Joe Pytka (born November 4th, 1938) is an American film, television, commercial and music video director. He holds the record for the most nominations for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Commercials. Pytka is best known for directing Space Jam (1996).
In 1973, a young Michael Jordan tells his father, James about his dreams of playing in the NBA Twenty years later, following his father's death, Jordan announces his retirement from basketball and pursues a baseball career.
