Space Jam

Space Jam. For a nation of fans missing their sports, here’s Michael Jordan playing basketball with cartoon characters! The film documents what happened to Michael Jordan between his retirement in ’93 and his comeback in ’95: he was recruited by the Looney Tunes to help them win their freedom in a basketball match so the ‘Toons wouldn’t end up as slaves at an intergalactic amusement park owned by Mr. Swackhammer, voiced by the incomparable Danny DeVito. Charles Barkley steals every scene he’s in. It’s all true! Would I lie to you?

first published 4/3/2020