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Space Jam (Original title)Air Jordan (Working title)
Date: 1996 (Copyright)

Country: USA

Director: Joe Pytka

Production company billing: ©Warner Bros An Ivan Reitman/David Falk-Ken Ross production MPAA globe: 34914
Synopsis: Animation and live-action. Michael Jordan comes out of retirement in order to help the Looney Tunes defeat the alien Nerdlucks in a basketball game.Synopsis: Budget reported as $100m.

Genre:
Animation
Releases
Date: 1996Country: USARelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Colour - Technicolor - Sound - DolbyRuntime: 87 mins

Credits (417)
Production Company: Warner Bros., Executive Producer: David Falk, Executive Producer: Ken Ross, Producer: Ivan Reitman, Producer: Joe Medjuck, Producer: Daniel Goldberg, Line Producer (Animation): Richard T. Sullivan, Line Producer (Digital): Michael Lander, Co-producer: Gordon Webb, Co-producer: Sheldon Kahn, Co-producer: Curtis Polk, Associate Producer (Animation): Dennis Edwards, Unit Production Manager: Gordon Webb, Production Manager (Animation): Melissa Kurtz, Leslie Hough, Production Office Manager: Lisa Morton, Production Co-ordinator (Animation): Brent Kirnbauer, Location Manager: Ira Stanley Rosenstein, Assistant Director (1st): Austin McCann, Assistant Director (2nd): Pamela Cederquist, Assistant Director (2nd 2nd): Elizabeth Herbert, Assistant Director (2nd Unit 1st): Bob Wilson, Assistant Director (2nd Unit 2nd): Michael Neumann, Script Supervisor: Morgan, Casting: Jane Jenkins, Casting: Janet Hirshenson, Casting (Consultant): Alan Berger, Screenplay: Leo Benvenuti, Screenplay: Steve Rudnick, Screenplay: Timothy Harris, Screenplay: Herschel Weingrod, Director of Photography: Michael Chapman, Additional Photography: Jon Mentzer, Camera Operator: Bill Roe, Steadicam Operator: David Luckenbach, Live Action/Animation Visual Effects: Ed Jones, Visual Effects (Production Supervisor): Helen Ostenberg Elswit, Visual Effects (Supervisor): James Lima, Visual Effects (Editor): Christer Hokanson, Visual Effects (Co-ordinator): Steve Dellerson, Miniature Fabrication: Vision Crew Unlimited, Special Visual Effects/Animation: Inc Cinesite, C (Digital Effects Supervisor): Carlos Arguello, Doug Tubach, C (Digital Effects Producer): Mitzi Gallagher, C (Computer Graphs Specialty Compositor): Kevin Lingenfelser, C (Computer Graphs Specialty Compositor): Sean O'Conner, C (Computer Graphs Specialty Compositor): Greg Liegey, Jay Cooper, C (Computer Graphics Stadium Design): Pepe Valencia, C (Computer Graphics Gym Design): Jonathan Privett, C (Stan Character Animation): Dylan Robinson, C (MJ Ball Character Animation): Robb Gardener, C (Moron Mountain Character Animation): Chas Cash, C (Computer Character Animation): Roger Kupelian, Michael Kory, C (Lead Comp Graphs Camera Matchmover): Cristin Pescosolido, C (Digital Compositor): Nelson Sepulveda, C (Digital Compositor): John E. Sasaki, C (Digital Compositor): Bill Gilman, C (Digital Compositor): Chris Holmes, C (Digital Compositor): David Lingenfelser, C (Digital Compositor): Mark Nettleton, C (Digital Compositor): Abra Grupp, C (Digital Compositor): Jerry Sells, C (Digital Compositor): Mark Michaels, C (Digital Compositor): Lisa Dackermann, C (Digital Compositor): Ken Dackermann, C (Digital Compositor): Ed Hawkins, C (Digital Compositor): Sue Rowe, C (Digital Compositor): Bob Lyss, Rich Suchevits, C (Digital