who saw this at boxoffice when it came out? wish I did but a week later I decided to watch jingle all the way instead of this I was in the mood for a Christmas movie but that was a bad call. when my family bought this on vhs in 97 I thought it was funny.
I went to see it on Thanksgiving weekend in 1996 with my Uncle and Grandma. My grandma wasn't a fan, though I loved it at the time and have fond memories of going to see it. Aside from catching a few scenes on TV through the years, I somehow didn't see it in its entirety again until this past weekend when I went to see it in theaters for its limited 20th anniversary showing. Watching it as an adult, it really doesn't hold up, but I have good memories of going to see it in theaters originally.
I don't think my parents ever bought it for me when it came out on VHS. But I used to rent it all the time from Blockbuster and then they put a "ban" on me from renting it. Drove them crazy with this silly movie!!! Hey, if my brother could grow up watching Top Gun a thousand times why couldn't I do the same with Space Jam?! I also used to have the soundtrack.
You're right, watching it as an adult you realize just how bad it is. I actually feel sorry for my parents making them sit through it....sort of. 😉
Remember MJ used to do 1-800-Collect commercials around that time too?
I remember I wanted to watch it in theaters when it first came out, I was 5 and I was a little sad that my mom never took me. I finally saw it in theaters today.