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The Air Up There
“Jimmy Dolan went to recruit a new player. What he found was a whole new ballgame.”
6.2 / 10• 1994• 1h 47m•PG• English
FamilyComedy
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Kevin Bacon
Jimmy Dolan
LeadCG
Charles Gitonga Maina
Saleh
Yolanda Vazquez
Sister Susan
M'
Mabutho 'Kid' Sithole
Nyaga
Sean McCann
Ray Fox
Dennis Patrick
Father O'Hara
IM
Ilo Mutombo
Mifundo
NM
Nigel Miguel
Halawi
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Paul Michael Glaser's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Air Up There is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
