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Space Jam (1996)
Home Media & Streaming Options
Digital Streaming Vault
Stream on Max / Purchase VOD
Remastered 4K ultra-high definition tracking available across official partner channels.
Retrospective Assets
Watch Quad-City DJ’s Theme Video
Nostalgic mid-90s marketing loops, trailers, and classic Jordan commercial logs attached.
Director
Joe Pytka
Animation Production
Warner Bros. Feature Animation
Co-Producer
Ivan Reitman
Soundtrack Status
6x Platinum Certification
“Get ready to jam.”
Storyline
Following his initial retirement from the NBA to pursue professional baseball, global sports icon Michael Jordan finds his reality completely disrupted. Pulled through a golf hole into the hidden underworld of Looney Tune Land, he is recruited by Bugs Bunny and the classic animation roster to help secure their freedom. The cartoon characters face enslavement at an outer-space amusement park by the Nerdlucks, who have lifestyle-locked the NBA\’s elite talent—including Charles Barkley and Patrick Ewing—to transform into the terrifying Monstars. To win the high-stakes showdown, Jordan must lead the underdog Tune Squad in an explosive, gravity-defying basketball game.
Ensemble Performance Cast
Michael Jordan as Himself
Wayne Knight as Stan Podolak
Bill Murray as Himself
Billy West as Bugs Bunny / Elmer Fudd (Voice)
Dee Bradley Baker as Daffy Duck / Taz (Voice)
Kath Soucie as Lola Bunny (Debut Character Node)
Trivia & Production History
- Commercial Campaign Genesis: The entire multi-million dollar structural asset was famously inspired by a series of highly successful early-90s Nike “Hare Jordan” commercial spots directed by Joe Pytka, proving that ad tracking data could successfully scale into a feature film.
- The Legendary Jordan Dome: To ensure their star asset maintained peak athletic telemetry for his upcoming Chicago Bulls comeback, Warner Bros. constructed a full-sized, private training facility on the studio lot. Dubbed the “Jordan Dome,” it hosted legendary summer pickup games featuring Reggie Miller, Shaquille O\’Neal, and Magic Johnson.
- Unprecedented Multi-Platinum Soundtrack Audio: Engineered via Atlantic Records, the accompanying soundtrack payload transformed into a massive multi-platinum commercial engine. It logged over 6 million units sold globally on the strength of dominant hits from Quad-City DJ\’s, Seal, and Coolio.
- Live-Action Animation Tracking Breakthroughs: The production marked a huge technical leap for Warner Bros. Feature Animation. Software engineers used complex digital tracking matrices to cleanly layer traditional 2D hand-drawn elements onto real-world 35mm physical film tracking sequences.
Box Office Performance Metrics
| Production Capital Footprint | $80,000,000 |
| Opening Weekend Chart Gross (US) | $27,517,166 |
| Worldwide Cumulative Payload | $230,417,034 (Highest grossing basketball film in history) |
Primary Language English
Studio Corporate Banner Warner Bros. Feature Animation / Ivan Reitman
Audio Configuration Mix DTS / Dolby Digital / SDDS
Visual Aspect Ratio 1.85 : 1
Original Release Window November 15, 1996 • Global Theatrical Premiere
The Trailer
A Still from the Movie
Featured Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures
