FamilyComedy
The Air Up There
"Jimmy Dolan went to recruit a new player. What he found was a whole new ballgame."
User Score162 votes
62%6.2/10
Release1994→
Runtime1H 47M
LanguageEnglish
StatusReleased
Synopsis
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.
Principal Cast8
Kevin Bacon
Jimmy Dolan
Charles Gitonga Maina
Saleh
Yolanda Vazquez
Sister Susan
Mabutho 'Kid' Sithole
Nyaga
Sean McCann
Ray Fox
Dennis Patrick
Father O'Hara
Ilo Mutombo
Mifundo
Nigel Miguel
Halawi
Media8
Backdrops
Posters
Director
Paul Michael Glaser
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Trailer
Box Office
Budget$17M
Revenue$21M
Certification
PGKeywords
sports
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Countries:United States of America
Production:NBB Unit One Film PartnersHollywood PicturesPolyGram Filmed EntertainmentInterscope CommunicationsNomura Babcock & BrownLongview Entertainment