![]() Murray and Aykroyd did the Ghostbusters movies together, which were directed by producer Ivan Reitman. When Bill Murray appears in the game, Swackhammer confuses him with Dan Aykroyd, and Murray mentions that "the producer" gave him a ride to the portal.Bang is the most pronounced example, going from nervous and concerned to aggressive and arrogant enough to taunt Michael Jordan. Acquired Situational Narcissism: The Nerdlucks become cocky upon turning into Monstars.Michael Jordan proceeds to raise the stakes by offering himself in servitude as well. Absurdly High-Stakes Game: The Big Game is played to decide the fate of all the Looney Tunes characters as slaves to Swackhammer or not.It is mostly set in 1994, and ends with Jordan's return to basketball in 1995. After the opening credits, (See Artistic Title below) It shifts to Michael Jordan's 1993 press conference about his initial retirement from basketball. 20 Minutes into the Past: The movie opens in 1973, with 10-year old Michael Jordan shooting some hoops and talking with his father about his future.Not related to the jam used in Spaceballs. A crossover with Teen Titans Go!, Teen Titans Go! See Space Jam, was released to tie in with the sequel. It has since been moved again to a specific page, with the main domain now being used for the sequel.Ī sequel, Space Jam: A New Legacy, was released on July 16, 2021. They've since moved it again to a proper, but this time it's HTTPS protected. note Warner eventually finally noticed it, however, so they archived the site under a different URL. It was also one of the earliest movies to feature a tie-in website, which is still running to this day (and has not been updated since 1998). It's not to be confused with Looney Tunes: Back in Action, which was allegedly made to be the direct antithesis of this movie. The film is notable for introducing Bugs' girlfriend Lola Bunny, who has been featured in most Looney Tunes projects made since then. According to this film, saving the Looney Tunes is the reason why he returned to basketball. note In fact, part of the deal was for Jordan to be provided with state of the art training facilities between takes. Thankfully, he wasn't drained of his skills and had actually just unretired at the time the film was made. This is where Michael Jordan comes in, but during the time period the film is set in, he had retired to play baseball (and that's not bad writing, that actually happened). This transforms them into the Monstars (aka - wait for it - The Mean Team). This backfires when it turns out that the Nerdlucks can steal the "talent" from athletes (they do this to NBA players Charles Barkley, Patrick Ewing, Muggsy Bogues, Larry Johnson and Shawn Bradley in one of the movie's many, many subplots). Bugs, noting how tiny the Nerdlucks are, decides to challenge them to a basketball game. They need Jordan's help because these aliens called Nerdlucks intend to take them back to their planet, and make them the new attractions for their evil boss Swackhammer's evil theme park. The Looney Tunes must recruit NBA superstar Michael Jordan to play on their basketball team. After a meeting between producer Ivan Reitman and Nike executives, it was decided to turn the concept into a feature film. Nike had ordered a few commercials featuring Michael Jordan and an animated Bugs Bunny facing off against alien cartoon characters. This 1996 live-action/animated film is what happens when you base a feature-length film upon a sneaker commercial. "Come on and slam, and welcome to the jam!"
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