The Air Up There

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

Jan 7 1994 PG 1h 47m
Comedy, Family, Sport

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.

Plot

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.

Written by

Max Apple

Directed by

Paul Michael Glaser

Cast

Kevin Bacon, Charles Gitonga Maina, Yolanda Vazquez

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Longview Entertainment, Nomura Babcock & Brown, Interscope Communications, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Hollywood Pictures, NBB Unit One Film Partners

Languages

English

Awards

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Trailers
The Air Up There (1993) - TV Spot 3
THE AIR UP THERE - TV Trailer 1994 MOVIE TRAILER - Kevin Bacon
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# of Votes
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Average Rating
5.6 out of 10
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