Artist): Joe Dubs, C (Digital Artist): Laura Hannigan, C (Digital Artist): Matt Johnson, C (Digital Artist): Valerie McMahon, C (Digital Artist): Lisa Polero, C (Digital Artist): David Rey, C (Digital Artist): Barney Robson, C (Digital Artist): Pat Tubach, C (Digital Artist): Nicki Wakefield, C (Digital Artist): Matt Wilson, C (Digital Artist): Aviv Yaron, C (Digital Artist): Tom Zils, Mike Fevert, C (Computer Graphics Animator): Tim Ketzer, C (Computer Graphics Animator): Raymond King, C (Computer Graphics Animator): Gokhan Kisacikoy, C (Computer Graphics Animator): Eduardo Batres, C (Computer Graphics Animator): Dave Child, C (Computer Graphics Animator): Andrew Paquette, Richard Klein, C (Executive Producer): Warren Franklin, C (Post-production Supervisor): Pat Repola, C (Production Manager): Gil Gagnon, C (Computer Graphics Producer): Jinko Gotoh, C (Lead Producer): Aaron Dem, C (Lead Producer): Scott Dougherty, Alex Bicknell, C (Digital Associate Producer): Michael S. Pryor, C (UK Production Manager): Courtney Vanderslice, C (Stadium Software Engineer): Juan Buhler, Satoshi Koreki, C (Digital Camera Motion): Michael Orlando, Brian Drucker, C (Digital Matte Paintings): Charles Darby, C (Digital Texture Painter): Kerry Nordquist, C (Rotoscope Supervisor): James Valentine, C (Rotoscope Artist): Karen Klein, Mark Lewis, C (Stadium Crowd Replication): Dan Levitan, C (Visual Effects Editor): Shawn Broes, Special Effects Co-ordinator: Darrell Pritchett, Director of Animation: Bruce W. Smith, Tony Cervone, Animation Producer: Ron Tippe, Animation Producer: Jerry Rees, Steven Paul Leiva, Animation Co-producer: Allison Abbate, Supervising Animator: Neil Boyle, Supervising Animator: Chuck Gammage, Supervising Animator: Jim Kammerud, Supervising Animator: Lili Meyer, Supervising Animator: Jeff Siergey, Supervising Animator: Dave Spafford, Supervising Animator: Rob Stevenhagen, Bruce Woodside, Lead Animator: Dino Athanassiou, Lead Animator: Roberto Casale, Lead Animator: Paul Chung, Lead Animator: Shane Doyle, Lead Animator: Gary Dunn, Lead Animator: Martin Fuller, Lead Animator: Dean Roberts, Lead Animator: Dan Root, Brian Smith, Animator: Margot Allen, Animator: Claire Armstrong, Animator: Stephen Baker, Animator: Richard Baneham, Animator: Dave Boudreau, Animator: Dan Boulos, Animator: Spike Brandt, Animator: Mark Broecking, Animator: Adam Burke, Animator: Alberto Campos, Animator: Ronaldo Canfora, Animator: Claire Cantlie, Animator: Jennifer Cardon, Animator: Tod Carter, Animator: Luc Chamberland, Animator: Michael Chavez, Animator: Stan Chiu, Animator: Jesse Cosio, Animator: Alain Costa, Animator: Denis Couchon, Animator: Greg Court, Animator: James Davis, Animator: Murray Debus, Animator: Jeff Etter, Animator: Stuart Evans, Animator: Jerry Forder, Animator: Stephan Franck, Animator: Morgan Ginsberg, Animator: Scott Glynn, Animator: Heidi Guedel, Animator: Chris Hauge, Animator: Magnus Hjerpe, Animator: Richard Jack, Animator: Leon Joosen, Animator: Hon-Sik Kim, Animator: Sean Leaning, Animator: Paul Lee, Animator: Holger Leihe, Animator: Tom Lock, Animator: Lee McCaulla, Animator: Kevin McDonagh, Animator: Tom McGrath, Animator: Quentin Miles, Animator: Ken Morrissey, Animator: Jacques Muller, Animator: Mike Nguyen, Animator: Michael S. Nickelson, Animator: Cynthia Overman, Animator: Clive Pallant, Animator: Wendy Parkin, Animator: John Perkins, Animator: Scott