The Air Up There (1994)

  • PG
  • 01/07/1994 (US)
  • Family, Comedy
  • 1h 47m

Jimmy Dolan went to recruit a new player. What he found was a whole new ballgame.

Overview

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.

Paul Michael Glaser

Director

Max Apple

Writer

Cast

Kevin Bacon's headshot

Kevin Bacon

Jimmy Dolan
Charles Gitonga Maina's headshot

Charles Gitonga Maina

Saleh
Yolanda Vazquez's headshot

Yolanda Vazquez

Sister Susan
Mabutho 'Kid' Sithole's headshot

Mabutho 'Kid' Sithole

Nyaga
Sean McCann's headshot

Sean McCann

Ray Fox
Dennis Patrick's headshot

Dennis Patrick

Father O'Hara
Ilo Mutombo's headshot

Ilo Mutombo

Mifundo
Nigel Miguel's headshot

Nigel Miguel

Halawi

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