9 Space Jam: A New Legacy Easter Eggs You Probably Missed
The film is chock-full of references to other Warner Bros. properties.
by Katherine J. Igoe
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As Bugs Bunny and LeBron James drive off a cliff, you can catch their license plate, “WB BLDG 43,” for a brief second.
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Behind Al G. Rhythm (in a spoof of the Apple Genius Bar) are Expected Customer Appointments on the screen — and they’re for members of the production crew.
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Once we get to the big game, the references start piling up: from the crowd shots we can see (left to right) Space Ghost hovering in yellow, Dino from The Flintstones, Frankenstein Jr. in purple, King Kong, and Iron Giant.
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It’s the Nerdlucks! The villains from the first Space Jam film cheer on the Goon Squad, and get bummed when they start losing.
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Who’s that in the crowd? It’s Voldemort from Harry Potter and Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz! And also what looks like knights from Knights Must Fall.
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From left to right: The Penguin from Batman Returns, Mr. Anderson from The Matrix, Mr. Freeze from Batman & Robin, a nun from The Devils, a monkey from The Wizard of Oz, Pennywise from It, and the Scooby Doo crew!
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In the back on the right: Jim Carrey’s character from The Mask!
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Old school Robin and Batman join Catwoman and the white-skinned War Boys from Mad Max: Fury Road. Behind them are Jabberjaw the shark, and The Herculoids’ Igoo the rock ape, Gloop, and Gleep.
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Oh look, it’s some White Walkers and the Night King from Game of Thrones! The gang’s (literally) all here!