Petersen, Animator: Marco Piersma, Animator: Jens Pindal, Animator: Tom Riggin, Animator: Mitch Rose, Animator: Michael Schlingmann, Animator: Andrew Shortt, Animator: Andrea Simonti, Animator: Sharon Smith, Animator: Kevin Spruce, Animator: Neal Sternecky, Animator: Paul A. Stone, Animator: Mike Swindall, Animator: Vladimir Todorov, Animator: Daniela Topham, Animator: Tony Tulipano, Animator: John Tynan, Animator: Jan van Buyten, Animator: Jan Van der Keyl, Animator: Darren Vandenburg, Animator: Duncan Varley, Animator: Andreas Von Andrian, Animator: Daniel Wagner, Animator: Simon Ward-Horner, Animator: Dave Wasson, Animator: J.C. Wegman, Animator: Andreas Wessel-Therhorn, Animator: Pete Western, Animator: Larry D. Whitaker Jr, Animator: Mark Williams, Animator: John D. Williamson, Animator: Vincent Woodcock, Animator: Chris York, Shane Zalvin, Animation Check: Myoung Smith, Scene Planning: Dan Bunn, Digital Ink and Paint: Sarah-Jane King, Animo Director Applications: James Williams, Character Des/Visual Development Artist: Chris Aguirre, Character Des/Visual Development Artist: Fred Cline, Character Des/Visual Development Artist: Ashanti Miller, Character Des/Visual Development Artist: Moëbius, Character Des/Visual Development Artist: Vladimir Spasojevic, Character Des/Visual Development Artist: Tim Watts, Character Des/Visual Development Artist: Mark Whiting, Bill Wray, Prod Leads (Lead Scanner): Terri Eddings, Prod Leads (Lead Colour Stylist): Susan Van Der Horst, Prod Leads (Lead Paint Mark-up): Gale Raleigh, Prod Leads (Lead Final Checker): Denise Link, Animation: Warner Bros. Animation, WBFA (Overseas Model Supervisor): Damien Gilligan, WBFA (Animation Effects Supervisor): Marc Ellis, Mike Smith, WBFA (Digital Ink and Paint Supervisor): Rhonda Hicks, WBFA (Production Manager): Ian Cook, Zahra Dowlatabadi, Animation: Inc. Character Builders, CBI (Animation Effects Supervisor): Ray Pang, Theresa Leinweber, Animation: Inc. Charles Gammage Animation, CGAI (Production Manager): Rolph Thomas, Animation: Inc. Heart of Texas Productions, HOTPI (Studio Producer): Don Smith, Sam Fleming, HOTPI (Animation Effects Supervisor): Keith Wilson, HOTPI (Production Manager): Susan Clark, Michelle Vitale, Animation: London Premier Films Ltd., PFLL (Studio Producer): John Leatherbarrow, PFLL (Production Manager): Alex Solomons, Animation: Spaff Animation Inc, SA (Studio Producer): Gilles de Bonfilhs, Animation: London Stardust Pictures, SPL (Studio Producer): Anna Curry, SPL (Animation Effects Supervisor): Michaela Budde, SPL (Production Manager): Gayle Martin, Animation: London Uli Meyer Features Ltd., UMFLL (Studio Producer): Julie Pye, UMFLL (Background Supervisor): Michael Hirsh, UMFLL (Animation Effects Supervisor): James W. Farrington, UMFLL (Production Manager): Lee Hill, Additional Animation/Technology Services: ArtScans, Additional Animation/Technology Services: Bardel Animation Limited, Additional Animation/Technology Services: Cambridge Animation Systems Inc, Additional Animation/Technology Services: Orphan Films, Inc. Silicon Graphics, Animation Effects: Allen Foster, Animation Effects (Animator): Actarus Ahmed Aksas, Animation Effects (Animator): Graham Bebbington, Animation Effects (Animator): Jon Brooks, Animation Effects (Animator): Peter Brown, Animation Effects (Animator): Steve Burch, Animation Effects (Animator): Janet Cable, Animation Effects (Animator): Lynette Charters, Animation