Talk:Space Jam

message: "One scene references Pulp Fiction, with Elmer Fudd and Yosemite Sam dressed as killers and "Misirlou" in the background. This is also presumably a reference to Men In Black."
Didn't Men in Black come out in 1997? If so, how can this film, released in 1996, reference it? Undersea
how old are you wack'd about wiki? This was a childrens movie and was aimed mainly towards them,note the comic actions and exaggerations done by the characters to show they're intentions. This was a great movie that iloved when iwas 4yrs old and still do. this movie beats shaq's Kazaam by a thousand.24.66.94.140 19:49, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reference to MIB? 

message: "Reviews of the movie were generally negative. Many critics compared it unfavorably to Who Framed Roger Rabbit, a popular film in which cartoon characters and live-action humans coexisted in the same film as well.[1] Basketball fans thought the movie to be demeaning to the sport, and to Michael Jordan himself. Many of them also claim it was not canon, despite referencing real-life events."
Who claims it's not canon? Basketball fans? This appears to be saying that basketball fans refuse to accept that Space Jam actually happened to Michael Jordan. I'd change it, but I'm not even sure what it's supposed to be saying Lore Sjoberg 22:17, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Is this the Wikipedia quote that inspired Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden? If so, this is legendary. Artartartart (talk) 17:09, 21 November 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Canon 

message: Alright, alright, I'm totally confused. The movie was successful or negative? The reception or the movie says that "Reviews of the movie were generally negative.", but the Looney Tunes article says that "Space Jam was somewhat succesful despite it's odd plot". Space Jam is good or bad? User:Leader Vladimir
In the article now it says "The films response was generally mixed".  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.239.44.204 (talk) 07:26, 28 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Success or Failure 

message: I watched the Vcd yesterday and the final score of the basketball game between the Monstars and the Toon Squad was 77-78. How could it be 86-88? User: Ken Seng1991
:It's really a trivial detail- it's enough to say "they won". --Wafulz 05:43, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Final Score between Monstars and Toon Squad

message: I think the Nerdlucks should have their own page.  You know, with more specific character descriptions and pictures.  I know there is a page for themselves along with the Monstars, but it's much too basic.--Sharpay Evans 07:46, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Actually I think the Monstars page needs to be merged into here. This article is poorly written and way too long. It doesn't need sub-articles right now. --Wafulz 15:31, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Nerdlucks 

message: At over 1000 words, the "plot summary" was actually a blow-by-blow account of the film.  I've replaced it with a more encyclopedic (and much briefer) one from an older revision of the article . --Tony Sidaway 03:21, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Props to ya!  Thanks; I couldn't seem to accomplish trimming down the plot "summary" myself, as I may be too close to the subject. Once again, thanks! — Cinemaniac (talk  •  contribs) 03:24, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

text: It doesn't matter. A plot summary that long violates Wikipedia standards and should be trimmed down significantly to only include important plot points. I myself have attempted to do this several times, but the corrections are constantly being reverted by IP addresses. It would be wise to consider putting a protection lock on the page to keep unregistered users from undoing the improvements again. Cat's Tuxedo (talk) 18:59, 5 December 2009 (UTC)

text: I suggest you read through Wikipedia:How to write a plot summary, because it clearly states that the plot summary should not cover every scene and every moment of a story. The goal is to summarize the story in a short and accessible manner, not regurgitate the details. Cat's Tuxedo (talk) 07:10, 6 December 2009 (UTC)

text: Well "bad" or not, those are the rules on Wikipedia, and if you choose to continue not following them, then that technically makes you a vandal, which we try to keep out around here. So please start following the rules if you wish to stay here. Cat's Tuxedo (talk) 16:20, 6 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Plot summary

message: Does anyone know who played the Charlotte Hornets coach whose reaction was shown after Muggsy Bogues lost his talent? I think it was an actor they used as a stand-in for Allan Bristow, who was the real-life Hornet coach around the period this would have covered.  WAVY 10 Fan (talk) 16:40, 27 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hornet coach? 

