned by Yosemite Sam, who is employed by Acme. Dusty gives them a unique playing card, a clue to finding the diamond. Sam and his henchmen pursue DJ and Daffy for the card, but they flee with Bugs and Kate. The Tuscan crashes in a desert, where Wile E. Coyote tries in vain to steal the card from the group.

The group eventually discovers Area 52, run by a woman known as Mother. Mother shows the group a short film about the blue monkey, which can devolve humans into monkeys. Marvin the Martian, imprisoned in the facility, leads a group of aliens to try to steal the card, but DJ's group escapes. Seeing Mona Lisa's face on the card, the group conclude they must view the painting in the Louvre.

At the Louvre, the group discover that the card contains a viewing window for the Mona Lisa and use it to discover a hidden map of Africa. Elmer Fudd appears and chases Bugs and Daffy through several paintings to obtain the card. Meanwhile, Kate is kidnapped by Beaky Buzzard and Smith, Mr. Chairman's bodyguard. DJ rescues Kate, while Elmer disintegrates into tiny dots after emerging from a pointillist painting.

The group travels to Africa and meet Granny, Sylvester, and Tweety, who escort them to the ruins of a jungle temple containing the blue monkey. At that point, Granny and company reveal themselves to be Mr. Chairman, Smith, and Taz in disguise. Mr. Chairman teleports everyone to the Acme headquarters and tricks DJ into giving him the diamond in exchange for Damian's release.

Marvin is sent to place the diamond in an Acme satellite's ray gun; with it, Mr. Chairman plans to turn most of the world's population into monkeys to make his products before reverting the population into people who will buy them. DJ and Kate rescue Damian from a death trap, while Bugs and Daffy chase Marvin into space. Marvin defeats Bugs, prompting Daffy to become Duck Dodgers in order to destroy the diamond. The intervention leads to Mr. Chairman transforming into a monkey, leading to his arrest. Bugs and Daffy return to Earth, where it is revealed that the preceding events were staged. Bugs promises Daffy that they will be equal partners, before the latter is flattened by the Looney Tunes rings. Porky Pig attempts to close the film with "That's all, folks!", but the studio closes, to Porky's indignation.

MOVIE TITLE	RELEASE DATE
2021. “Space Jam - A New Legacy”	16 July 2021

STARRING:

Live-Action Cast

•LeBron James as himself; James also voices his animated counterpart.

•Stephen Kankole as young LeBron (13 years)

•Don Cheadle as Al-G Rhythm, a self-aware, bratty, and deceitful AI whose name is a pun on algorithm. Cheadle also voices Al-G Rhythm's computerized form. Cheadle was a fan of Michael Jordan, the original film and the Looney Tunes cartoons, so he accepted the role once it was pitched to him.

•Cedric Joe as Dominic "Dom" James, LeBron's younger son, who aspires to become a video game developer; Dom is a fictionalized version of Bryce James.

•Sonequa Martin-Green as Kamiyah James, LeBron's wife; Kamiyah is a fictionalized version of Savannah James.

•Khris Davis as Malik, LeBron's childhood friend.

•Jalyn Hall as young Malik (13 years)

•Ceyair J. Wright as Darius James, LeBron's eldest son; Darius is a fictionalized version of Bronny James.

•Harper Leigh Alexander as Xosha James, LeBron's daughter; Xosha is a fictionalized version of Zhuri James.
•Ernie Johnson Jr. as himself, working as a commentator during the game.

•Lil Rel Howery as himself, working with Johnson in commentating on the game.

•Xosha Roquemore appears as Shanice James, LeBron's mother and a fictionalized version of Gloria Marie James; Wood Harris appears as Coach C, LeBron's childhood coach; Sarah Silverman and Steven Yeun portray Warner Bros. executives; and Slink Johnson appears as a security guard. Basketball players Sue Bird, Draymond Green, and A'ja Wilson cameo as themselves in a flashback in which Dom met them at a gathering attended by LeBron.

While Michael Jordan does not appear in the film, he is briefly seen on the Space Jam poster shown in Al-G Rhythm's Warner 3000 pitch. Michael B. Jordan cameos as himself, appearing as a visual gag; this was teased by Cheadle prior to the film's release, who stated, "Michael Jordan is in the movie, but not in the way that you would expect it." B. Jordan was invited to appear in the film when he visited the set and hung out with James; Malcolm D. Lee was interested in having Michael Jordan appear in a post-credits scene saying that he took the movie "very personal" after Bugs Bunny asks him about his opinion in a reference to The Last Dance, but the idea didn't materialize. Bill Murray, who appeared in the original film, makes a photographic cameo playing golf alongside Bugs Bunny in the credits.

Appearances via archive footage include Mike Myers, Seth Green and Robert Wagner as Austin Powers / Dr. Evil, Scott Evil and Number Two, respectively (Austin Powers series); Ingrid Bergman as Ilsa Lund (Casablanca); and Josh Helman as Slit (Mad Max: Fury Road).

Voice Cast

•Jeff Bergman as Bugs Bunny, Sylvester, Yosemite Sam, Fred Flintstone, and Yogi Bear

•Eric Bauza as Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Foghorn Leghorn, Elmer Fudd and Marvin the Martian

•Zendaya as Lola Bunny. Zendaya was called up by Ryan Coogler to voice Lola in the film, an offer she accepted because of her interest in working with Coogler and being a fan of the original film, in addition to her family's history with basketball.