Effects (Animator): Korey Coleman, Animation Effects (Animator): John Cousen, Animation Effects (Animator): John Dillon, Animation Effects (Animator): Marie Doran, Animation Effects (Animator): Ricardo Echevarria, Animation Effects (Animator): Sari Gennis, Animation Effects (Animator): Barry Goff, Animation Effects (Animator): Mick Harper, Animation Effects (Animator): Earl A. Hibbert, Animation Effects (Animator): Walt Holcombe, Animation Effects (Animator): John Huey, Animation Effects (Animator): Colin Hughes, Animation Effects (Animator): Janice Inouye, Animation Effects (Animator): Debora Kupczyk, Animation Effects (Animator): Simon Leech, Animation Effects (Animator): Craig Littell-Herrick, Animation Effects (Animator): Steve Mcdermott, Animation Effects (Animator): Mark Naisbitt, Animation Effects (Animator): Les Newstead, Animation Effects (Animator): Khai Nguyen, Animation Effects (Animator): Constantin Nicov, Animation Effects (Animator): Volker Pajatsch, Animation Effects (Animator): Antonio Palermo, Animation Effects (Animator): Susan Pfeiffer, Animation Effects (Animator): Alan Pickett, Animation Effects (Animator): David Pritchard, Animation Effects (Animator): Panagiotis Rappas, Animation Effects (Animator): Barnaby Russel, Animation Effects (Animator): Anna Saunders, Animation Effects (Animator): Paul Smith, Animation Effects (Animator): Gary Sole, Animation Effects (Animator): Simon Swales, Animation Effects (Animator): Heather Tailby, Animation Effects (Animator): Eusebio Torres, Animation Effects (Animator): Mac Torres, Animation Effects (Animator): Dan Turner, Animation Effects (Animator): Gabriel Valles, Animation Effects (Animator): Tim Walton, Animation Effects (Animator): Martin Wansborough, Paul West, Layout: Gary Mouri, Layout (Artist): Tass Darlington, Layout (Artist): Dan Fausett, Layout (Artist): Paul Divian, Layout (Artist): Davy Liu, Layout (Artist): Daniel Mchugh, Layout (Artist): Ennis McNulty, Layout (Artist): Roy Naisbitt, Layout (Artist): Don Reich, Layout (Artist): Chris Scully, Layout (Artist): Lisa Souza, Layout (Artist): Robert St. Pierre, Layout (Artist): Mark Swann, Layout (Artist): Craig Voigt, Todd Winter, Background: William Dely, Background (Artist): Catherine Brockhouse, Background (Artist): Gerald Cook, Background (Artist): Paul Dilworth, Background (Artist): James Finn, Background (Artist): Greg Gibbons, Background (Artist): Julie Gleeson, Background (Artist): Natasha Gross, Background (Artist): Annie Guenther, Background (Artist): Peter Meorhle, Background (Artist): Andy Phillipson, Background (Artist): Mansoor Shams, Background (Artist): Gary Sycamore, Background (Artist): Lucy Tanashian-Gentry, Background (Artist): Nadia Vurbenova, Background (Artist): Claire Wright, Raymond Zibach, Editor: Sheldon Kahn, Editor (Animation Supervision): Nancy Frazen, Editor (Animation): Bill Gordean, Editor (Animation Associate): John Currin, Editor (Animation Associate): Richard L. McCullough, Mark Solomon, Production Designer: Geoffrey Kirkland, Art Director: David Klassen, Art Director (Animation): Bill Perkins, Set Designer: Marco Rubeo, Set Decorator: Jennifer Williams, Storyboard Artist: Kurt Anderson, Storyboard Artist: Rich Arons, Storyboard Artist: Celia Coppock, Storyboard Artist: Skip Jones, Storyboard Artist: Alex Mann, Storyboard Artist: Linda Miller, Storyboard Artist: Fergal Reilly, Storyboard Artist: Harry