message: The Eric Gordon in this movie is not the basketball player for the Clippers. It's a totally different person. He's denied it several times, Michael Jordan has denied it several times.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.149.17.32 (talk) 04:07, 1 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Eric Gordon 

message: i've suggested merging Monstars into this article - it's effectively orphaned, and only discusses the plot of the movie - i think it could have better usage in this article -TinGrin 19:22, 26 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge proposal 

message: Excuse me, but does anyone know a source of reference for this supposed "Space Jam 2" that I read in this article?  I find it hard to believe, and there aren't any references for it either... - Smashman202 (talk) 04:14, 9 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: That's totally dumb. You might be talking about Looney Tunes: Back in Action. 99.19.92.173 (talk) 14:48, 26 November 2009 (UTC)

text: Space Jam itself could recieve a sequel in 2012 or 2013.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.142.141.65 (talk) 00:26, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Space Jam 2 

message: My memory is a bit fuzzy on this, but didn't the idea of Space Jam come from some commercials? I seem to remember some commercials for Nike that Michael Jordan appeared in, in the early 90s, alongside Bugs Bunny and Marvin the Martian. Marvin was, as usual, trying to destroy Earth, and Michael would help Bugs defeat him. When Space Jam came out, I remember thinking that the idea for it had come from those commercials.
69.204.31.191 (talk) 13:23, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Of course!! Railer-man (talk) 16:28, 18 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Origins of the film 

message: We are working on a project for english class. We have a few suggestions to make this page better. For instance,we would like to make a few grammatical changes that we found.(jphodges,talesser,Rkharper8) Also we would like to add to the soundtrack heading, and find more information on the critic review.Additional feedback would be appreciated! --Rkharper8 (talk) 19:55, 17 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Additional Changes to the Film Page

message: Does anyone know where the name "space jam" came from? I'd sort of assumed it was some basketball terminology, but it's not listed on the disambiguation page. It would be useful to add to the article if we know. -mattbuck (Talk) 14:51, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Name of the film 

message: Here's what this needs:
-Production history, especially!!
-More reception
-This film's soundtrack should be merged with this artcle.
-Expand the lead section, with a brief summary on the plot, development history, etc.
-Find sources for the awards!!
Those are just a few of my suggestions. I'll work on finding sources. Railer-man (talk) 19:11, 15 May 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Actually, here's a page from the official Space Jam site. That could help:
Railer-man (talk) 19:14, 15 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Improvements to the article 

message: Hi - of of the key points of this film was the various Looney Tunes characters that made cameos in it. There should be a section here for that in the article. 96.238.196.23 (talk) 06:45, 5 March 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  List of Looney Tunes cameos 

message: The lead sentence says that it mostly negative reviews, but thats not what the rest of the section feels like.  Aside from the rotten tomatoes thing, it sounds positive, or at the very least mixed. Should this be changed? Wikipediman23 (talk) 04:15, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reception 

message: There has been a recent spate of edits adding a trivia section to the article. Please take note that each claim should be sourced to a WP:Secondary source (i.e. the editor should not interpret the film personally). It is important to supply sources so the informatiom is WP:Verifiable, but also to establish the significance of the content so it does not violate WP:DUE and WP:INDISCRIMINATE. To pick some random examples:
* One scene references Pulp Fiction, with Elmer Fudd and Yosemite Sam dressed as killers and "Misirlou" in the background. This is also presumably a reference to Men In Black
:: Spotting references to other films is a form of analysis. Even if it is an obvious reference the connection to other films should still should be sourced, because when an editor makes such observations it is WP:Original research.
* Dan Castellaneta, better known as the voice of Homer Simpson, stars as the male fan who sits next to the aliens at the Basketball game. It is ironic that Castellaneta, who has won several Emmy awards for his voice work, stars in a live action role in an animated movie.
:: Dan Castellaneta's role is already mentioned in the casting section. The rest is WP:Editorializing. Who is saying that it is "ironic"? You? Wikipedia? Neither of these are acceptable. However, if the makers of the film stated they cast him for ironic purposes then it would be ok to mention that.
* The movie was inspired by Nike commercials featuring Michael and Bugs against Marvin and an alien.
:: This is an entirely appropriate inclusion in the article, but it needs to be sourced so it is WP:Verifiable.
* Bill Murray keeps changing his mind about wanting to play in the NBA.
:: How is this significant? It may be be worth mentioning in regards to the plot if it is crucial in some way, but beyond that it looks like a severe case of WP:UNDUE.
This is not an exhaustive list but it should give an idea of some of the problems with the section. Betty Logan (talk) 04:40, 19 March 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Please do not carry out any further reverts without providing adequate sources. I do not not know where to locate such sources; since you are the editor adding unsourced content it is your job to find appropriate sources and if you cannot then the content obviously does not belong in the article. If there is any further reverting administrator intervention will be requested. Betty Logan (talk) 15:17, 19 March 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Trivia section 

