Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos
Space Jam
References
Images
Bill Murray, Bugs Bunny, and Michael Jordan in basketball uniforms huddle together on a basketball court in a scene from the movie Space Jam.
Britannica AI Icon

Space Jam

film by Pytka [1996]
Written by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Last updated

Quick Summary

Bill Murray, Bugs Bunny, and Michael Jordan in basketball uniforms huddle together on a basketball court in a scene from the movie Space Jam.
Space Jam (From left) Bill Murray, Bugs Bunny, and Michael Jordan on a lobby card for Space Jam (1996).

Space Jam is a 1996 American live-action/animated sports comedy film directed by Joe Pytka. The movie stars basketball legend Michael Jordan as himself, who is recruited by the Looney Tunes characters, including Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, to help them win a basketball game against a group of aliens. If the Looney Tunes lose, they will be enslaved. The film blends live-action sequences of Jordan interacting with animated characters and features a soundtrack that became very popular.12

Summary created from Britannica articles using AI. AI can make mistakes, so verify using Britannica articles.
2 Britannica Sources
  1. Michael Jordan
  2. Exploring 10 Types of Basketball Movies

Ask Britannica AI about this topic

Britannica doesn't have a full article on this topic, so we've curated a list of our relevant coverage.