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Bugs Bunny and Michael Jordan – SPACE JAM Midnights at The Tivoli
“I tought I taw – I did! I did! I did tee Michael Jordan!”
SPACE JAM screens midnights this Friday and Saturday (August 21st and 22nd) at The Tivoli Theater as part of the Reel at The Tivoli Midnight Show.
There’s a great scene into SPACE JAM (1996) when Bill Murray makes an unbilled appearance at a basketball game with Michael Jordan and the Looney Tunes. An alien creature (voiced by Danny DeVito) says, “Hey! I didn’t know Dan Aykroyd was in this picture!” Bill Murray helps out the Looney Tunes team and then leaves the scene. But he comes back later again at the end when Larry Byrd takes a seat next to Bill, who, watching Michael Jordan dribbling the ball on court, says, “That coulda been me.”
You probably remember the clever mix of live action and cartoon animation in WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT (1988) which we screened last month at The Tivoli’s Midnight Show. SPACE JAM is another good example of that from a few years later. The plot finds basketball player Michael Jordan retired from the game and playing baseball. Meanwhile, far away in another part of the galaxy Mr. Swackhammer (Danny DeVito) plans to kidnap the Looney Tunes to be an attraction at his struggling theme park. When the five little aliens get there, the Looney Tunes lead by Bugs Bunny think it’s fair that they get a chance to defend themselves in a game of basketball. Soon enough however these little aliens turn into the giant ‘Monstars’. So the Looney Tunes get Michael Jordan to help them. Also starring Wayne Knight as Stan Podolak, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Porky Pig, Tazmanian Devil, Sylvester and Tweety, Yosemite Sam, Foghorn Leghorn, Pepe Le Pew and Lola Bunny. Featuring fantastic songs, including Seal’s “Fly Like An Eagle”, Monica’s “For You I Will”, and of course, R. Kelly’s “I Believe I Can Fly”. You’ll have the chance to enjoy all the sports, songs, noise, comedy and toons this weekend (August 21th and 22nd), when SPACE JAM shows at The Tivoli Theater as part of the Reel Late at the Tivoli Midnight show.
Admission is $8. Hope to see everyone this weekend at The Tivoli!
The Tivoli is located at 6350 Delmar Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63130 = In ‘The Loop’
Here’s the rest of the Reel Late at the Tivoli Midnight schedule for the next few weeks:
Aug. 28-29 INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE
Sept. 4-5 SPIRITED AWAY
Sept. 11-12 HAROLD AND MAUDE
The Facebook invite for this weekend can be found HERE
https://www.facebook.com/events/1621919091422676/
The Midnight at the Tivoli Fans Facebook page can be found HERE
https://www.facebook.com/groups/255754067866051/
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