Space Jam (1996 Bonus Episode)

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In this special bonus episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1996, we’re talking about the animated/live-action hybrid comedy Space Jam. Directed by Joe Pytka and starring Michael Jordan, Wayne Knight, Bill Murray and the voices of Billy West, Danny DeVito and Dee Bradley Baker, Space Jam was a box-office hit and a merchandising bonanza.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/space-jam-1996), Richard Corliss in Time Magazine (http://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,985611,00.html), and Rita Kempley in the Washington Post (https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/review97/spacejamkemp.htm).

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