Sabin, Storyboard Artist: David Smith, Storyboard Artist: Keith Sparrow, Storyboard Artist: Joe Suggs, Kirk Tingblad, Costume Designer: Marlene Stewart, Costume Supervisor: Christopher Lawrence, Key Make-up: Cyndi Reece-Thorne, Make-up: Anita Gibson, Key Hairstylist: Larry Waggoner, Title Sequence/Design: Geoffrey Nelson, End Titles/Opticals: Pacific Title, Music: James Newton Howard, Orchestra Conductor: Artie Kane, Orchestrations: Brad Dechter, Orchestrations: Jeff Atmajian, Orchestrations: James Newton Howard, Music Supervisor: Ken Ross, Score Co-producer: Michael Mason, Music Editor: Jim Weidman, Score Recorder/Mixer: Shawn Murphy, Production Sound Mixer: James La Rue, Gene Cantamessa, Re-recording Mixer: John Reitz, Re-recording Mixer: Gregg Rudloff, Re-recording Mixer: David Campbell, Re-recording Mixer: Gary Bourgeois, Re-recording Mixer: Gary Alexander, Jim Fitzpatrick, Supervising Sound Editor: Mark Mangini, Supervising Dialogue Editor: Curt Schulkey, Effects Editor: Howell Gibbens, Effects Editor: Michael Geisler, Geoff Rubay, ADR (Mixer): Troy Porter, Thomas J. O'Connell, ADR (Supervising Editor): Curt Schulkey, Foley (Editor): Bruce Nyznik, Stunt Co-ordinator: Bob Bralver, Basketball Co-ordinator: Nate Bellamy, Nigel Miguel, Baseball Co-ordinator: Ken Medlock, Animal Trainer: Studio Animal Services, Karen Mcelhatton
Cast (70)
Michael Jordan (himself), Wayne Knight (Stan Podolak), Theresa Randle (Juanita Jordan), Manner 'Mooky' Washington (Jeffery Jordan), Eric Gordon (Marcus Jordan), Penny Bae Bridges (Jasmine Jordan), Brandon Hammond (Michael Jordan, 10 years), Larry Bird, Bill Murray (himself), Thom Barry (James Jordan), Charles Barkley, Patrick Ewing, Muggsy Bogues, Larry Johnson, Shawn Bradley, Ahmad Rashad, Del Harris, Vlade Divac, Cedric Ceballos, Jim Rome, Paul Westphal, Danny Ainge (himself), Bebe Drake (Jordan housekeeper), Patricia Heaton (woman fan), Dan Castellaneta (male fan), Linda Lutz (female seer), Nicky McCrimmon (basketball girl), Kelly Vint (Little League girl), William G. Schilling (golfer), Albert Hague (psychiatrist), Michael Alaimo (doctor), James O'Donnell (NBA referee), David Ursin (Charlotte coach), Douglas Robert Jackson (commissioner), Alonzo Mourning, A.C. Green, Charles Oakley, Derek Harper, Jeff Malone, Anthony Miller, Sharone Wright (himself), Rosey Brown (umpire), Brad Henke (Stars catcher), Connie Ray (owner's girlfriend), John Roselius (Baron's manager), Joe Bays (Baron's coach), Charles Hoyes (Baron's catcher), Luke Torres (1st player), Steven Shenbaum (2nd player), Bean Miller (3rd player), Billy West (Bugs Bunny/Elmer Fudd (voices)), Dee Bradley Baker (Daffy Duck/Tasmanian Devil/Bull (voices)), Danny DeVito (Swackhammer (voice)), Bob Bergen (Bert/Herbie/Marvin the Martian (voices)), Bob Bergen (Porky Pig/Tweety (voices)), Bill Farmer (Sylvester/Yosemite Sam/Foghorn L (voices), June Foray (Granny (voice)), Maurice LaMarche (Pepe Le Pew (voice)), Kath Soucie (Lola Bunny (voice)), Jocelyn Blue (Nerdluck Pound (voice)), Charity James (Nerdluck Blanko (voice)), June Melby (Nerdluck Bang (voice)), Catherine Reitman (Nerdluck Bupkus (voice)), Colleen Wainwright (Nerdluck Nawt/Sniffles (voices)), Dorian Harewood (Monstar Bupkus (voice)), Joey Camen (Monstar Ban (voice)), T.K. Carter (Monstar Nawt (voice)), M. Darnell Suttles (Monstar Pound (voice)), Steve Kehela (Monstar Blanko/announcer (voices)), Frank Welker (Charles the Dog (voice))