Historians, sports bloggers, space aliens and film buffs alike are getting a big kick this week out of the discovery Warner Bros’ promotional website for the film 1996 film “Space Jam”, is not only still up and running, but seemingly hasn’t been updated since the movie’s release. Though to be fair, it is hard to say what exactly would justify a revision — it isn’t as though there’s a Criterion Collection disc coming out anytime soon.
Still, the “Space Jam” site is useful for one important reason ; we’re forced to remember just how high an aesthetic price filmmakers and audiences are forced to pay when David Falk has more power than G-d. With the possible exception of Plato’s Retreat, the only place Shawn Bradley could’ve looked less comfortable than an NBA court was on the big screen during this film.