The Air Up There
1994 · Movie · PG · 107 min · ★ 6.2
Jimmy Dolan is a college basketball coach who wants a big promotion. To get it, he needs to make a dramatic find. He ends up deep in Africa, hoping to recruit Saleh, a huge basketball prodigy Jimmy glimpsed in a home movie. But Saleh is the chief's son and has responsibilities at home, since the tribe's land is threatened by a mining company with its own hotshot basketball team.
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Details
- Years
- 1994
- Release date
- 1994-01-07
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (167 votes)
Themes
- sports
- basketball
Cast & crew
Kevin Bacon
as Jimmy Dolan
- CM
Charles Gitonga Maina
as Saleh
Yolanda Vazquez
as Sister Susan
- MS
Mabutho 'Kid' Sithole
as Nyaga
Sean McCann
as Ray Fox
Dennis Patrick
as Father O'Hara
- IM
Ilo Mutombo
as Mifundo
- NM
Nigel Miguel
as Halawi
Eric Menyuk
as Mark Collins
- KG
Keith Gibbs
as Buddy Wilson
Directed by Paul Michael Glaser