Space Jam (1996 film)

Premiered: November 15, 1996
Length: 87 minutes
Directed by: Joe Pytka
Produced by: Ivan Reitman, Joe Medjuck, Daniel Goldberg
Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Space Jam is a live action/animated film based on Michael Jordan’s return to basketball from retirement telling a fictional tale of how the Looney Tunes inspired his choice. The idea for the film comes from a few Nike ads in the 1990’s featuring Michael Jordan and Bugs Bunny. The film opened at #1 in the U.S. and had a 6x Platinum soundtrack. The soundtrack featured R. Kelly’s Grammy Award winning song, “I Believe I Can Fly”.