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The Air Up There

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

  • Movie
  • 1994
  • PG
  • 1h 47m

Directed by Paul Michael Glaser

6.1

TMDB audience rating
6.1 out of 10 from 175 votes

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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.

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Play trailer: The Air Up There (1993) - TV Spot 3

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Cast and crew

  • Kevin Bacon

    Kevin BaconJimmy Dolan

  • Charles Gitonga MainaSaleh

  • Yolanda Vazquez

    Yolanda VazquezSister Susan

  • Mabutho 'Kid' SitholeNyaga

  • Sean McCann

    Sean McCannRay Fox

  • Dennis Patrick

    Dennis PatrickFather O'Hara

  • Ilo MutomboMifundo

  • Nigel MiguelHalawi

  • Eric Menyuk

    Eric MenyukMark Collins

  • Keith GibbsBuddy Wilson

  • Miriam OwitiBeisa

  • John Matshikiza

    John MatshikizaMingori Mining Company Clerk

  • Winston Ntshona

    Winston NtshonaUrudu

Director
Paul Michael Glaser
Writer
Max Apple
Music
David Newman
Cinematography
Dick Pope