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The Air Up There

The Air Up There

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

19946.21h 47m

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.

Directed by Paul Michael Glaser
Written by Max Apple
Produced by Rosalie Swedlin, Robert W. Cort, Ted Field
Box OfficeBudget: $17.0MRevenue: $21.0M

Top Cast

Kevin Bacon

Kevin Bacon

Jimmy Dolan

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Charles Gitonga Maina

Saleh

Yolanda Vazquez

Yolanda Vazquez

Sister Susan

M

Mabutho 'Kid' Sithole

Nyaga

Sean McCann

Sean McCann

Ray Fox

Dennis Patrick

Dennis Patrick

Father O'Hara

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Ilo Mutombo

Mifundo

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Nigel Miguel

Halawi

Eric Menyuk

Eric Menyuk

Mark Collins

K

Keith Gibbs

Buddy Wilson

Themes & Keywords

sports

About The Air Up There

The Air Up There is a family, comedy film released in 1994 exploring themes of sports. Directed by Paul Michael Glaser, it stars Kevin Bacon, Charles Gitonga Maina, Yolanda Vazquez. 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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