Joe Pytka isn’t one to mince words, especially when it comes to the original 1996Space Jam.
Sometimes you’d put them on platforms so they’re even bigger.
“Murray asked, ‘How are you doing the green screen?'”
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recalls Pytka, adding that Jordan needed to “beg” Murray to even be in the movie.
“I told him, and his eyes lit up.
He says, ‘OnGhostbusterswe had to look at dots on the wall.’
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That day we quickly wrote and shot something to set it up.”
“It wasn’t fun.
All of the digital stuff was incredibly grueling.
Back then, there weren’t many people who could do this.
I wasn’t crazy about the animation on the long arm stretch.
So did Pytka’s issues with the final product keep him up at night?