•Bob Bergen as Tweety

•Candi Milo as Granny

•Gabriel Iglesias as Speedy Gonzales

•Fred Tatasciore as Taz

•Jim Cummings provided additional uncredited vocals for Taz.

•Paul Julian (archive recordings) as the Road Runner (uncredited)

•Anthony Davis as The Brow, a member of the Goon Squad and avatar of Davis with prehensile bald eagle-like wings instead of arms. The character is named after one of Davis's nicknames.

•Damian Lillard as Chronos, a robotic Goon Squad member and avatar of Lillard who can manipulate time. The character is inspired by Lillard's nickname "Dame Time".

•Klay Thompson as Wet-Fire, an elemental member of the Goon Squad and avatar of Thompson who possesses aquakinetic and pyrokinetic abilities in his two respective forms. The character is inspired in part by the "Splash Brothers" nickname given to the duo of Thompson and Stephen Curry. The water powers represent his ability to shoot threes and the fire represents him going all out when he plays.

•Nneka Ogwumike as Arachnneka, a member of the Goon Squad and avatar of Ogwumike with a spider-like appearance and abilities.

•Diana Taurasi as White Mamba, a Nāga-like member of the Goon Squad and avatar of Taurasi. The character is inspired by Taurasi's eponymous nickname.

•Rosario Dawson as Wonder Woman, who mentors Lola and oversees the latter's trial. Dawson reprises her role from the DC Animated Movie Universe.

•Justin Roiland as Rick Sanchez and Morty Smith, who experiment on Taz before returning him to Bugs.

In addition to voicing the Goon Squad, Davis, Lillard, Thompson, Ogwumike, and Taurasi appear as themselves in live-action cameos. Looney Tunes characters who appear in non-speaking roles include Wile E. Coyote, Gossamer, K-9, Charlie Dog, The Three Bears, the Crusher, Witch Hazel, Sam Sheepdog, Rocky and Mugsy, Playboy Penguin, and Nasty Canasta. Penelope Pussycat was present in the film's merchandising and advertising as part of the Tune Squad, but was not included in the film's finished version.

The Nerdlucks, the antagonists of the original Space Jam, appear as spectators during the game via archive footage. James confirmed prior to its release that their Monstars forms would not appear in the film.

SYNOPSIS:

In 1998, a young LeBron James is dropped off at a youth league game by his mother. His friend Malik gives him a Game Boy, on which LeBron plays until his coach persuades him to focus more on his skills. After he misses a potential buzzer beater and is reprimanded by his coach, LeBron decides to follow his advice and discards the Game Boy.

In the present day, LeBron aspires for his sons, Darius and Dominic, to pursue basketball careers. While LeBron's attempts with Darius are progressive, Dom aspires to become a video game developer. LeBron, Malik, and Dom are later invited to Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California to discuss a film deal; LeBron dismisses the idea while Dom is interested in the studio's Warner 3000 software-particularly its AI, Al-G Rhythm. Their differing views lead to an argument as Dom reveals his resentment towards LeBron's aspirations. Al-G, who has become self-aware and grown a desire for more recognition from the world, lures them to the basement server room and traps them in the Warner Bros. Serververse.

Taking Dom prisoner, Al-G orders LeBron to form a basketball team to compete against his own, only earning his freedom if he wins, and sends him through the Serververse to an abandoned Tune World saved only for Bugs Bunny, who explains that Al-G persuaded the other Looney Tunes to leave their world and explore other Warner Bros. franchises. Using Marvin's spacecraft, the two travel to various worlds such as DC Universe, Mad Max, Austin Powers, Casablanca, Game of Thrones, and The Matrix to locate and recruit the other Looney Tunes to form the Tune Squad. Meanwhile, Al-G persuades Dom to allow his help in upgrading himself and his game, which Al-G intends to use against LeBron.

In Tune World, despite Bugs' objections, LeBron initially insists on teaching the Tune Squad the fundamentals of basketball. They encounter Al-G's team, the Goon Squad, comprised of avatars of basketball players and led by Dom. Al-G turns all the Looney Tunes into CGI versions of themselves and reverts LeBron to live-action, livestreams the game and abducts several viewers, including LeBron's family, into the virtual reality as various Warner Bros. characters arrive. Al-G threatens to delete the Looney Tunes and imprison the real-world spectators permanently if the Goon Squad win.

The Goon Squad easily lead the first half, using their powers to score extra points. LeBron realizes his mistake and allows Bugs to devise a strategy using cartoon physics to improve in the second half. During a time-out, LeBron apologizes to Dom for not respecting his wishes, who forgives him and joins the Tune Squad. Al-G assumes control of the game and the Goon Squad and uses his abilities to substantially strengthen them. Recalling a glitch in Dom's game, wherein a character is deleted and the game crashes after a specific move is inputted, LeBron volunteers to perform the move, but Bugs does so instead, sacrificing himself in the process. LeBron scores the winning point with Dom's help, deleting Al-G and the Goon Squad. The Looney Tunes are reverted to 2D, the Serververse spectators are returned to their respective worlds, and LeBron's family and the other real-world spectators are returned to Earth as Bugs reconciles with his friends before he is deleted.

One week later, LeBron, supporting Dom's wishes, allows him to attend the E3 Game Design Camp. He subsequently reunites with Bugs, who reveals that his cartoon physics allowed him to regenerate and that his friends have entered Earth as well. LeBron allows the Looney Tunes to stay with him until they decide to return to Tune World.