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Ideas that I think would have made this movie better. Shaq starring in it, etc...


As much as I loved Jordans story in this movie..I feel like the chemistry with the Looney Tunes wasn't as good as it would have been if Shaq was the star of the movie instead.

Shaq has the size and look that woulda looked great in posters/on screen standing face to face with the bigger monstar characters, and the goofy personality that would have meshed better with the Toons imo.

Plus it would only make the movie potentially even better if you have scenes with Barkley and Shaq together just talking trash a little. Heck Barkley playing in the game would have been pretty awesome instead of Stan (Wayne Knight) randomly playing.

It would work because this would be a Barkley that has little confidence in himself due to the monstar having stole his talent, so he'd be playing badly until he realizes that anything is possible in Looney Toon land. This helping him overcome what the monstars took from him to use his basketball IQ to combine with what he can do in that cartoon world to help the Toon squad win the game.

You could even still have Michael Jordan appear in a lesser extent like in the role Larry Bird played in it. Maybe even have him play in the game instead of Bill Murray.

Michael Jordan, Shaq, Daffey Duck, Buggs Bunny and Charles Barkley closing the game out together. What a moment that would have been. I'd still end it with Jordan doing the long arm drop with the time closing.

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Anyone would have been better than Michael Jordan. God, what a horrible boring actor.

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I wouldn't say Anyone would. Like imagine trying to understand Dikembe Mutumbo throughout a full length movie next to Bugs Bunny.

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