The Air Up There

The Air Up There (1994)

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

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.

Date of release
1994-01-07
TMDB
6.2 / 10 (173)
Runtime
1h 47m
Genres
Family, Comedy
Director
Paul Michael Glaser

Casting

  • 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
  • Eric Menyuk — Mark Collins
  • Keith Gibbs — Buddy Wilson
  • Miriam Owiti — Beisa
  • John Matshikiza — Mingori Mining Company Clerk

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