Space Jam is a 1996 American live-action/animated sports comedy film directed by Joe Pytka and written by Leo Benvenuti, Steve Rudnick, Timothy Harris, and Herschel Weingrod. The film stars basketball player Michael Jordan as a fictional version of himself; the live-action cast also includes Wayne Knight and Theresa Randle, as well as cameos by Bill Murray and several NBA players, while Billy West, Dee Bradley Baker, Kath Soucie, and Danny DeVito headline the voice cast. The film follows Jordan as the Looney Tunes characters bring him out of retirement to help them win a basketball match against invading aliens intent on enslaving them as amusement park attractions.

Space Jam was the first film to be produced by Warner Bros. Feature Animation. It was released theatrically in the United States on November 15, 1996, by Warner Bros. under its Family Entertainment label. The film received mixed reviews from critics, who were divided over its premise of combining Jordan and his profession with the Looney Tunes characters. At the same time, the technical achievements of its intertwining of live-action and animation were praised. It was a commercial success, grossing over $250 million worldwide to become the highest-grossing basketball film of all time until 2022, as well as the tenth-highest-grossing film of 1996.