message: No mention of the Space Jam website? It's pretty notable in its own right: Perhaps this article needs a 'Legacy' section on the movie's enduring influence on popular culture, or something. Robofish (talk) 14:26, 31 August 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Write it. JesseRafe (talk) 16:23, 3 September 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Website 

message: There should probably be a production section for the film, like there is for most movies.63.226.236.66 (talk) 07:43, 31 January 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Production 

message: 151.74.0.59 (talk) 15:13, 13 December 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. DRAGON BOOSTER  ★ 15:23, 13 December 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 13 December 2016 

message: I check pages listed in :Category:Pages with incorrect ref formatting to try to fix reference errors. One of the things I do is look for content for orphaned references in wikilinked articles. I have found content for some of :Space Jam's orphans, the problem is that I found more than one version. I can't determine which (if any) is correct for this article, so I am asking for a sentient editor to look it over and copy the correct ref content into this article.
Reference named "BOM":
From Avengers: Infinity War: 
From Independence Day (1996 film): 
From Smallfoot (film): 
From List of Warner Bros. Animation productions: 
From Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders: 
From Warner Bros. Pictures: 
From The Lego Batman Movie: 
From The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part: 
From Teen Titans Go! To the Movies: 
From List of Looney Tunes feature films: 
From Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed: 
From DC Comics: 
From Malcolm X (1992 film): 
From Storks (film): 
I apologize if any of the above are effectively identical; I am just a simple computer program, so I can't determine whether minor differences are significant or not. AnomieBOT⚡ 22:14, 16 July 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Orphaned references in [[:Space Jam]] 

message: I have removed this portion:
:Veteran Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies director Chuck Jones was critical of the film. In a 1998 interview, he expressed his views that the film was "terrible" and said, as a man who worked with the characters for almost thirty years, the story was deeply flawed. "I can tell you, with the utmost confidence," he said, "Porky Pig would never say 'I think I wet myself.'" Jones also added that, had the film been more true to the source material, Bugs Bunny would not have enlisted the help of Jordan or the other Looney Tunes characters to defeat the Monstars "and moreover, it wouldn't have taken him an hour and a half. Those aliens, whether they were tiny or colossal, would've been dealt with in short order come the seven minute mark."
I can't find any reliable source for this quote (only references are from wikia/fandom articles and blogs). Who was Jones being interviewed by? 
Please reinstate if an appropriate reference is located. -- Hazhk (talk) 02:04, 4 April 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Chuck Jones interview 

message: In most of the scenes, Billy West voices Elmer Fudd, but in a few scenes, Greg Burson voices him. Burson also does most of Foghorn Leghorn's lines, while Bill Farmer (who's credited in voicing Foghorn in this movie)  only does one line as Foghorn. I think Burson was going to voice Elmer and Foghorn, but the producers replaced him with West and Farmer respecially. I think it happened late in production, too. I think we should give credit as follows:
Billy West as Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd (most scenes)
Bill Farmer as Sylvester, Yosemite Sam, and Foghorn Leghorn (one line)
Greg Burson as Elmer Fudd (several scenes, uncredited) and Foghorn Leghorn (most scenes, uncredited)
:Content needs to be cited to reliable sources. Please see Wikipedia:Citing sources for additional information. – wallyfromdilbert (talk) 01:28, 16 July 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Voices of Elmer Fudd and Foghorn Leghorn 

message: Hi, are there any sources that describe Space Jam as "semi-biographical"? Because I would say that, despite including some elements of a real person's life, it is about as biographical as Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, which is to say not at all. If there are reliable sources that describe it way, that's another story of course, but if there aren't, I don't think we should draw that conclusion on our own, and I don't think it'd be accurate anyway. Writ Keeper ⚇♔ 19:31, 18 July 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  "semi-biographical" 

message: I feel Tony Cervone and Bruce W Smith should be credited alongside Joe Pykta for directing the film. Even if not credited on the poster, Cervone and Smith did direct a good portion of the film (the film's animation that is, as Foghorn Leghorn would say) 67.252.82.71 (talk) 16:04, 3 December 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Aniamtion director credit 

message: Foghorn Leghorn Sounds More Like Greg Burson Can We Please Just Add Greg Burson Here In The Voice Cast Credits Please  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:8003:3353:5C01:C82D:1564:7A64:E610 (talk) 09:56, 13 March 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  GREG BURSON